EDUCAUSE | Podcasts and Net Generation Learner

Podcast: Net Generation: A Student Affairs Perspective - An Interview with Leslie Dare

gbayne — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:34:18 -0500

In this 12 minute podcast, we feature an interview with Leslie Dare, Director of Distance Education & Tech Services for Student Affairs at North Carolina State University. She presented a plenary session at the 2007 ELI Fall Focus Session entitled, "Keeping Pace with the Net Generation: A Student Affairs Perspective"

The student affairs division can be a valuable partner in developing a campus response to Net Generation issues. In addition to improving the “Net IQ” of staff on campus, student affairs can and should play a significant role in assessing the impact of technology on student development and behavior, crafting policies and procedures, and educating students about technology rights and responsibilities.

Kate Wittenberg on How Students Are Transforming the World of Information

jcummings — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:11:10 -0600

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.

Carie Windham on the Net Generation Perspective

jcummings — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 13:45:18 -0600

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.

NLII 2005 Summer Focus Session: Barriers

jcummings — Fri, 08 Jul 2005 16:47:00 -0500

With all the technology for institutions to choose from and utilize, implementing interactivity in the classroom may seem easy. Yet, many are still having difficulties. Throughout this conference, collaboration took place to try and hone in on some potential barriers between educators, administrators, students and technology.

Kate Salvadore, reporting

Calibrated Peer Review: 2005 Summer Focus Session Case Study

jcummings — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 13:16:00 -0500

The attached MP3 file contains the audio from UCLA professor Arlene Russell's presentation regarding Calibrated Peer Review (CPR) at the NLII 2005 Summer Focus Session. CPR engages students in formally reviewing and rating each other's work using a defined set of criteria; a Web-based application is used to support the process.

Dr. Russell's presentation is the second of two case studies presented at the session; the first case study was presented by NC State University professor Bob Beichner, who discussed the SCALE-UP project.

We experienced volume problems in capturing the original audio from which this file is taken, so I had to boost the volume quite a bit in post-production. As with the "Models of Interaction" track, this has led to a file with noticeable background buzz. However, Dr. Russell can be heard throughout the track with little problem, so I've decided to post the file for anyone interested.

SCALE-UP: 2005 Summer Focus Session Case Study

jcummings — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 15:38:00 -0500

The attached MP3 file contains the audio from NC State professor Bob Beichner's presentation at the NLII 2005 Summer Focus Session regarding SCALE-UP. The SCALE-UP project explores the redesign of classroom spaces and teaching approaches for large enrollment classes to generate greater student interaction and engagement with the learning process.

Dr. Beichner's presentation is the first of two case studies presented at the session; the second case study was presented by UCLA professor Arlene Russell, who discussed the Calibrated Peer Review process.

We experienced volume problems in capturing the original audio from which this file is taken, so I had to boost the volume quite a bit in post-production. As with the "Models of Interaction" track, this has led to a file with noticeable background buzz. However, Dr. Beichner can be heard throughout the track with little problem, so I've decided to post the file for anyone interested.

Session Closing - A Student's Perspective

jcummings — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 16:23:00 -0500

Recent NC State University graduate Carie Windham closed the NLII 2005 Summer Focus Session with her "Ten Commandments" for faculty regarding interactive learning and the use of technology to support it. Speaking not only as a recent student but a potential faculty member, Windham also emphasized what she had learned from the session that would influence her teaching in the future.

Summer Focus Session 2005: Student Perspectives

jcummings — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 09:05:00 -0500

At the 2005 Summer Focus Session, Michigan State journalism faculty member Bonnie Bucqueroux developed a video report based on the Student Perspective project parlor conducted by Michigan State student Sarah Marzec and recent NC State graduate Carie Windham. In addition to covering the parlor itself, Bonnie interviewed the students separately to get a deeper understanding of their views.

The attached MP3 file contains the audio track from Bonnie's video report, which focused on the student perspective regarding interactive approaches to teaching and learning.

Video - Student Perspective on Interactive Learning (Flash)

jcummings — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 08:30:00 -0500

At the NLII 2005 Summer Focus Session, Michigan State journalism faculty member Bonnie Bucqueroux developed a video report based on the Student Perspective project parlor conducted by Michigan State student Sarah Marzec and recent NC State graduate Carie Windham. In addition to covering the parlor itself, Bonnie interviewed the students separately to get a deeper understanding of their views.

Note: The video file is approx. 32 MB and provided in Macromedia Flash format (.swf). If you don't already have the Flash Player installed in your browser, you can download it from:

http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash

Models of Interaction - Diana Oblinger

jcummings — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 11:53:00 -0500

On the second day of the NLII 2005 Summer Focus Session, Diana Oblinger engaged session participants in a presentation regarding models for interactive learning. In addition to highlighting various models, she discussed their relative importance to teaching and learning given what we know about learning science and the characteristics of today's learners. The attached MP3 files contains the full audio recording of her presentation (approx. 40-45 mins.).

Due to problems with the initial recording of the session, I had to boost volume levels in post-production significantly, creating a noticeable background hum in certain parts of the file. My efforts to eliminate that hum through filtering without affecting the audio from Diana's presentation were unsuccessful. However, since the hum doesn't present a major distraction or obscure the main audio of the presentation, I decided to post the file for those who may be interested.