Dr. Bryan Berrett , an associate professor at California State University, Fresno is one of four California State University professors to win a 2010 Sony Award of multimedia equipment designed enhance the classroom experience for faculty and students.
Berrett said he’s an advocate for technology’s enhancement of education. “My purpose for utilizing technology focuses on my innate desire to provide an opportunity for any individual to earn an education; to be an ally for the use of technology by students and faculty; and to share my passion for technology as a tool for teaching and learning,” he said.
“The award is a reflection of the dedication and support of numerous individuals on campus,” Berrett added, “including the staff of Technology Innovations for Learning and Teaching,” the division charged with incorporating technology with the academic mission at Fresno State.
Berrett teaches in the university’s Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Studies within the College of Health and Human Services. He coordinates the sign language interpreting option, helping prepare students to become sign language interpreters or educations for students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
He joined the Fresno State faculty in 1998. He was awarded a Bachelor of Arts at California State University, Northridge, a Master of Arts at California State University, Chico and his Ed.D. at Pepperdine University.
The award was announced at the MERLOT-Sloan-C international conference in San Jose. MERLOT is an acronym for Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Training.
Awardees receive a notebook computer, HD video camera, a digital book device and a TV monitor worth about $2,300 from the Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE).
Berrett said, “The equipment will be utilized to integrate the use of audio and visual multimedia for receptive and expressive skills in American Sign Language. Ultimately, this will improve the learning environment for students in our major.”
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