RPP #119: Pruvalu ePortfolio: Interview with Claudia Reuter

• Interview with Claudia Reuter, Founder and CEO of SchoolChapters, Inc.

• Pruvalu by SchoolChapters is an integrated ePortfolio for Higher Education.
• We answer the questions:
• What is Pruvalu used for? 
• Institution Accreditation
• Student Assessment and Evaluation
• Student Personal Portfolios
• Standards-Based Faculty Portfolios
• Does it integrate with the LMS?
• Does it support mobile devices?
• Does it integrate with Facebook or LinkedIn?
• Related ePortfolio Links
• RPP #100: TaskStream: Interview with Courtney Peagler
• RPP #97 Interview with Trent Batson
• RPP #10 Electronic Portfolios
• Podsafe music selection from Magnatune
• Vivaldi: Concerto No. 4 in G Minor “Winter” (Allegro movement) from The Four Seasons by the American Baroque Orchestra. 
Duration: 26:00

RPP #118: iTunes U: Interview with Dr. Fus

• Interview with Dr. Matthew W. Stoltzfus, Chemistry Lecturer and Faculty Fellow, Digital First Initiative at Ohio State University

• OSU's General Chemistry course with “Dr. Fus” enrolled over 100,000 iTunes U students in the first year it was offered!
• We answer the questions:
• Why not use Khan Academy?
• What recording technology is used?
• Who does the video editing and iTunes U management?
• Is the course linked to a textbook?
• Was the MOOC concept accepted by faculty?
• What's the ROI for using iTunes U?
• Are there incentives for faculty to produce these MOOCs?
• How much effort was put toward marketing?
• Flipping the classroom: what activities are done in class?
• Links
• General Chemistry at OSU
• PaperShow
• Camtasia
• Learning Catalytics
• iTunes U Content Tops One Billion Downloads (Feb '13)
• Using Inquiry and the Scientific Method to Enhance Face to Face Time with Students
• Podsafe music selection from Music Alley
• The Christmas Season by Devo Spice, a comedy rapper from New Jersey who has become one of the most popular artists on the nationally syndicated Dr. Demento Show

Duration: 27:43

RPP #117: Blackboard xpLor: Interview with Brad Koch

• Blackboard xpLor: Interview with Brad Koch, VP Product Management, Blackboard Learn.
• We discuss xpLor, Blackboard's first cross-platform learning object repository
  
• We answer the questions:
• what is xpLor?
• how does it work?
• does it work with LMSs from other companies?
• is it for learning objects or complete courses?
• what's available to share in addition to Khan Academy content?
• how do features compare between xpLor and Bb LMS?
• why would anyone continue to develop courses in the Bb LMS?
  

• Northeast eLearning Consortium UnConference at USciences
• Please save the date of Monday, December 16, 2013 for the first Northeast E-Learning Consortium Un-Conference. The event will be hosted by the University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, PA. The event will also include the first Philadelphia stop on Blackboard's "Never Stop Learning Tour". 
• Podsafe music selection from Ioda Promonet
• Laura Sullivan plays "Pachelbel For The Potomac" from "Pianoscapes For The Trails Of North America"

Duration: 31:32

RPP #116: DIY Podcasting - Benefits for Teaching & Learning

• In this podcast, I discuss "Do It Yourself" Podcasting and the benefits for teaching and learning
• The history of podcasting
• How to create, publish, and distribute your own podcasts
• The benefits of podcasting for teaching & learning
• Where to look for more information

DIY Podcasting: Benefits for Teaching and Learning from University of the Sciences

• Featured Podcasting Videos
• Steve Jobs discusses Podcasting and Adam Curry at the D3 Conference
• USA Today - Talking Tech "Remember Podcasting? It's Back and Booming
• Podcasting Resources
• 7 Things you should know about Podcasting (PDF) by Educause 
• http://www.blogworld.com/ (conference)
• http://podcamp.pbworks.com/ (unconference)
• http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/ (discovering)
• http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/specs.html (making a podcast)
• http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ (subscribe & play)
• http://www.podbean.com/ (hosting)
• https://www.podomatic.com/ (hosting)
• http://www.libsyn.com/ (hosting)
• http://www.blogger.com/ (Blogger show notes)
• http://codex.wordpress.org/Podcasting (Wordpress show notes)
• http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ (audio editor)
• http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/ (podcast editor)
  

• Podsafe Music Selection from the Mevio Podsafe Music Network
• "On a Podcast" by Cruisebox