I am a secondary language arts teacher/learner currently on an extended leave from the classroom. In May 2008 I co... more

I am a secondary language arts teacher/learner currently on an extended leave from the classroom. In May 2008 I completed coursework toward a master's degree in instructional technology.

I am most passionate about the field of media education, especially understanding how adolescents use media outside the confines of the traditional classroom. How might educators tap into this in ways that add relevance and rigor to our course content and, at the same time, teach young people to engage more critically and responsibly with all forms of new and electronic media?

I am also interested in understanding how centralized systems of authority (schools) are adapting (or, failing to adapt) their policies and practices to accommodate the current explosion in web-based publishing, networking, and file sharing.