EDUCAUSE | Podcasts and Students

E07 Podcast: Using Emerging Student-Centered Technologies to Enhance the Curriculum

gbayne — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:18:15 -0500

This fifty-one minute podcast features the session from the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Meeting. "Using Emerging Student-Centered Technologies to Enhance the Curriculum," consists of a report on the Digital Enhanced Learning Initiative (DELI), which explores how student-centered technologies can enhance students' academic experiences. Students in five freshman seminars received an iPod or a digital camera to complete course work. Students keep the technology in exchange for sharing information on their use during their remaining four years at the college. You can also view PowerPoint slides for this presentation.

This session is presented by:

W. Lee Hisle, Vice President for Information Services and Librarian of the College, Connecticut College
Chris Penniman, Director, Instructional Technology, Connecticut College
Session convener: Sherida Downer, Coordinator, Educational Media and Technology Department, Auburn University

EDUCAUSE Now - Show #6 - Back To School: Helicopter Parents & Emergency Notification Systems

gbayne — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:35:01 -0500

Welcome to our back-to-school 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. Let us know what you would like to hear at podcast@educause.edu.

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This episode of EDUCAUSE Now features:

Helicopter Parents and Technology
(01:18–12:32)
The term “helicopter parents” refers to parents that are overly involved in their child’s life, usually at an educational institution. Why do some parents have trouble letting go once their child is ready to leave the home for university? Can technology help parents feel connected? We speak with three professionals that have extensive contact with parents and students:
Barrie Smith is the founder of MOFchat dot com, a support website for parents who are having difficulty adjusting to their children being on their own at school.
Terry Winters has been the Director for Academic Technology in the department of Computing & Information Services at the University of New Hampshire since 1996. She has been key in developing a Blackboard portal for parents, allowing them to access to instant bill pay and information on parent's association and student life at the university.
Tracy Mitrano is Director of IT Policy and University Computer Policy and Law Program in the Office of Information Technologies at Cornell University and has extensive contact with both parents and students through her office.
A Commentary from EDUCAUSE President Diana Oblinger
(12:33–15:33)
Diana considers the various facets of openness in higher education.
Emergency Notification Systems - Everyone on the Same Page
(16:13–23:30)
Choosing and implementing an emergency notification system is a complex undertaking. We speak with Mark Katsouros, Director of Telecommunication & Network Services at the University of Iowa (which underwent tremendous flooding in June ’08), and Bruce Myers, Business and Technology Analyst at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. They give their thoughts on the multitude of considerations when taking a layered approach to emergency notification.

Music for EDUCAUSE Now:

”Groove IT” by Denis Kitchen
“Lapse” by Might Could
“F1-11” by Blues Garden
”Lorge” by El Ten Eleven

Podcast: Today's Clash of Cultures on Campuses and the Role IT Needs to Play

gbayne — Fri, 30 May 2008 22:12:34 -0500

This 47 minute podcast features a keynote address from the EDUCAUSE 2008 Enterprise Conference. The speech, "Today's Clash of Cultures on Campuses and the Role IT Needs to Play," is by Morris W. Beverage Jr., President of Lakeland Community College.

Campuses today face a growing number of clashing cultures. Faculty struggle with traditional methods of teaching in an environment where demands for flexibility and convenience are rising. Learners increasingly treat a college degree like a commodity. Battles rage over resource allocation. Politicians are exerting influence on campus operations and outcomes. This session addresses these issues and the role IT departments need to play to help higher education not just survive, but thrive.

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.

EDUCAUSE2006 Podcast: Using CMS as Early Warning System

Carie417 — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 10:41:37 -0500

In this 41-minute recording from the 2006 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, we'll hear from John Campbell, Lukas Leftwich, and Stephen Wanger in a session entitled Student Persistence: Using the CMS as an Early Warning and Intervention System. They share an analysis of data collected from the institution's course management system and explain how it was used to construct highly accurate models for predicting student success in CMS courses.

EDUCAUSE2006 Podcast: Lessons in Student-Centered Service Design

Carie417 — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:37:50 -0600

In this 43-minute recording from the 2006 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, we'll hear from Isabella O'Neill, Jason Snyder, Lisa Veloz, and Jean Zappe in a session entitled Tell Us What You Want: Lessons in Student-Centered Service Design. They will share how Bucknell University has reached out to students through formalized outreach efforts to find out what students want to see on campus.

E2005 Podcast: Electronic Assessment Portfolios

podcaster — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 17:57:36 -0600

This 44 minute recording provides coverage of the 2005 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference Session entitled Electronic Assessment Portfolios: Involving Students in the Assessment Process.

E2005 Podcast: ECAR Study of Students and Information Technology, 2005

podcaster — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:56:48 -0600

This 53 minute recording provides coverage of the 2005 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference Session entitled ECAR Study of Students and Information Technology, 2005.