February 9, 2010, 03:00 PM ET
Class Produces Parody of 'The Office' to Highlight Challenges of Teaching With Technology
By Jeff Young
Students at the University of Denver created a parody video essay -- in the style of the popular TV show "The Office" -- to show their frustrations with technology in the classroom and urge professors and students to work together to make classes more lively.
Many of the scenes in the six-minute video will probably seem familiar to anyone who has sat in on a college class in recent years: a professor funbles with his PowerPoint presentation, a student goofs around on Facebook during the lecture, and another student complains about having to buy a laptop...
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