EDUCAUSE | Podcasts and Teaching and Learning

E07 Podcast: Stanford Online: Evolution of Stanford University's Online Learning Platform

gbayne — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:34:13 -0500

This thirty-nine minute podcast features a presentation from the 2007 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference. The session, "Stanford Online: Evolution of Stanford University's Online Learning Platform," concerns Stanford University's next-generation course delivery interface, which features dramatically enhanced video assets combined with an innovative bookmarking tool. This tool enables the creation of personal notated bookmarks synchronized with streaming media content, innovative one-click navigation, sharing functionality for collaborative learning, and direct dialog with teaching staff.

Session presenters include:

Michael Rouan, Director, Stanford Online, Stanford University
Hoop Somuah, Software Design Engineer, Microsoft Corporation
Session convener: Elizabeth A. Unger, Vice Provost & Dean Emeritus, Kansas State University

E07 Podcast: Technological Impact: Interactive Digital Centers as Digital Content Providers

gbayne — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:50:39 -0500

This forty-eight minute podcast features a session from the 2007 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference. The session, "Technological Impact: Interactive Digital Centers as Digital Content Providers," features Jamie Justice, Director of Visualization and Technology Education at Kentucky Community & Technical College System. Powerpoint slides are also available for this session.

The Kentucky Community and Technical College system has implemented an Interactive Digital Center focused on digital content creation, visualization systems integration, simulation, and digital learning. This session provides an overview of how the IDC is also focused on application development, training, integration, and deployment of visualization technologies.

E07 Podcast: Teaching & Learning Experiences in a User-Created Virtual World

gbayne — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:37:25 -0500

This forty-three minute podcast, we feature a panel discussion from the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference. The panel, "Teaching & Learning Experiences in a User-Created Virtual World,"shares their experiences with teaching in Second Life. Using the interaction combinations integration model they developed as a framework, the panel describes the projects, outcomes, and gives some recommendations.

The panel includes:

David M. Antonacci, Director of Teaching & Learning Technologies, The University of Kansas Medical Center
Stephanie Gerald, Educational Technologist, The University of Kansas Medical Center
Randolph Hollingsworth, Assistant Provost for Integrated Academic Services, University of Kentucky
Edward Lamoureux, Associate Professor, Multimedia Program and Department of Communication, Bradley University
Nicholas S. Noakes, Director, Center for Enhanced Learning and Teaching, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
David Thomas, Lecturer, School of Architecture and Planning, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center
Session convener: Mary Jane Clerkin, Coordinator of Online Faculty Support, Berkeley College

E07 Podcast: Implementation of Rich Media in a Measured Feedback Model

gbayne — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:02:56 -0500

This forty-two minute podcast features a session from the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference. The session, "Implementation of Rich Media in a Measured Feedback Model," presents how UCLA used student feedback and control group studies to inform an ongoing course Webcasting pilot project.

Session presenters include:

Kumiko Haas, Associate Director, UCLA
Rob Rodgers, Associate Director, Office of Instructional Development, UCLA
Session convener: Dianna Sadlouskos, Principal, Sadlouskos Consulting Services

E07 Podcast: Effective Pedagogical Strategies for Social Bookmarking

gbayne — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:45:04 -0500

This forty-five minute podcast features a session from the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference entitled,
"From Information Literacy to Scholarly Identity: Effective Pedagogical Strategies for Social
Bookmarking." PowerPoint slides from this presentation are also available.

Collaborative research teaches students critical knowledge management skills, whether they are undergraduates learning the basics of Web research or advanced scholars defining their own knowledge domains. Faculty need practical examples and strategies to initiate social bookmarking activities. Case studies demonstrate how this has been accomplished in undergraduate and graduate courses.

This session is presented by:

Deborah Everhart, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Georgetown Univ., & Principal Architect, Blackboard, Georgetown University
Eric J. Kunnen, Coordinator of Instructional Technologies, Grand Rapids Community College
Kaye Shelton, Dean of Online Education; Asst Prof, Adult Education, Dallas Baptist University
Session convener: Doug Williams, Associate VP of Information Technology, Dallas Baptist University

Podcast: How To Plan a Successful Presentation

gbayne — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:58:57 -0500

In this eleven-minute podcast, we feature insights from several academic professionals on presenting a successful conference session for maximum audience impact. This program will provide clear ideas and tips on how to approach your audience, how to design an effective PowerPoint presentation, how to best communicate your ideas, and more. Contributers to this podcast include:

Celeste M. Schwartz, Vice President for Information Technology at Montgomery County Community College
Sharon P. Pitt, Executive Directory for the Division of Instructional Technology at George Mason University
Robert Renaud, Vice President and CIO of Dickinson College
Sheri Stahler, Associate Vice President of Computer Services at Temple University
Joan Getman, Senior Strategist for Learning Technologies at Cornell University
Ellen Yu Borkowski, Director of Academic Support at the University of Maryland

Music by Kelly Walker - "Study for Organ Quartet and 100 Piece Orchestra (Silent)"

EDUCAUSE Now - Show #5 - P2P Update & Data-Rich Blogging

gbayne — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:13:19 -0500

EDUCAUSE Now is a monthly podcast, focusing on the intelligent use of information technology in higher education. Each episode features a variety of stories, interviews, and views that relate to IT in higher education. Let us know what you would like to hear at podcast@educause.edu.

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This episode of EDUCAUSE Now features:

P2P Update: New Business Models, Old Ways of Thinking
(01:22–10:52)
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is a nonprofit organization that fights for your rights in the digital realm. We interview EFF's staff attorney, Corynne McSherry, to hear the latest updates in the file-sharing debate and learn some new ways of thinking about the issue.
A Commentary from EDUCAUSE President Diana Oblinger
(10:52–14:16)
Diana contemplates what we mean by “communication” in a tech-savvy world.
Data-Rich Student Blogging: Reflection and Ownership in Learning
(14:53–21:43)
Biology professor Stephen Gallik noticed that more of his students’ time in the lab was spent on clerical tasks and record keeping than on reflection and learning. He collaborated with instructional technologists Jim Groom and Andrew Rush to design a flash application that saves time and publishes full lab results to a student’s own blog. A screencast demonstration of this application is also available.

Music for EDUCAUSE Now:

"Groove IT" by Denis Kitchen
“Electric Guitar 005” by Plastic Soul Band
“Rebirth” by Steven Host
"Butterfly Disease" by Undadogg
"Sunsand" by Sebastian6

Podcast: Supporting Faculty Adoption of Emerging Technologies: Wanderlust or Creating a Campus Roadmap?

gbayne — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:41:10 -0500

This hour and thirteen minute podcast features a panel discussion from the EDUCAUSE 2008 Southeast Regional Conference. The participants of this general session, "Supporting Faculty Adoption of Emerging Technologies: Wanderlust or Creating a Campus Roadmap?," include:

W. Gardner Campbell, Professor of English, University of Mary Washington
Jean Ann Derco, Executive Director, Educational Technology, The University of Tennessee
James Groom, Instructional Technology Specialist, University of Mary Washington
Dolly J. Young, Full Professor of Spanish, The University of Tennessee
Session moderator: Julie K. Little, Interim Director, ELI, EDUCAUSE

Faculty who are early adopters of technology are experimenters and risk-takers; they broaden the landscape of effective teaching and learning with technology. Yes, they push the envelope, but they also offer partnership for identifying what’s scalable and sustainable for broader use. Our panelist share their campus perspectives on adopting emerging technologies from Web 2.0 to virtual worlds, their successes and challenges, and the partnerships they’ve formed.

EDUCAUSE Now - Show #4 – Cybersecurity, Cyberinfrastucture, Fear 2.0

gbayne — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:39:26 -0500

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This episode of EDUCAUSE Now features:

Lessons Learned in Cybersecurity
(01:37―07:24)
We speak with security professionals from Ohio University about their highly publicized 2006 security breach and what they've learned from the experience. The presented a session at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Security Professionals Conference entitled, " The Lifecycle of a Security Breach."
New Research Study―" Higher Education IT and Cyberinfrastructure: IntegratingTechnologies for Scholarship"
(08:04―14:09)
Cyberinfrastructure is a term that has confounded and confused many of us in higher education. We speak to ECAR Fellow Mark Sheehan about this new study on how institutions are using cyberinfrastructure successfully and what you need to know about it.
A Commentary from EDUCAUSE President Diana Oblinger
(14:10―17:01)
Diana considers a few of our assumptions about new and old technologies in a changing world.
ELI in Conversation: "Fear 2.0"
(17:20―22:35)
A conversation from the ELI 2008 Annual Meeting. A group of higher ed professionals discusses Web 2.0 tools and how they are shifting education. Participants include:
- Laura Blankenship, Senior Instructional Technologist, Bryn Mawr College
- Martha Burtis, Director, Teaching and Learning Technologies, University of Mary Washington
- Barbara Ganley, Lecturer in English and Writing Program, Middlebury College
- Leslie Madsen-Brooks, Teaching Resources Center, University of California, Davis
- Barbara Sawhill, Director Cooper International Learning Center, Oberlin College

This is an excerpt of a longer conversation.

Music for EDUCAUSE Now:
"Groove IT" by Denis Kitchen
"Zune 2" by Sebastian6
"MOAQ" & "Kalimbabumbum" by Kelly Walker
"Amber" by Dan Tharp

ELI In Conversation: The Fear 2.0 Group

gbayne — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:06:22 -0500

Web 2.0 tools have the power to transform education. Such a transformation requires that faculty, students, and institutions take risks. With those risks comes fear, which is often unarticulated. How do you tackle this fear and make real change?

In this 43 minute podcast we feature a conversation from the ELI 2008 Annual Meeting. Our particpants consist of a group of five higher ed professionals who co-presented the session, "Who's Afraid of Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and the Big Bad CMS? A Digi-Drama About Fear 2.0."

They include:

Laura Blankenship, Senior Instructional Technologist, Bryn Mawr College
Martha Burtis, Director, Teaching and Learning Technologies, University of Mary Washington
Barbara Ganley, Lecturer in English and Writing Program, Middlebury College
Leslie Madsen-Brooks, Teaching Resources Center, University of California, Davis
Barbara Sawhill, Director Cooper International Learning Center, Oberlin College

Podcast: Growing Up Tech: Beyond the Hype and Fear

gbayne — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:35:07 -0500

This podcast features a keynote session by Tracy Mitrano, Director of IT Policy and Computer Policy and Law Program at Cornell University. The speech is entitled, "Growing Up Tech: Beyond the Hype and Fear". It was recorded at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Western Regional Conference.

Why is technology often blamed when bad behavioral things happen? This session will address how higher education provide American society with leadership on how to understand the role that technology plays, not only in our classrooms but also in our homes and families, as a conduit for the creation of culture and as a medium for individual development and identity formation of youth.

Podcast: Challenging IT Leaders to Mashup, Twitter, Tag, and Poke: New IT Strategies for a Digital Society

gbayne — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:03:29 -0500

This 57 minute podcast features the opening keynote address from the EDUCAUSE 2008 Midwest Regional Conference. The speech was delivered by Susan E. Metros, Deputy CIO & Associate Vice Provost at the University of Southern California, and is entitled, "Challenging IT Leaders to Mashup, Twitter, Tag, and Poke: New IT Strategies for a Digital Society".

Today's youth are digitally titillated, visually stimulated, and socially connected. To educate and engage this new breed of learners, institutions of higher education are revisiting and revising the basic tenants of a general education by asking, What does it means to be literate in today's society? As educators transform the way they teach and conduct research, IT leaders also must alter their institution's IT strategy to best support a mobile, global digital citizenry.

EDUCAUSE Now - Show #1 - Premiere Episode

gbayne — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:46:49 -0500

Welcome to the premiere episode of EDUCAUSE Now!

EDUCAUSE Now is a monthly podcast, focusing on the intelligent use of information technology in higher education. Each episode features a variety of stories, interviews, and views that relate to IT in higher education. EDUCAUSE Now will also inform you about upcoming events, report on past events, and feature the movers and shakers in policy, teaching and learning, security, and a whole host of other important topics for our members. Let us know what you would like to hear at podcast@educause.edu.

This episode of EDUCAUSE Now features:

The EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR) Study entitled, "Service on the Front Line: The IT Help Desk in Higher Education"
We talk about some of the surprising findings with ECAR Fellow and author of the study, Mark Sheehan.
ELI in Conversation: Future Learning
A conversation between George Siemens, director of the Learning Technologies Centre at the University of Manitoba, and Michael Wesch, assistant professor of cultural anthropology at Kansas State University. This conversation was recorded at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2008 Annual Meeting. George Siemens is the author of "Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age", and - Michael Wesch has produced two important videos on Web 2.0, "Information R/evolution" and "The Machine is Us/ing Us." You can listen to the full length podcast of this conversation.
A Commentary from EDUCAUSE President Diana Oblinger.
Diana introduces herself as the new president of EDUCAUSE and provides some background information on her career path. She also speaks about her vision for the future of EDUCAUSE.
The EDUCAUSE Policy Office: Update
We check in with EDUCAUSE Vice President Mark Luker regarding current hot topics -- federal broadband policy, net neutrality, and peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing. You can read the EDUCAUSE report, "A Blueprint for Big Broadband", and visit the talking points for P2P filesharing issues.
Music for EDUCAUSE Now:
- "Groove IT" by Denis Kitchen
- "Lorge" by El Ten Eleven
- "Guitar Suite I, Movement I" by Dan Tharp

ELI In Conversation: Veronica Diaz and Laura Blankenship on Instructional Technologies

gbayne — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:16:39 -0600

This 22 minute podcast features a conversation with Veronica Diaz, Instructional Technology Manager for the Maricopa Community College District and Laura Blankenship, Senior Instructional Technologist at Bryn Mawr College. This discussion was recorded at the ELI 2008 Annual Meeting where both presented sessions. Veronica Diaz co-presented a session entitled, "Your 2.0 Life: Models and Methods to Meet Learners' Needs in a Technological Age". Laura Blankenship co-presented a session entitled, "Who's Afraid of Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and the Big Bad CMS? A Digi-Drama About Fear 2.0".

The topic is Instructional Technologies. What are the attitudes of instructors and students toward new technologies in the classroom? How can we best integrate Web 2.0 tools into course planning?

ELI In Conversation: Thomas C. Reeves on the Conative Learning Domain

gbayne — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:50:11 -0600

This 13 minute podcast features a conversation with Thomas C. Reeves, Professor of Instructional Technology at the University of Georgia. Our discussion took place at the ELI 2008 Annual Meeting, where Professor Reeves presented a plenary session entitled, "Technology and the Conative Learning Domain in Undergraduate Education".

Dr. Thomas C. Reeves is a professor of instructional technology at The University of Georgia where he teaches program evaluation, multimedia design, and research courses. Since receiving his Ph.D. at Syracuse University, he has developed and evaluated numerous interactive multimedia programs for both education and training. In addition to numerous presentations and workshops in the USA, he has been an invited speaker in many other countries including Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, England, Finland, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, and Tunisia. He is a past president of the Association for the Development of Computer-based Instructional Systems (ADCIS) and a former Fulbright Lecturer. In 1995, he was selected as one of the “Top 100” people in multimedia by Multimedia Producer magazine, and from 1997-2000, he was the editor of the Journal of Interactive Learning Research. In 2003, he was the first recipient of the AACE Fellowship Award from the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. His Interactive Learning Systems Evaluation book (co-authored with John Hedberg) was also published in 2003.

ELI In Conversation: Innovation and The Digitally Fluent University - An Administrative Perspective

gbayne — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:32:04 -0600

In this 16 minute podcast we feature a conversation from the ELI 2008 Annual Meeting. The topic is digital fluency and innovation at the academy from an administrative perspective. Our conversation participants are Louise Thorpe, Head of Academic Innovation at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK; and Holly Morris-Kuentz, Director of Instructional and Research Technology for Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

Both of the them also co-presented sessions at the ELI 2008 Annual Meeting. Holly Morris-Kuentz co-presented a session entitled, "Prioritizing Technology-Rich Classroom Space: Strategies for Success". Louise Thorpe co-presented a session entitled, "The Digitally Fluent University: A Recipe for Success?".

ELI In Conversation: Gardner Campbell on Innovation and New Media at the Academy

gbayne — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:36:38 -0600

In this 17 minute podcast we feature a conversation with Gardner Campbell, Professor of English at the University of Mary Washington. He is joined later in the conversation by one of his students, Serena Epstein. They co-presented a session at the ELI 2008 Annual Meeting entitled, "Information Fluency as Curricular Innovation: New Media Studies in General Education". Our conversation addresses questions about institutional change in the new media environment and how instructors and administrators might innovate within the traditional university system.

W. Gardner Campbell is Professor of English at the University of Mary Washington, where from 2003-2006 he also served as Assistant Vice-President for Teaching and Learning Technologies. He has been involved in teaching and learning technologies for nearly two decades, including work at the University and San Diego and the University of Richmond, where in the fall of 2006 he was Director of the Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology. Gardner received his B.A. in English from Wake Forest University; and his M.A. and Ph.D. in English from the University of Virginia. He is a Fellow of the Frye Leadership Institute (2005), was chair of the Electronic Campus of Virginia from 2006 to 2008, and has served on program committees for both EDUCAUSE and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative. He currently serves on the ELI Advisory Board (2007-2010).

ELI In Conversation: Web 2.0 and Digital Storytelling

gbayne — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:12:13 -0600

In this podcast we feature a conversation with Bryan Alexander, Director for Research at the National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education (NITLE) , and Gail Matthews-DeNatale, Associate Director for Academic Technology at Simmons College . This discussion was recorded at the ELI 2008 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

Digital storytelling merges leading-edge technology with age-old storytelling processes. Digital stories are typically in video format but can also include Web pages, digital maps, and other emerging technology mashups. With the addition of a Web 2.0 focus, audience also becomes co-author. How do these concepts apply to pedagogy and how can instructors evaluate and assess the process and final product?

Gail Matthews-DeNatale presented a session at ELI 2008 entitled, "Digital Story Making: Understanding the Learner's Perspective".

Bryan Alexander presented a workship at ELI 2008 entitled, "Web 2.0 Storytelling".

ELI In Conversation: George Siemens and Michael Wesch Talk About Future Learning.

gbayne — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:48:53 -0600

In this podcast we feature a conversation between George Siemens, Associate Director of the Learning Technologies Centre at the University of Manitoba. and Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University It was recorded at the ELI 2008 Annual Meeting.

Michael Wesch presented a session entitled, "Human Futures for Technology and Education" at the ELI 2008 Annual Meeting. He also produced a video, which is referenced in this conversation, entitled "The Machine is Us/ing Us".

George Siemens presented a session entitled, "Connectivism" at the ELI 2008 Annual Meeting.

ELI In Conversation: Web 2.0 Learning Tools- What are they? What is their role in higher education?

gbayne — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:12:04 -0600

In this podcast we feature a conversation with Barbara Sawhill, Director of the Cooper International Learning Center at Oberlin College, and Jude Higdon, Instructional Technology Support Team Coordinator at the University of Minnesota. This discussion was recorded at the ELI 2008 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

Some technology experts question whether we can use the term "Web 2.0" in a meaningful way since many of the components have existed since the early days of the web. There are many definitions floating around for the term. What is meant by "Web 2.0", specifically from a pedagogical standpoint? And how can these tools be used to enhance learning?

Barbara Sawhill co-presented the session "Who's Afraid of Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and the Big Bad CMS? A Digi-Drama About Fear 2.0"at the ELI 2008 Annual Meeting.

Jude Higdon co-presented the session "Comparative Political Media 2.0: Blogs, Wikis, Podcasting, YouTube, and More" at the ELI 2008 Annual Meeting.

Show notes:

There are a few books and articles referenced in this conversation:

"Death to the Syllabus!", from Liberal Education, a publication of the Association of American Colleges and Universities
"Teaching For Understanding", a project by the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Project Zero.
"Teaching One Moment At A Time: Disruption And Repair In The Classroom", by Dawn Skorczewski

ELI Podcast: Technology and the Conative Learning Domain in Undergraduate Education

gbayne — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:51:51 -0600

In this 53 minute podcast, we feature a speech by Thomas C. Reeves, Professor of Instructional Technology at the University of Georgia, and is entitled, " Technology and the Conative Learning Domain in Undergraduate Education". It was delivered at the ELI 2008 Annual Meeting.

Although many instructors teach to higher-order cognitive, affective, and psychomotor outcomes and to specific objectives derived from their disciplines, they ignore critical conative outcomes. Fortunately, technology has potential to foster engaged learning and authentic assessment that address the full range of cognitive, conative, affective, and psychomotor outcomes in undergraduate education.

ELI Podcast: Teaching Metacognition

gbayne — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:31:11 -0600

In this 61 minute podcast, we feature a speech by Marsha C. Lovett, Associate Research Professor & Associate Director for Carnegie Mellon University, and is entitled, "Teaching Metacognition". It was delivered at the ELI 2008 Annual Meeting.

As educators, we teach students “content” but also want to help them develop as learners. Metacognition—the process of thinking about one’s own thinking processes and strategies—is essential to both goals, and yet instructors often feel they lack time or expertise to teach metacognitive skills. In this session, Lovett discusses recent research on teaching metacognition, including a Carnegie Mellon program where metacognitive instruction is integrated into first-year science courses.

ELI Podcast: Connectivism

gbayne — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:39:13 -0600

In this 58 minute podcast, we feature a session by George Siemens, Associate Director for the Learning Technologies Centre at the University of Manitoba, entitled, "Connectivism". This speech was recorded at the ELI 2008 Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

The waves of technological and social change have eroded the effectiveness of traditional views regarding what, how, and why to educate. To effectively educate learners, fundamental assertions need to be rethought: the design of schools and curriculum, the nature of knowledge in a connected world, the relationship between educator and learner, the means and methods of authenticating information and knowledge, and, perhaps most significantly, what it means “to know” in complex, rapidly developing, and chaotic environments. This session will present connectivism as a theory of learning that can bridge the rift between traditional and new educational approaches to prepare learners for the tomorrow they will inherit.

ELI Podcast: Exponential Change in Traditional Organizations: McMaster University Libraries

gbayne — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:07:46 -0600

In this 49 minute podcast, we feature a session by Jeffrey G. Trzeciak, University Librarian at McMaster University, entitled, "Exponential Change in Traditional Organizations: McMaster University Libraries". This speech was recorded at the ELI 2008 Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

McMaster University Libraries, one of Canada’s most innovative university libraries, is bringing together librarians, faculty, information technologists, and students in new and exciting ways. By focusing on emerging technologies, student success, and collaboration, the library is transforming from a "book warehouse" to the center for teaching and learning.

E07 Podcast: Using Video Streaming and Podcasting to Design Rich-Media Online Courses

kellywalker — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:27:14 -0600

This 29-minute podcast recorded during the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference features Diane Zorn, Course Director, School of Arts & Letters, York University in a session titled "Using Video Streaming and Podcasting to Design Rich-Media Online Courses."

The session abstract:

This session will cover lessons learned and best practices for creating highly interactive, student-centered, rich-media online courses with customizable and mobile learning using Mediasite video streaming and video and audio podcasting. It will include a tour of a course Web site, 10 principles for good practice for innovative online education, and a course design toolkit.

E07 Podcast: Scaling Up Small Group Learning Spaces - Designing a Technology-Enabled, Team-Based Learning Classroom

kellywalker — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:29:22 -0600

This 33-minute podcast recorded during the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference features Jennifer Stringer, Director Educational Technology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University and Brian Tobin, Technology Integration Specialist, Stanford University in a session titled "Scaling Up Small Group Learning Spaces: Designing a Technology-Enabled, Team-Based Learning Classroom."

The session abstract:

Our Team Learning Classroom was designed to support a variety of teaching approaches, including team-based learning. This presentation will review the design challenges, methods, and support models for creating a successful, flexible, technology-enabled classroom that encourages faculty to explore innovative teaching and learning modalities.

E07 Podcast: The Pedagogy of Participation - The Conjunction of Physical and Virtual Learning Spaces

kellywalker — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:26:10 -0600

This 18-minute podcast recorded during the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference features Joanna S. Robinson, Research Associate, Great Northern Way Campus speaking on "The Pedagogy of Participation: The Conjunction of Physical and Virtual Learning Spaces."

The session abstract:

Do physical spaces differ fundamentally from virtual learning environments? The Center for Digital Media in Vancouver, B.C., is constructing a physical complex simultaneously with a virtual campus in Second Life. We will explore the results that arise from engaging prospective students in the "modding" (modification) of a virtual space with architectural implications for the physical structure.

E07 Podcast: Undergraduates Speak about IT - Results of the 2007 ECAR Survey

kellywalker — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:47:08 -0600

This 49-minute podcast recorded during the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference features Judith Borreson Caruso, ECAR Fellow and Director of Policy and Planning, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Gail Salaway, ECAR Fellow, EDUCAUSE speaking on "Undergraduates Speak about IT: Results of the 2007 ECAR Survey."

The session abstract:

What information technologies are used by undergraduates? How does IT contribute to their academic experiences and learning? What has changed since 2005? ECAR presents key findings from the fourth annual survey of undergraduates, with responses from 27,846 students at 103 higher education institutions. Plans for 2008 will also be discussed.

E07 Podcast: Top-Ten Challenges of the Academic Technology Community

kellywalker — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 11:54:55 -0600

This 31-minute podcast recorded during the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference features John P. Campbell, Associate VP of Teaching & Learning Technologies, Purdue University, Veronica Diaz, Instructional Technology Manager, Maricopa Community College District, and Dennis A. Trinkle, CIO, Valparaiso University speaking on The Top-Ten Challenges of the Academic Technology Community.

The session abstract:

Within the past couple of years, teaching and learning has fallen from the CIO’s top-ten list. This session will examine the ten most pressing challenges within teaching and learning. Members of the EDUCAUSE Advisory Committee for Teaching and Learning will provide insights into each of these issues and a look into possible future efforts.

E07 Podcast: Tomorrow's Students: Are We Ready for the New 21st-Century Learners?

gbayne — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:33:05 -0500

In this 40 minute podcast, we feature a speech from the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference entitled "Tomorrow's Students: Are We Ready for the New 21st-Century Learners?". The presentation is by Julie Evans, Chief Executive Office for Project Tomorrow - NetDay. Video and slides for this speech are also available here.

Abstract:

The national Speak Up initiative annually collects and reports on the authentic, unfiltered viewpoints of K–12 students, teachers, parents, and school leaders about education technology and 21st-century learning environments. Learn about the expectations of today's K–12 students (the higher ed students of tomorrow) for technology use and their new aspirations for learning as uncovered in the most recent survey data.

Podcast: Teaching and Learning at the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference

gbayne — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:24:04 -0500

This podcast features a preview of the Teaching and Learning aspects of the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference with insights from Diana Oblinger, Vice President for EDUCAUSE, responsible for teaching and learning activities and the director of the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative.

Some helpful links for those attending the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference in Seattle:

The Itinerary Builder allows you to chart, save, update, download, and print your conference schedule before you even get there.
The Knowledge Pathfinder helps you find the topics and sessions that interest you.
A list of featured speakers and topics that will be a part of the conference.
A full conference schedule.
A FAQ covering several conference topics and concerns.
Local information from the Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Podcast: Information Literacy, IT Fluency, and Media Literacy - An Interview with Craig Gibson

gbayne — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:18:12 -0500

In this podcast, we feature 15 minute interview with Craig Gibson, Associate University Librarian at George Mason University. This interview was recorded at the ELI 2007 Fall Focus Session in Boulder, Colorado, where Mr. Gibson presented a speech entitled, "Prisms Around Student Learning: Information Literacy, IT Fluency, and Media Literacy". A podcast of that speech can be found here.

The family of literacies now promoted in higher education (information literacy, IT fluency, and media and visual literacies) continues to multiply. These educational agendas call for more pervasive collaboration among all stakeholders (faculty, administrators, librarians, technologists, student life staff, assessment specialists, and others) because of conceptual and programmatic linkages and convergences among them. The blending of these literacies can become a catalyst that taps into student learning and engagement at a deep level and effects cultural change within and across institutions.

This podcast was edited with assistance from Kelly Walker.

Podcast: The Role of Play and Preparing for a Changing Student Population - An Interview with Rachel Smith

gbayne — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:23:38 -0500

In this 9 minute podcast, we feature an interview with Rachel Smith, Vice President of NMC Services for the New Media Consortium. The interview was recorded at the 2007 Seminars On Academic Computing Conference where Rachel Smith presented two session, "Games for Learning" and "The Role of Play and Preparing for a Changing Student Population".

Students are arriving on campus with a set of expectations and behaviors that differ from those of previous generations, including the faculty, who are faced with engaging them in the process of learning. Students' experience with new kinds of games and media has shaped their view of what learning is and how it occurs. This conversation will explore the changing way that young people approach playing, learning, and working and will examine how the concept of play can build bridges between traditional and emerging student populations.

Podcast: An Interview with Louis Molina, Miami Dade College

gbayne — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:47:05 -0500

In this 14 minute podcast we feature an interview I did with Louis Molina, Professor of English at Miami Dade College. Professor Molina presented a session at the EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference called "Using iPods to Enhance Learning Across the Curriculum".

Louis Molina taught two English Composition classes using the same curricula, and the same course objectives. One class was given iPods to keep class notes, assignments, supplemental information, and syllabus. The non-iPod class used traditional handouts, notes, and the Internet.

Podcast: Net Generation Students and Campus IT

Carie417 — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:09:48 -0500

This one-hour podcast entitled, "Net Generation Students and Campus IT: Supporting Student Success in the Age of Multitasking, Facebooking, and Instant Messaging," was recorded at the EDUCAUSE 2007 Southeast Regional Conference. Moderated by Jeanna Mastrodicasa, co-author of Connecting to the Net.Generation: What Higher Education Professionals Need to Know about Today’s Students, this panel discussion features students Olivia White, Agnes Scott College, Joan Collier, Georgia State University, Chris Davis, Georgia Perimeter College, Irakli Gabruashvili, Georgia State University, and Anu Parvativar, Georgia Institute of Technology. They share candid advice for higher education, from the reality of file sharing and laptops in the classroom to their distaste for textbook prices and faculty Facebook friends.

Gary R. Bertoline on Cyberinfrastructure-Enabled Learning Environments

gbayne — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:25:34 -0500

In this podcast of “ Cyberinfrastructure-Enabled Learning Environments for Gen Z,” Gary R. Bertoline, distinguished professor of computer graphics and assistant dean at Purdue University, discusses the ways cyberinfrastructure is positioned to revolutionize learning as it has already revolutionized scientific research. He outlines how computation, visualization, storage, and high-speed networks can bring together the best of traditional pedagogy with new paradigms that reflect our times.

This was presented as a general session at Immersive Learning Environments: New Paths to Interaction and Engagement, the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative's Spring 2007 Focus Session, held at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation in Raleigh, North Carolina, March 27–28, 2007. Additional resources from the event, including session recordings and audio interviews, video, presentation materials, and photos, also are available online.

Implementing Immersive Learning Environments—Panel Discussion

ecoghlan — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:06:26 -0500

This podcast presents a panel discussion with four experts on immersive learning environments (ILEs), covering the operational aspects of implementing an ILE, including infrastructure, user support, and pedagogical and policy requirements. The panelists for this session, “The Bar May Not Be as High as You Expect: Considerations in Implementing an Immersive Learning Environment,” were:

Phillip D. Long, Associate Director, Office of Educational Innovation and Technology, MIT
Jeffrey K. Sarbaum, Assistant Professor, Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Heidi Trotta, Instructional Designer, Seton Hall University
Moderator: Alan Levine, Director, Member and Technology Resources, The New Media Consortium (NMC)

The discussion was presented as a general session at Immersive Learning Environments: New Paths to Interaction and Engagement, the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative's Spring 2007 Focus Session, held at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation in Raleigh, North Carolina, March 27–28, 2007. Additional resources from the event, including session recordings and audio interviews, video, presentation materials, and photos, also are available online.

Phillip D. Long on Virtual Learning Environments

gbayne — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:06:45 -0500

In this podcast of the presentation “ Virtual Learning Environments in 3D,” Phillip D. Long, associate director of MIT’s Office of Educational Innovation and Technology, looks at the evolution of online interaction from text-based collaboration such as wikis to 3D virtual worlds (VWs) such as Second Life. He discusses the potential of these immersive 3D VWs to serve as learning spaces and to become persistent new home campuses.

Constance Steinkuehler Presentation on Virtual Worlds

gbayne — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:39:44 -0500

In this podcast of the presentation " Cognition, Learning, and Literacy in Virtual Worlds," Constance Steinkuehler, assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, discusses the intellectual practices that constitute gameplay in virtual worlds (for example, collaborative problem solving, informal scientific reasoning, computational literacy, and digital media literacy) and the way these coalesce into a form of cosmopolitanism found in the least likely of places, in context of pop culture.

Richard Van Eck Presentation on Digital Game-Based Learning

gbayne — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:56:38 -0500

In this podcast of the presentation "Generation G and the 21st Century," Richard Van Eck, associate professor of instructional design and technology at the University of North Dakota, discusses the theory behind the effectiveness of games in teaching and learning; what the past can teach us about if, how, and when to implement digital game-based learning; and what this will mean for colleges and universities.

This was presented as a general session at Immersive Learning Environments: New Paths to Interaction and Engagement, the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative's Spring 2007 Focus Session, held at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation in Raleigh, North Carolina, March 27-28, 2007. Additional resources from the event, including session recordings and audio interviews, video, presentation materials, and photos, also are available online.

Podcast: 2007 Western Regional Conference - On the Cutting Edge with Social Software in the Learning Process

gbayne — Wed, 30 May 2007 18:18:11 -0500

Podcast coverage of the closing general session from the 2007 Western Regional Conference in San Francisco, California. The panel consists of :

Peter Beyersdorf, Assistant Professor, San Jose State University

BJ Fogg, Director, Persuasive Technology Lab, Stanford University

Nancy Mackin, Adjunct Professor, The University of British Columbia

Sandra Rotenberg, Access Services Librarian, Solano Community College

Our moderator is John C. Ittelson, Professor, Director, California State University, Monterey Bay

Social software has created exciting new dynamic possibilities for teaching and learning. What are the uses of wikis, blogs, podcasts, and the like, and how is academia incorporating them into teaching? This faculty panel will address social software and pedagogy while sharing their experiences from the point of choosing a software, implementing it, and assessing its value to the learning process.
This podcast runs approximately 40 minutes and is entitled "On the Cutting Edge with Social Software in the Learning Process".

EDUCAUSE2006 Podcast: Formative and Competency Based Assessment

Carie417 — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:47:27 -0500

In this 40-minute recording, we'll hear from Mary Lee in a session entitled Formative and Competency-Based Assessment of Learners in a Longitudinal Curriculum. Taking examples from medical education, she explains a longitudinal approach to teaching and learning - building on knowledge, skills, and attitudes over time using an effective blend of formative and competency-based assessment tools.

EDUCAUSE2006 Podcast: Putting Pedagogy First

Carie417 — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:33:19 -0500

In this 50-minute recording from the 2006 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, we'll hear from Edward Chapel and Richard Wolfson in a session entitled Putting the Pedagogy First: The Classroom 2008 Project. They explain the project, which explores how technology can be infused into the pedagogical practices of faculty as opposed to having faculty adapt to new technologies as they appear in teaching spaces.

EDUCAUSE2006 Podcast: Content Catastrophe

Carie417 — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:51:05 -0500

In this 45-minute recording from the 2006 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, we'll hear from Deborah Everhart and Martin Irvine in a session entitled Content Catastrophe: The Gap Between Textbooks and Global Real-Time Knowledge Acquisition. They use case studies to demonstrate how faculty at Georgetown University have created an environment where course material can be dynamically controlled by instructors and students.

Gary Bertoline on Computer Simulations / Visualizations Learners Can Feel

jcummings — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:50:16 -0500

[When initially posted, the audio file of this interview had some technical problems that hindered listening to it. Those issues have been addressed in the new file, which is attached below. - JSC]

In another interview related to the ELI 07 Spring Focus Session, Immersive Learning Environments: New Paths to Interaction and Engagement, I spoke with Gary Bertoline, Distinguished Professor in Computer Graphics and Assistant Dean at Purdue University. We discussed Gary's project parlor and concurrent session topic for the focus session, The Impact of Computer-Simulated Haptic Force Feedback on Learning.

Over the course of our conversation, Gary explains that "computer-simulated haptic force feedback" refers to providing physical response to learners through computer simulations, essentially allowing them to feel forces in a simulation that they would otherwise have to infer. He then provides a brief overview of the research that demonstrates how such feedback enhances learning outcomes in science, technology, and math education and reviews its potential to support teaching and learning in other disciplines.

We also discuss how advances in technology are rapidly lowering the level of resources needed to incorporate computer-simulated haptic force feedback into teaching and learning. Gary closes our conversation by highlighting the importance of integrating technology into teaching and learning to keep pace with the demands of today's learners and the world they will engage when they graduate.

All participants in the spring focus session will get a brief overview of Gary's research during his project parlor on the first day of the event, March 27. On the second day, March 28, they will have the opportunity to delve much more deeply into his findings by attending either one of the two concurrent sessions on the subject.

Sarah Robbins on Teaching in Second Life

jcummings — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:10:31 -0500

We're about a week from the ELI 2007 Spring Focus Session, Immersive Learning Environments: New Paths for Interaction and Engagement. As usual, I'm interviewing some of the presenters scheduled for the event to get an advanced sense for the issues they plan to address at the focus session.

In this interview, I talk with Sarah Robbins, a TA Instructor in English at Ball State University, about her experiences in teaching classes in the immersive learning environment Second Life. I ask her about the teaching and learning objectives that led her to try to teach in Second Life, as well as the level of technical expertise she feels is or isn't necessary to teach in that online space. We also discuss the benefits she has found that students derive from learning in Second Life, as well as the benefits she has realized as a developing faculty member by teaching in an immersive learning environment.

On the first day of the focus session, March 27, Sarah will conduct a project parlor on her teaching activities in Second Life, which will give all of the session participants a brief overview of her efforts. Participants will then have the option of attending either one of two concurrent sessions Sarah will hold on the second day of the event, March 28, during which she will engage them in her Second Life virtual classroom and help them get a sense for how teaching in that environment works.