Jarice Hanson, Professor of Communication and CPPA Faculty Associate, was one of four professors selected to receive a Microsoft IMPACT Grant for Blended Learning from the Office of Faculty Development and the Center for Teaching at UMass Amherst.
The grant will provide support for introducing new technologies into Prof. Hanson’s COMM 334: Media History and Communication Policy course. Students will participate in on-line, collaborative activities such as virtual field trips and work to create wikis, podcasts, and blogs based on themes pulled from course materials.
The $10,000 IMPACT Grants are generously funded by Microsoft’s Academic Evangelism Program, with additional support from the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, the College of Natural Sciences, and the Provost’s Office.
More information about Jarice’s teaching and research is available through her Communication Department website.