KAI MURPHY

KAI MURPHY

Location: henderson, nv

About me

I am a Cinema-TV alumni from USC.  I have spent close to 6 years in academia and about 8 years in full-time production.  Mostly I worked in development and then in the corporate/industrial arena.  I have had involvement in creative projects ranging from feature films to television shows.  I continue to pursue my creative outlet in both writing and directing while sharing my experience with those eager to learn.  I currently live in Henderson, NV not far from the Las Vegas Strip.   When not directly involved in film produciton I enjoy time spent hiking and exploring the area around me with my loyal four legged companion "Rocky".

Interests

film

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Absolutely fascinating...use many of these precepts in my work.

I think some of the channels are dated and as technology moves smaller applications are being swamped by larger more dominant brands, eg Google.

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Yea I agree the small group idea works well as does partnership.  I have had good success with students pairing up for presentations where they can split the workload and lean on each other's strengths.

I agree.  It's not enough that we work as professionals in the industry for students to appreciate professionalism.  This must be embraced in the classroom in every way we interact along with good guidance to help prepare them for careers in the professional world.  Now I make an effort to emphasize some professional conduct application in every class.  So far they seem to appreciate that.

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I've changed my approach thanks to this course.  Now I include at least one partnership or team communication project in my course.  This has been received very well by the students.

I love the use of active learning.  I try to ensure that in every class there is some form of group hands-on participation. This makes learning fun and improves student communication through collaboration.

When students work together I often find those who grasp difficult concepts quickly cementing their knowledge by helping those who are having difficulty. Thosw with difficulty seem to accept help from their peers more readily and appear more willing to listen and observe.

We need to accept that the way we teach is changing based on real world demands.  I like to embrace technology where and when I can such as employing research on a question via the web as soon as a question comes up rather than just giving the answer.  When my students interact in this manner the information stays with them thanks to their own method of discovery.

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