Friday, October 30, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
RPP #82: E-Textbooks: Are We There Yet? Interview with Scott Beadenkopf
Note: This is a standard audio-only mp3 podcast.
See RPP #82EP above for Enhanced Podcast.
See RPP #82EP above for Enhanced Podcast.
- Picks from Rod's Podcaster Guide and E-Learning News
- Internet Archive: A Future for Books - BookServer is an open system to find, buy, or borrow books, just like search to find Web sites.
- An E-Textbook Program Aims to Benefit Students and Professors - Professors create digital textbooks bringing prices down from their average cost of $100 to a much more moderate $15.
- Embracing Electronic Textbooks - Electronic textbooks offer convenience for professors, who can easily review a new textbook online, then make a quick decision to include it in a course.
- Interview on E-Textbooks with Scott Beadenkopf, Director of Academic Technology at Neumann University
- CourseSmart - benefit from instant access to the largest single source of electronic textbooks available anywhere
- Connexions - a place to view and share educational material made of small knowledge chunks called modules that can be organized as courses and books
- Flat World Knowledge - books by leading experts, rigorously reviewed and developed to the highest standards are free to read online
- Podsafe Music Selection from the Podsafe Music Network
- "Stress" (song and flash animation) by highly caffeinated Jim Infantino of the band, Jim's Big Ego. Buy at Amazon
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
RPP #81: Interview: Dr. Alec Couros on Social Networks in Teaching and Learning
- Interview with Dr. Alec Couros, professor of educational technology and media at the Faculty of Education, University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Open Thinking - his professional blog
- Social Media and Open/Networked Learning - his open course
- Harnessing the Power of Social Networks in Teaching & Learning - his recent keynote at the University of Delaware
- Podsafe Music Selection from Music Alley
- "New Soul" by Yael Naim, the acclaimed singer/songwriter from Israel, from her album Yael Naim. 'New Soul' gained fame as the music played during Apple's Macbook Air ad campaign.
Duration: 29:13
Friday, July 10, 2009
RPP #80: Lecture Capture in a Nutshell and E-Learning News
- Picks from Rod's Podcaster Guide and E-Learning News
- Blackboard Pledges to Follow Open Standards - Blackboard’s Ray Henderson, pledges that the company will do more to follow industry software standards.
- Need to Learn Medicine? There's an App for That - The Medical College of Georgia is providing free health science education apps for their students.
- Harnessing the Power of Social Networks in Teaching &Learning - Dr. Alec Couros addresses social networking and education: open courses, control of knowledge, pedagogy, creative commons, and more.
- I'll Take My Lecture to Go, Please - A new study suggests a "clear preference" among undergraduates for lecture capture.
- Lecture Capture in a Nutshell
- Overview of lecture capture
- Lecture capture systems offer three important benefits: an alternative when students miss class; an opportunity for content review; and content for online course development.
- Resources on lecture capture
- Lecture Capture Feature Comparison Chart - Features of Accordent, Echo360, Mediasite, Panopto, Tegrity and Wimba
- 7 things you should know about Lecture Capture (2 page PDF from Educause)
- Previous interviews with lecture capture vendors:
- View Rod's "lecture capture" bookmarks
- Podsafe Music Selection from Music Alley
- "Maybe I'm Amazed" by Blake Morgan
who has worked with Lenny Kravitz, Lesley Gore, Phil Ramone, and others. This licensed remake of the McCartney classic has topped the charts on the iTunes Music Store.
Duration: 17:36
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