Podcasts and Podcasts

The opening keynote speech at the 2007 Educause Policy Conference was delivered by Jim Harper, Director of Information Policy Studies at the Cato Institute. Through public policy debate, forums, and publications, the Cato Institute strives to broaden public access to government policy with particular emphasis on the role of limited government, individual liberty, and free markets. This speech, entitled "Identity Crisis: How Identification is Overused and Misunderstood", uses the REAL ID Act as a springboard for discussion about the need for competitive, responsive identification that protects individual privacy and civil liberties. This podcast has a runtime of approximately 40 minutes.

The ELI 2007 Spring Focus Session, Immersive Learning Environments: New Paths to Interaction and Engagement, is scheduled for March 27-28 at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation on the campus of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. Speaker interviews and presentation audio for this event will be posted to the Connect site under the following tag:

ELI_07_SpringFocusSession

Any participants who blog or podcast the focus session are asked to use this tag when posting to the Connect site so we can aggregate all of the posts from the session and provide easy access to them.

As part of my continuing series of interviews leading up to the ELI 2007 Annual Meeting, I talked with Kate Wittenberg, Director of the Electronic Publishing Initiative at Columbia University, or EPIC. She will hold a featured session at the annual meeting on Wed., Jan. 24, from 8:00-9:00 AM entitled “While You Were Out: How Students Are Transforming the World of Information and What It Means for Publishing.”

In the interview, Wittenberg provides a brief overview of the new ways in which students are developing content and using information, and what that means for the development and management of information resources within the university. She also describes EPIC and how its efforts in digital content development reflect current and emerging trends in student creation and use of online content.

 

In preparation for the ELI 2007 Annual Meeting, I interviewed recent North Carolina State University graduate Carie Windham on the issues behind her upcoming annual meeting featured session, "Father Google and Mother IM: Confessions of a Net Gen Learner," scheduled for Tuesday, January 23, from 1:30-2:30 PM, Eastern.

Windham's session will take a look at how the Net Generation views and uses technology, and what those views and uses mean for higher education. In addition to summarizing some of the key points in her presentation, the interview allowed Windham to discuss relevant issues she won't get a chance to cover during her session.

ELI will post the full audio from keynote and featured sessions after the conference, so check back to hear more from this Net Gen learner about teaching, learning, technology, and the Net Generation.

This is the podcast of the third general session of EDUCAUSE's 2006 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference. This session was recorded on Thursday, January 12, 2006. The session featured panelists Patty Gertz, Carl W. Jacobson and Tony Stanco and was moderated by H. David Lambert. Below is a brief synopsis.

"The higher education software marketplace is undergoing rapid change. Understanding the role of open source software in this volatile market is crucial. Panelists will bring the perspectives of higher education and the government sector as they discuss the pros and cons of open source licensing and collaborative, community development."

This is the podcast of the second general session of EDUCAUSE's 2006 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference. This session was recorded on Wednesday, January 11, 2006. The session featured panelists Amy Ginther, Samuel K. Haldeman and Susan Foster and was moderated by Mark A. Luker. Below is a brief synopsis.

"Panelists bring their considerable experience in higher education and the entertainment industry to a discussion of the ins and outs of digital entertainment on campus. Topics will include illegal file sharing, legal online services, laws and policies, technology and business models, as well as education and ethics."

Hello from the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference of EDUCAUSE.  This is a podcast of the first general session from Tuesday, January 10, 2006 delivered by Richard N. Katz, Vice President of EDUCAUSE.  Below is a description of the session.

"A UC Berkeley professor once described IT as an irresistible force cutting a channel through our institutions.  At times, many of us think of our institutions themselves as immoveable objects.  This session will outline some of the key technologies that are coursing their way though our institutions.  It will also raise issues about how IT leaders and practitioners can foster change and will establish how powerful new channels are indeed being cut through higher education and beyond."

Podcasting has become popular, but if you are wondering what its educational value is, listen to EDUCAUSE Pocket Edition #3: Podcasting in the Classroom. This edition explores how podcasts are being used by faculty to enhance students' educational experience. Along the way, many are finding unique value to this alternative media format.

Hands-free, portable, informative, and engaging—that’s the EDUCAUSE Pocket Edition. If you’re too busy to read about new technologies, listen to Pocket Edition instead. Just download the Pocket Edition audio file to your computer or MP3 player and listen to it at your leisure. Or use podcasting to automatically download new Pocket Editions on hot topics such as podcasting or wikis as they’re posted. Whether you’re on your way to work, at the gym, or in your office, you’ll find EDUCAUSE Pocket Edition fits your busy lifestyle. 

In this recording, I sit down with Carlton A. Samuels, CIO at The University of the West Indies ... an organization that operates multiple campus environments on islands representing several countries.  Tune in as we gather his thoughts on disaster recovery, open source, the digital divide, and more. The running time for this recording is approximately 23 minutes.

Well, I guess this is the prequel to "the nightcap podcast" that we published last week.  I know that this one is a bit out of sequence, but I hope you'll enjoy our twenty minute conversation with Gardner about blogs, podcasts, and screencasts.
Also, don't forget to read Gardner's article in EDUCAUSE Review (PDF) or listen to it over at Gardner's blog.