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TELEVISION (TV, CABLE PROGRAMS)
Wrote and produced
(1986-88) VideoAccess- Florida's first half hour TV program, focused
on social and health issues, to be distributed via the state's new cable
system
(1992-94) ConnectionsLive!- A nationally distributed cable program focusing
on innovations in educational technology
(1997-98) FYI- A nationally distributed, interactive satellite program focusing
on the best and most innovative educational practices around the country
TELEVISION DOCUMENTARIES, PBS SPECIALS
Wrote and produced
(1985) AIDS: Understanding the Challenge- America's first documentary
and awareness piece for health and social workers who were dealing with clients
suffering from this disease (originally produced and distributed in Florida,
this 30 minute program was later adopted by the US Military and distributed
to medical personnel on bases throughout the world)
(1985) Breaking the Cycle- A documentary focusing on the origins of child
abuse aimed at raising awareness of prison guards and corrections personnel
(originally produced as a focus piece for national corrections conference,
it eventually won The National Correctional Institute's First Place Award
in New York City)
(1987) Group Homes: It's a Family Matter- A comprehensive, five part
documentary series aimed at making Floridians more aware and accepting of group
homes (targeted videos were shown locally while a general program was aired
on PBS- A survey revealed that public was in favor of group home placements
after viewing and subsequent new group home legislation was passed in the state)
(1990) Who's Accountable? - A 60 minute program featuring American Bar
Association President Sandy D'Alemberte leading a Socratic method discussion
on educational reform among governors, policy makers, educators and parents
(1992) Children of Triumph: Florida's Hope for the Future- A 30 minute
documentary focusing on successful drug prevention efforts in Florida's
schools, featuring Attorney General Janet Reno and other leaders
(1993) Southern Solutions- An hour long program showcasing successful approaches
to math and science and featuring chief school officers, business leaders and
governors from six southern states
(1995) The Bridge- A 30 minute documentary highlighting the successful use
of the arts and humanities in prisons to transform the lives of incarcerated
men and women
(1998) SMARTU- A 30 minute program aimed at middle school students featuring
sports and musical stars discussing the dangers of tobacco use
PRINT
(1980-1992)
Wrote
Speeches for governors, commissioners, prime ministers
Newspaper and magazine articles on health and social issues
Brochure and ad copy for commercial clients
Training manuals for health professionals, teachers, associations
Comprehensive promotional and coordination kits
RADIO
(1980-1984)
Wrote and performed
Ad copy and jingles for commercial stations
Musical commentaries for public stations
Public Service Announcements on social and health issues
SATELLITE TELECONFERENCES
(1988-1994) Hired by the State of Florida to establish the nation's
first, state-owned teleconference network, SUNSTAR; coordinated more than 36
disparate downlink sites in Florida into a viable network; produced and coordinated
hundreds of hours of live, satellite-delivered programs, in studio as well
as remote uplinks, for national and international clients
Among them:
Nationally
ABC News Interactive
American Bankers Assn.
Apple Computer
BellSouth Corp.
Jostens Learning Corp.
National Geographic
Pioneer Electronics
American Health Care Assn.
American Forensic Assn.
Guardian Ad Litem
American Dairy Assn.
Internationally
(1990) Antigua- A two hour interactive, educational, satellite exchange between
children from Antigua, Florida, Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina
(1991) Aruba- Three days of five hour feeds of Prime Minister holding press
conferences with Aruban media while attending the Miami Conference on the Caribbean
(1992) Poland- A two hour teleconference linking Polish entrepreneurs from
Gdansk to US and Polish officials in Washington DC and Chambers of Commerce
throughout the US (this was the first ever direct satellite feed from Poland
to the US)
MULTIMEDIA / INTERNET
Created, wrote and produced
(1994) The One Minute Guru- A six part, 50 hour training series on video and
Internet, originally transmitted via satellite as a live program into schools
featuring America's favorite multimedia teacher trainer, Fred D'Ignazio.
The aim was to provide easy, enjoyable lessons on how to use all types of multimedia
and to introduce teachers to the educational applications of the Internet.
More than 3000 teachers signed up for this first of its kind virtual training
and received continuing education points for participating.
(1996) MUD PIE ("Multimedia U Design: It's Easy as PIE")-
The CD ROM continuation of Fred D'Ignazio's zany but highly effective
teacher training, focusing on how to use the Internet and World Wide Web as
educational tools and teaching them how to turn students' research, writing
and publishing into home pages on the World Wide Web.
(1998-2002) Tuesday Teacher Training- An interactive, multimedia professional
development program transmitting a live, hour-long program via satellite and
Internet video streaming to teachers nationwide. The website also provides
follow-up networking through live chat rooms, email, bulletin boards, support
materials, lesson plans, links to other sites, as well as video segments of
the live shows. Teachers sign up and receive continuing education points electronically
(2000-2002) Windows on Learning-A six part interactive, multimedia teacher
training series showcasing effective teaching and learning techniques
(2001) Virtual Me- An interactive multimedia game, aimed at inner city teens
who are at risk of tobacco and drug use, installed in schools, juvenile detention
centers, YMCAs throughout Miami, Dade County Florida
COORDINATION AND CREATIVE CONSULTING (1988-Present)
Clients include
National:
State of Florida High Tech Council
Schoolyear 2000, Florida's Distance Learning Initiative
State of Florida Departments of Education, Labor, Corrections,
Health and Rehabilitative Services, Governor's Office
University of Central Florida
Miami Dade Community College
Dade County Medical Examiner's Office
State of California's Distance Learning Network Initiative
State of South Carolina's Secretary of Education Technology Task Force
Federal Six-State Southeast Regional Education Laboratory
Federal Emergency Management Agency
US Congressional Distance Learning Technical Task Force
International:
People's Republic of China
University of Gdansk, Poland
Tri-City Telecommunications Infrastructure Council, Gdansk, Poland
Polish Television, SA
Corporate:
I4 Learning, Inc.
New Orleans General Hospital
Coronet/MTI Film and Video, Inc.
Multimedia Classrooms, Inc.
FM Film and Video, Inc.
Illuminactive Multimedia, Inc.
Interactive Training Media, Inc.
Training Solutions, Interactive, Inc.
CyberVision USA
EDUCATION, AWARDS, HONORS (1971 – Present)
Florida State University Florence, Italy Program, Art History (1973)
Florida State University, BA Humanities, Classics (1976)
Statewide TW Irick Great Creatives Award (1971)
Statewide Addy-First Place, writing Florida State Conference Ct. promo kit
(1983)
Statewide Addy-First Place, writing WIC radio, TV Public Service Ads (1985)
Statewide Addy –First Place, writing, producing AIDS documentary (1985)
National FPRA- Best of Show, writing, producing Children of Triumph documentary
(1992)
National Aegis- First Place, writing and producing multimedia training series
(2001)
National Correctional Institute-First Place, writing, producing Breaking the
Cycle documentary (1986)
International Association of Conference Centers-Best of Show, writing Florida
State Conference Center promotional campaign (1983)
Keynote Speaker, Invited Panelist
Florida Educational Technology Conference, Orlando, FL (1994)
TeleCon, Los Angeles, CA (1989)
National Educational Computer Conference, Orlando, FL, (1993) Boston, MA (1994)
International Conference on Technology in Education, Brussels, Belgium (1991)
International Women in Communications, Orlando, FL (1990)
University of Gdansk Distance Learning Symposium, Gdansk, Poland (1994)
International Teleconferencing Association, Washington, DC (1990)
Selected as
America's premier satellite network and administrator by the Association
of College of Education Deans: invited to provide technical and programmatic
assistance and consultation to officials from the Ghansu Province, Peoples
Republic of China (1990)
Invited by
Virgin/EMI, Boosey and Hawkes and the Lyon Opera to document the first recording
of Carlisle Floyd's American opera, Susannah, in Lyon, France and Munich,
Germany. Interviewed top opera greats such as Sam Ramey, Gerald Hadley, Cheryl
Studer and Kent Nagano (1993)
Hired to
Interview Polish survivors of Nazi camps for Steven Spielberg's SHOAH
Project (1996)
Chosen as
Creative leader and presenter at the First Annual Creative Writing in Cyberspace
Symposium, Crested Butte, CO (1997)
Hired by
Polish Television and University of Gdansk, Poland to assist and train the
Tri-City Distance Learning Infrastructure Development and Implementation
Council (2000,2001)
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