Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from Clark Boyd - it is a year-end wrap-up with a collection of pieces about computer viruses, malware, and computer security. This podcast was posted to the web on 16 December 2005 at:http://worldstechpodcast.blogspot.com/2005/12/show-notes-for-tech-podcast-68.htmlAs regular listeners to my podcast know, "Clark Boyd is The World's technology correspondent. Whether it's high-tech or low-tech, old-tech or new-tech ... whether it's happening in Tokyo, Timbuktu or Toronto ... Clark's job is to roam the planet in search of stories that illuminate how technology is being used in a global context." See:http://www.theworld.org/technology/The World is a co-production of the BBC World Service, Public Radio International, and WGBH Public Radio.As always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.Happy New Year to everyone!Best regards,Burks===========================Technorati Tags: computer virus, malware, computer security, podcast, Clark Boyd===========================
Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from John Merrow, in which he spoke with Ben Wildavsky, education editor of U.S. News & World Report, about the "art of college rankings". The original podcast was published on 8 December 2005 at:http://johnmerrow.blogspot.com/2005/12/us-news-rankings-john-merrow-podcast.htmlJohn Merrow has been an education reporter for over 30 years and correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. He profiles significant issues in k-12 and higher education. His biosketch is at:http://www.pbs.org/merrow/tv/young_scientists/YSJM_merrow_bio.pdfAs always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.I hope you enjoy this podcast!Best regards,Burks========================Technorati Tags: John Merrow, higher education, USNWR, college rankings, podcast========================John Merrow BioJohn Merrow began his career as an education reporter with National Public Radio in 1974, when he created "Options in Education." That series earned more than two dozen broadcasting awards, including the George Polk Award in 1982. From 1985 to 1990 he was education correspondent for The MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, and in 1993 he created The Merrow Report for PBS, followed by the NPR series of the same name in 1997. In 2000 he returned to The NewsHour to provide occasional reports on education. Learning Matters, Inc., Merrow's production company, has been co-producing documentaries with the PBS series FRONTLINE since 2001. Merrow won a Peabody Award in 2001 for "School Sleuth: The Case of the Excellent School," which aired on PBS. Merrow earned a Bachelors Degree from Dartmouth College in 1964, a Masters Degree in American Studies from Indiana University in 1968, and a doctorate in Education and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1973.
Hi everyone! Today's selection is from the Educational Technology Center at Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, PA (a suburb of Philadelphia). Bryn Mawr College is a private college for women. This podcast, which is entitled "Click and Double-Click: Episode 10" was originally published on 6 December 2005 at:http://www.brynmawr.edu/etc/etcblog/2005/12/click-and-double-click-episode-10.htmlThis podcast is a discussion about handheld book devices (with "e-ink") and tablet computers. The discussion involves Click (Laura Blankenship) and Double-Click (Mike Zarro), of the Educational Technology Center at Bryn Mawr College.As always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.I hope you enjoy this podcast!Best regards,Burks=======================Technorati Tags: e-ink, tablet PC, podcast, Bryn Mawr College=======================
Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from Edupodder, with a conversation with Gwen Dapper, from San Jose State University. It was posted to the web as "podcast 15" at:http://www.edupodder.com/session_detail.htmlThe show notes included:"A very fun and candid conversation with Gwen Dapper on December 2, 2005. Gwen is a web developer and an Instructional Technologist from San Jose State University. Gwen has just finished a course description for a proposed class on Podcasting at San Jose State University. She and I talk as we look over her course outline. She hopes to teach this course at San Jose State soon. We discuss this course and the applications of podcasting in education."Gwen Dapper's resume is online at:http://www.daisydo.com/resume/As always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.I hope you enjoy this podcast!Best regards,Burks========================Technorati Tags: Edupodder, Gwen Dapper, podcast, SJSU, CSU, California State University, podcasting, pedagogy========================
Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the Future Tense show produced by American Public Media. In this podcast, Brian Cooley talks about science songs that can be found on the Internet. This podcast was posted to the web on 5 December 2005 at:http://www.publicradio.org/columns/futuretense/The show notes included:"University of Washington biology lecturer Greg Crowther believes in the power of song to teach about metabolism, neuroscience and energy production in muscle cells. Crowther has written many songs about science that you can find on the Internet. In fact there are thousands of science songs out there on the 'Net. Some are meant to instruct, others to entertain. Nearly all have a high cornball factor."As always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.Best regards,Burks==========================Technorati Tags: American Public Media, Greg Crowther, science songs==========================APM's Future Tense PodcastFuture Tense is a daily program that chronicles the social impact of computers, the Internet, and technology in general. Future Tense is produced by American Public Media.
Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast produced by Allan Carrington, from the University of Adelaide, in South Australia. In this podcast, Allan speaks with the 2005 EDUCAUSE Teaching and Learning Award winners from Virginia Tech about their faculty development program. This podcast was published on 27 October 2005 at:http://connect.educause.edu/blog/mpasiewicz/an_interview_with_the_2005_systemic_progress_in_teaching_and_learning_award_winners/1486[This is a very long URL and is on 3 lines.]As always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.Best regards,Burks==========================Technorati Tags: EDUCAUSE, faculty development, Virginia Tech, Allan Carrington==========================http://www.adelaide.edu.au/clpd/about/clpdstaff/carringtona.htmlAllan CarringtonInstructional DesignerUniversity of AdelaideAllan is an Instructional Designer with the CLPD and has a background in printing, publishing, web development and educational multimedia. As well he has worked in learning and teaching in the VET sector and higher education. Allan has led schools (courses) in Hawaii and Texas USA, as well as Paraguay. He has taught in communications, marketing and research, print production and using the Internet for education. Allan has extensive experience in online collaboration and facilitation.===========================
Hi everyone! Since today is Christmas, I thought I would do something to showcase children - so today's selection is a podcast that was produced by second-graders in Mrs. Mill's class at Murfee Elementary School in Lubbock, TX. I think it is amazing to see what these "digital natives" are able to accomplish! If they are podcasting in second grade, what will they expect when they go to college ten years later?The podcast was originally published on 14 December 2005, as the fifth in a series for this class. In the original posting, they wrote:"Our fifth class podcast features Memories of 2nd Grade, A teacher interview with Mrs. Rollo (our principal), Student News and Planting Science! Program Time: 8 min 20 sec."See: http://millsmurfee.blogspot.com/2005/12/mills-murfee-podcast5-14-december-2005.htmlThanks to Wesley Fryer for helping with this podcast. Wesley is the Director of Instructional Support Services and Webmaster for the College of Education at Texas Tech University, and he has been assisting Mrs. Mills' students with the technical aspects of producing these podcasts.As always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.Best regards,Burks=======================Technorati Tags: podcast, Murfee Elementary School, Wesley Fryer
Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from John Merrow, in which he spoke with Amherst College President Tony Marx. The original podcast was published on 1 December 2005 at:http://johnmerrow.blogspot.com/2005/12/liberal-education-john-merrow-podcast.htmlJohn Merrow has been an education reporter for over 30 years and correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. He profiles significant issues in k-12 and higher education. His biosketch is at:http://www.pbs.org/merrow/tv/young_scientists/YSJM_merrow_bio.pdfAs always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.I hope you enjoy this podcast!Best regards,Burks========================Technorati Tags: John Merrow, higher education, Amherst College, liberal arts, podcast========================John Merrow BioJohn Merrow began his career as an education reporter with National Public Radio in 1974, when he created "Options in Education." That series earned more than two dozen broadcasting awards, including the George Polk Award in 1982. From 1985 to 1990 he was education correspondent for The MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, and in 1993 he created The Merrow Report for PBS, followed by the NPR series of the same name in 1997. In 2000 he returned to The NewsHour to provide occasional reports on education. Learning Matters, Inc., Merrow's production company, has been co-producing documentaries with the PBS series FRONTLINE since 2001. Merrow won a Peabody Award in 2001 for "School Sleuth: The Case of the Excellent School," which aired on PBS. Merrow earned a Bachelors Degree from Dartmouth College in 1964, a Masters Degree in American Studies from Indiana University in 1968, and a doctorate in Education and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1973.
Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast produced by Drexel University. It is the 4th in their "Drexel eLearning Minute" series, and is entitled "Strategies for Succeeding in an Online College Course." It was posted to the web at:http://www.drexel.com/podcast/The show notes included:"Drexel University, Philadelphia’s technological university, recently launched the fourth installment of its "Drexel e-Learning Minute" podcast series, which was created in August to address the unique issues and circumstances that new online students encounter and to provide prospective online learners with the tools needed for success.""The fourth issue in the series is titled Strategies for Succeeding in an Online College Course and is hosted by Dr. Kenneth Hartman, Academic Director of Drexel e-Learning. In this podcast, Hartman provides first-time online learners with helpful tips to ensure a successful online experience. This podcast covers such topics as getting to know your instructor, establishing expectations with family and friends, netiquette, time management and much more."A transcript of this podcast is available at:http://www.drexel.com/podcast/podcast_issue4.htmAs always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.Best regards,Burks======================Technorati Tags: Drexel University, podcast, e-learning======================About Dr. Kenneth HartmanDr. Kenneth Hartman is an internationally renowned educator, having served the past 25-years as an associate professor (Instructional Technology), academic administrator, and consultant at several leading universities, including the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Delaware, New York Institute of Technology, and Widener University. He is the author of numerous publications related to educational technology (books, articles, CD-ROMs), and formerly a syndicated newspaper columnist, television talk show host, and commissioned military officer. He can be seen on NBC10 (Philadelphia), as the station’s on-air technology contributor.=======================
Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast produced by Cole Camplese, who is the new Director of Education Technology Services at Penn State University. For the past six years, Mr. Camplese served as the Director of the IST Solutions Institute in the School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) at Penn State.In this podcast, Mr. Camplese talks about educational technologies at Penn State. The podcast was published on 15 December 2005 at:http://camplesegroup.com/blog/?p=293The show notes included:"Here I am trying another microphone in my office on a really snowy cold day here in State College. This podcast isn’t much more than a quick status update on some of the things we are doing here in my new place … looking at what it would mean to really jump into the podcasting and blogging space here. We met today as a group to really just bring our thoughts and some issues to light. I thought I’d recapture some of the thinking we dropped on each other and just ramble a bit. The podcast is about 12 minutes long and weighs in at 12 MB. Might be worth downloading … I will say the levels are a little low on this and I think the Samson microphone is a better deal, but that’s Just my two cents."Mr. Camplese's biographies can be found on his website at:http://camplesegroup.com/blog/?page_id=68http://camplesegroup.com/blog/?page_id=70As always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.Best regards,Burks======================Technorati Tags: Cole Camplese, educational technologies
Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast produced by Stuart Glogoff at the University of Arizona. In this podcast, Mr. Glogoff describes how he used podcasting in his online class, IRLS588, Information Technology In Libraries, at the University of Arizona this past summer.In an e-mail to me this fall, Mr. Glogoff wrote "As the summer course ended, I asked students to answer a short anonymous online survey about their experiences with podcasting in the course. I have short blog entry (Aug. 18th entry) about this at http://blog.ltc.arizona.edu/stuartg/ with a little podcast/MP3 I made about the results. The survey responses can be seen at http://elearn.arizona.edu/podcasting/irls588survey/."His class website is at:http://elearn.arizona.edu/irls588/More information about Mr. Glogoff at:http://elearn.arizona.edu/stuartg/resume/resume.htmAs always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.I hope you enjoy this podcast!Best regards,Burks=====================Technorati Tags: podcast, Stuart Glogoff
Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the Future Tense show produced by American Public Media. In this short podcast, host Jon Gordon hears about the most interesting "data disasters" that Ontrack Data Recovery dealt with in the past year. Don't let any of this happen to you! This podcast was posted to the web on 15 December 2005 at:http://www.publicradio.org/columns/futuretense/The show notes included:"Engineers at computer repair company Ontrack Data Recovery get some bizarre cases. They've compiled a list of their top 10 most interesting data disasters. They involve dogs, hammers, cockroaches and a Major League Baseball team."As always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.Best regards,Burks==========================Technorati Tags: Ontrack Data Recovery, data disaster, data recovery==========================APM's Future Tense PodcastFuture Tense is a daily program that chronicles the social impact of computers, the Internet, and technology in general. Future Tense is produced by American Public Media.
Hi everyone! Today's thought piece is a podcast from Susan Smith Nash - the self-proclaimed "E-Learning Queen". Susan is an administrator at Excelsior College, and very involved with her institution's online programs. She is a prolific blogger and podcaster - see her website at:http://www.beyondutopia.net/The original poscast "Goal-Setting and Self-Regulation in Online Courses: The Basics" was published on 7 December 2005 at:http://elearnqueen.blogspot.com/2005/12/goal-setting-and-self-regulation-in.htmlIn the shownotes, Susan wrote:"Goal-setting, which is an aspect of self-regulation, can be a vital part of an adult student's success in online learning. It increases motivation dramatically, not only by building in rewards, but also by increasing skill levels and perceived self-efficacy."I had the pleasure of meeting Susan at the Sloan-C annual conference in Orlando, FL, in November 2005, and hearing one of her conference presentations. She clearly is a leader in the e-learning field, and we're all fortunate that she is sharing her thoughts in this area through her podcasts.As always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.Best regards,Burks=====================Technorati Tags: Susan Smith Nash, goals, online learning=====================http://elearnqueen.blogspot.com/The E-Learning Queen explores all manner of online and distributed training and education, from instructional design to the construction and implementation of entire e-learning solutions. She finds real-world e-learning issues and applications particularly intriguing; in higher education, military, K-12, and corporate and humanitarian / not-for-profit realms.
Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast with an interview of Ken Spelke, Associate Dean for Information Technology and Research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Mr. Spelke is interviewd by Matt Pasiewicz (of Educause). This interview was posted to the web on 31 October 2005 at:http://connect.educause.edu/An_Interview_With_Ken_SpelkeThe show notes included the following:"This 20 minute recording collects thoughts on a range of topics from Ken Spelke, Associate Dean for Information Technology and Research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Let's listen in as he shares some comments on the digitial divide, ADEC, i-schools, community informatics, the library profession and more."More information about Matt Pasiewicz athttp://connect.educause.edu/user/mpasiewiczAs always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.I hope you enjoy this podcast!Best regards,Burks=====================Technorati Tags: Ken Spelke, digital divide, information technology=====================http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/gslis/people/alumni/newsletters/eUpdate3_4.htmlSpelke Named First Associate Dean for Information Technology and ResearchGSLIS has hired Ken Spelke to be its first Associate Dean for Information Technology and Research. Starting July 16th, Spelke will oversee the IT staff's systems, applications, and user-services groups; the School's long-range planning for information technology, including the technical components of the LEEP program; and IT-related research centers and facilities(including the Information Systems Research Lab, Prairienet, and the Library Research Center).
Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from George Siemens, who is best known for his Connectivism learning theory. This podcast was posted to the web on 11 October 2005 at:http://www.connectivism.ca/blog/categorylist_html?cat_id=7In the show notes for this podcast, Mr. Siemens wrote:"I've been playing around with podcasting...and expect to make it a fairly regular habit. (If you would like to subscribe via RSS, or if you use a podcast aggregator, here's the channel.) I've recorded a fairly short podcast (5 minutes) on Connections vs. Content."Mr. Siemens is a prolific blogger - see his blog at:http://www.connectivism.ca/blog/As always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.I hope you enjoy this podcast!Best regards,Burks=====================Technorati Tags: George Siemens, connectivism=====================Bio of George Siemenshttp://www.elearnspace.org/about.htm
Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast produced by Allan Carrington, from the University of Adelaide, in South Australia. In this podcast, Allan speaks with Jason Baker and Glen Moriarty about Social Networking. This podcasts was published on 11 November 2005 at:http://connect.educause.edu/blog/allanadl/virginia_beach_and_australia_we_were_social_networking_about_social_networking/1570[This is a very long URL and is on 3 lines.]The show notes for this podcast included the following:"The previous blog and podcast was my first from Virginia Beach. Jason Baker from Regent University and I began talking about Social Networks and an exciting new concept in Learning Management Systems based on a Social Networking model, called Scholar 360. The podcast is so engaging I just had to capture more from Glen Moriarty the creator and project leader. So Glen and Jason joined me from the other side of the world and we recorded a podcast this very day (Nov 11 ... at least in Australia it is) using the wonderful social networking software SKYPE. There are more details on how we did this at the end of this blog if you are interested."As always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.Best regards,Burks==========================Technorati Tags: Social Networking, Skype==========================http://www.adelaide.edu.au/clpd/about/clpdstaff/carringtona.htmlAllan CarringtonInstructional DesignerUniversity of AdelaideAllan is an Instructional Designer with the CLPD and has a background in printing, publishing, web development and educational multimedia. As well he has worked in learning and teaching in the VET sector and higher education. Allan has led schools (courses) in Hawaii and Texas USA, as well as Paraguay. He has taught in communications, marketing and research, print production and using the Internet for education. Allan has extensive experience in online collaboration and facilitation.
Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from "IT Conversations", in which Scott Mace talked with Dick Hardt, Founder and CEO of Sxip Identity. In this discussion, Mr. Hardt talks about Identity 2.0. This podcast was posted to the web on 27 October 2004 at:http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail294.htmlThe show notes included the following:"Dick Hardt begins his talk with a brief overview of notions of identity and how that compares with what is actually required in an increasingly digitised world. According to Hardt, Identity 2.0 is definitely coming, but in what shape and delivered by what technologies remains unknown and unknowable at the moment. Hardt differentiates Identity 1.0 from Identity 2.0 by describing the move from a directory centric environment where authentication means simply that your identity is registered on a web site's directory to a user centric environment where an identity can truly be applied to a variety of web sites. He believes this will happen because the recent history of technological initiatives shows that open and simple wins out."If you haven't seen Mr. Hardt's presentation at the Web 2.0 conference yet, it is well worth viewing - see:http://www.identity20.com/media/OSCON2005/As always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.Best regards,Burks==========================Technorati Tags: Dick Hardt, Identity 2.0, digital identity==========================
Hi everyone! Today's selection is from the Educational Technology Center at Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, PA (a suburb of Philadelphia). Bryn Mawr College is a private college for women. This podcast, which is entitled "Click and Double-Click: Episode 2" was originally published on 11 March 2005 at:http://www.brynmawr.edu/etc/etcblog/2005/03/click-and-double-click-episode-2.htmlThis podcast is a discussion about sypware and podcasting between Click (Laura Blankenship) and Double-Click (Mike Zarro), of the Educational Technology Center at Bryn Mawr College.As always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.I hope you enjoy this podcast!Best regards,Burks=======================Technorati Tags: spyware, podcasting=======================
Hi everyone! Today I have an extra selection - I couldn't let this one go by. It seems that everyone is podcasting now - even the folks at the Democratic National Committee (DNC). The inaugural podcast for the DNC features none other than Howard Dean. This podcast was posted to the web on 6 December 2005 at:http://www.dnc.org/a/2005/12/howard_dean_hea.phpThe show notes included the following:"The Democratic National Committee today unveiled its new Podcast, the latest example of Democratic efforts to reach Americans across the country using the newest technology. The DNC’s Podcast, a brief audio broadcast that listeners can download for play on portable music devices or on computers, will give listeners a chance to regularly hear updates from party leaders, newsmakers, strategists, policy makers, and the grassroots of the Democratic Party."As always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.Best regards,Burks=====================Technorati Tags: Howard Dean, DNC=====================
Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the Future Tense show produced by American Public Media. In this podcast, Brian Cooley talks about alternatives to the iPod. This podcast was posted to the web on 8 December 2005 at:http://www.publicradio.org/columns/futuretense/The show notes included:"iPods are proving to be a popular purchase again this holiday season, but there are some very viable alternatives to the ubiquitous digital music players from Apple. Brian Cooley reviews gadgets for CNET. He likes these players: Sony Network Walkman HD5, Archos Gimini 100, Creative Nomad Jukebox Zen".As always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.Best regards,Burks==========================Technorati Tags: iPod, mp3 player, Sony Network Walkman, Archos, Creative Jukebox
==========================APM's Future Tense PodcastFuture Tense is a daily program that chronicles the social impact of computers, the Internet, and technology in general. Future Tense is produced by American Public Media.
Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast with an interview of Alfred Essa, Executive Director of the .LRN Consortium. Mr. Essa is interviewed by Matt Pasiewicz (of Educause). This interview was posted to the web on 9 November 2005 at:http://connect.educause.edu/Alfred_Essa_OSS_Interview_E05The show notes included the following:"This 30 minute recording with Alfred Essa, Executive Director of the .LRN Consortium, gathers his thoughts on open source, blogs, podcasts, java, .LRN and a range of other topics."More information about Matt Pasiewicz athttp://connect.educause.edu/user/mpasiewiczAs always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.I hope you enjoy this podcast!Best regards,Burks=====================Technorati Tags: Alfred Essa, open source, .LRN=====================http://www.educause.edu/750?ID=26643Alfred H. Essa is Executive Director of Information Technology at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. As Sloan’s Chief Information Officer, he is responsible for the overall leadership, management, and organization of Sloan’s information technology and educational technology operations and initiatives.Mr. Essa is founder and chair of the Executive Board of .LRN(pronounced “dotLearn”), an open-source project and e-learning platform based on the Open Architecture Community System (OACS) toolkit. He is also the Principal Investigator of iLearn, a research effort to build the next generation Learning Management System utilizing the strengths of open source and proprietary tools. iLearn is funded by iCampus, an MIT-Microsoft Research Alliance.
Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from "IT Conversations" - it is Prof. Lawrence Lessig's keynote presentation at the OSBC 2005 conference: "Clearing the Air About Open Source". Prof. Lessing is on the faculty at Stanford Law School. This podcast was recorded on 6 April 2005 and posted to the web at:http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail497.htmlThe show notes included:""Fight!" exhorts Professor Lawrence Lessig as he rallies the open source community in what he calls the war against monopolistic businesses. How is this war affecting the culture of innovation? How do you need to defend your right to innovate? Hear Professor Lessig lay bare with his powerful arguments the stories behind the defining milestones of this war starting with the historic 1976 Sony Betamax judgment, in his keynote talk at the OSBC 2005."I should warn you that this podcast is just over 1 hour in duration - but well worth listening to on a winter Sunday!As always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.Best regards,Burks==========================Technorati Tags: Lawrence Lessig, Open Source, innovation==========================Lawrence LessigLawrence Lessig is a Professor of Law and John A. Wilson Distinguished Faculty Scholar at Stanford Law School. Professor Lessig is the chairman of the board of Creative Commons, founder of the school's Center for Internet and Society and a sits on the board of directors for the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the Public Library of Science. In 2002, Lessig was named one of Scientific American's Top 50 Innovators, and the American Bar Association recently awarded him the Cyberspace Law Excellence Award.==================================
Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast about "gadgetry" from NCQ Talk. This podcast was posted to the web on 28 November 2005 at:http://www.ncqtalk.com/?p=27The show notes for this podcast included:"Susan, Kris and Dan share their favorite toys - goodies for your holiday shopping lists!"The NCQ Talk podcasts are hosted by Kris Smith (the Nerd), Dan Balzer (the Canadian), and Susan Manning (from the Quaker State) - it is clear from listening to their podcasts that they have great chemistry between themselves - and they are very knowledgeable about Internet technologies and online learning. Their biographical sketches are linked from the NCQ Talk website. NCQ Talk is sponsored by Palegroove Studios in partnership with the Learning Times Network.As always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.Best regards,Burks==========================
Technorati Tags: iRiver, Furl, technology
Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast produced by Go Digital, from the BBC. This podcast was posted to the web on 18 November 2005 at:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/1478157.stmThe show notes for this podcast included:"This week Science in Action makes way for our sister programme, Go Digital, and a special discussion from the UN's World Summit on the Information Society. Gareth Mitchell leads a panel and floor debate from the summit in Tunis on the central theme of delivering truly global connectivity by 2015."As always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.Best regards,Burks====================http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/1478157.stmGareth Mitchell is the never-ageing face of Go Digital. Starting out as a broadcast engineer, he traded climbing TV transmitter masts for science and technology journalism about 10 years ago. His favourite gadgets include his digital radio, digital camera and ancient Psion personal organiser.
Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast produced by Cole Camplese, who is the new Director of Education Technology Services at Penn State University. For the past six years, Mr. Camplese served as the Director of the IST Solutions Institute in the School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) at Penn State.In this podcast, Mr. Camplese talks about podcasting with the Samson C01U microphone and Audio Hijack Pro. The podcast was published on 25 November 2005 at:http://camplesegroup.com/blog/?p=285The show notes included:"I recently got a new Samson C01U USB microphone and have tried a couple of times to get a decent podcast going with it. It is a great mic, but I haven’t been able to get my whole mix thing going. My big goal is to not use a bunch of goofy system settings to make it happen … I just want to be able to turn on my Mac, plug in my mic, open an application, and start recording … I don’t want to use SoundFlower or anything else — simple is the solution I am after. If this is going to make it to the classroom, it has to be easy. At any rate, here is a sample podcast that sort of talks about this post and some of the history and thinking behind it all."Mr. Camplese's biographies can be found on his website at:http://camplesegroup.com/blog/?page_id=68http://camplesegroup.com/blog/?page_id=70As always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.Best regards,Burks
Hi everyone! I don't usually post such LONG podcasts, but this one is worth an hour of your time. It is a discussion with Jay Cross and George Siemens - the podcast topics include connectivism, informal learning, objectivity vs. subjectivity, corporate and higher education, and lots more.Bio of Jay Crosshttp://www.jaycross.com/#aboutjayBio of George Siemenshttp://www.elearnspace.org/about.htmEach of these individuals are prolific bloggers - see:Jay's blog:http://metatime.blogspot.com/index.htmlGeorge's blog:http://www.connectivism.ca/blog/The original podcast was published on 3 November 2005 as EdTechTalk#23 - see:http://edtechtalk.com/A transcript is available at:http://edtechtalk.com/EdTechTalk_23_Chat_TranscriptAs always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.Best regards,Burks
Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from John Merrow, in which he spoke with Western Kentucky University President Gary Ransdell about the topic of transforming a university. The original podcast was published on 27 October 2005 at:http://johnmerrow.blogspot.com/John Merrow has been an education reporter for over 30 years and correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. He profiles significant issues in k-12 and higher education. His biosketch is at:http://www.pbs.org/merrow/tv/young_scientists/YSJM_merrow_bio.pdfAs always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.I hope you enjoy this podcast!Best regards,Burks========================John Merrow BioJohn Merrow began his career as an education reporter with National Public Radio in 1974, when he created "Options in Education." That series earned more than two dozen broadcasting awards, including the George Polk Award in 1982. From 1985 to 1990 he was education correspondent for The MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, and in 1993 he created The Merrow Report for PBS, followed by the NPR series of the same name in 1997. In 2000 he returned to The NewsHour to provide occasional reports on education. Learning Matters, Inc., Merrow's production company, has been co-producing documentaries with the PBS series FRONTLINE since 2001. Merrow won a Peabody Award in 2001 for "School Sleuth: The Case of the Excellent School," which aired on PBS. Merrow earned a Bachelors Degree from Dartmouth College in 1964, a Masters Degree in American Studies from Indiana University in 1968, and a doctorate in Education and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1973.
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Technorati Tags: John Merrow, Gary Ransdell, higher education
Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast produced by Allan Carrington, from the University of Adelaide, in South Australia. In this podcast, Allan speaks with Professor Stephen Heppell, who is heading up the Learn3K initiative in Dublin, Ireland. See:http://www.learn3k.org/This podcast was posted to the web on 4 December 2005 at:http://connect.educause.edu/blog/allanadl/dublin_ireland_talking_with_professor_stephen_heppell_episode_1_learning_in_the_third_millennium/1691[This is a very long URL and is on 3 lines.]The show notes included:"This is the first episode of a wonderful conversation we had together in Dublin. In this podcast Stephen and I are joined by Gavin Dykes of the UK Dept for Education and Skills and together we explore the characterisitics of learning of the young people today."As always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.I hope you enjoy this podcast!Best regards,Burks=================http://www.adelaide.edu.au/clpd/about/clpdstaff/carringtona.htmlAllan CarringtonInstructional DesignerUniversity of Adelaide Allan is an Instructional Designer with the CLPD and has a background in printing, publishing, web development and educational multimedia. As well he has worked in learning and teaching in the VET sector and higher education. Allan has led schools (courses) in Hawaii and Texas USA, as well as Paraguay. He has taught in communications, marketing and research, print production and using the Internet for education. Allan has extensive experience in online collaboration and facilitation.
Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from Dr. Margaret Maag, of the University of San Francisco School of Nursing. The podcast is an interview with Prof. Ray Schroeder, who is the Director of the Office of Technology-Enhanced Learning (OTEL) at the University of Illinois at Springfield. This interview was conducted over the Internet using Skype software (http://www.skype.com/). It was originally published to the web on 2 December 2005 at: http://margaretspod.blogspot.com/2005/12/skype-interview-with-professor-ray.html More about Dr. Maag at: http://www.maagnursing.com/bio.php As always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page. I hope you enjoy this podcast! Best regards, Burks ========================= From the show notes: Ray Schroeder is Professor Emeritus of Communication and Director of the Office of Technology-Enhanced Learning (OTEL) at the University of Illinois at Springfield, and Faculty Associate at the University of Illinois Online. He has taught more than two dozen online classes. As Director of Technology-Enhanced Learning he is dedicated to faculty development and pedagogical support of the online initiative. As Faculty Associate, Schroeder is engaged in the formation of online learning policy for the University of Illinois. He is a Sloan Consortium Distinguished Scholar in Online Learning 2002-2003 and the recipient of the 2002 Sloan-C award for the "Most Outstanding Achievement in ALN by an Individual." For more information about the Schroeder & Maag collaborative international academic podcast repository, "Ed-Cast," point to the UIS Ed Tech page: http://www.uis.edu/podcasting/projects/index.html
Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from EDUCAUSE - the first in a series called the "Pocket Edition". It was posted to the web by EDUCAUSE Vice President Diana Oblinger on 14 October 2005 - see:http://connect.educause.edu/blog/dianao/invasion_of_the_ipods_educause_pocket_edition_1/1386The show notes for this podcast included the following:"Invasion of the iPods, the first in EDUCAUSE’s new Pocket Edition audio series, discusses the MP3 player phenomenon and its increasing impact on higher education. Through interviews with students, faculty, and administrators involved in Duke University’s iPod project, this EDUCAUSE Pocket Edition highlights the features and functionality of MP3 players, as well as their current and potential academic applications. Listen to Invasion of the iPods to get a brief, engaging overview of a technology that’s sweeping campuses nationwide—and possibly your own."More about Diana Oblinger at:http://www.educause.edu/PeerDirectory/750?ID=28818As always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page.I hope you enjoy this podcast!Best regards,Burks
Hi everyone! Today's selection is a recent podcast from the BBC. It was posted on 2 November 2005 at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/1478157.stm The show notes state: "This week: We speak to one of the inventors of the sub $100 PC, more from the World Summit on the Information Society, linking computers to fight malaria, plus podcasting grows up with its own expo." "Welcome to Go Digital, the weekly BBC World Service programme that looks at how technology is changing our lives. Each week we explore the world of digital technology in all its forms. Almost every country on the planet has the internet and the mobile phone. The world is truly switched on to the digital age. But what does it all mean, what benefits can such technology provide, and who's in control? Tune in to Go Digital to hear the answers. Each week we will be speaking to leading figures in the computer industry. We tap into the BBC's network of reporters around the world to bring us the technology stories making the news where you are, changing the world around you." "Gareth Mitchell is the never-ageing face of Go Digital. Starting out as a broadcast engineer, he traded climbing TV transmitter masts for science and technology journalism about 10 years ago. His favourite gadgets include his digital radio, digital camera and ancient Psion personal organiser." As always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page. I hope you enjoy this podcast! Best regards, Burks
Hi everyone! Today's selection is from the Future Tense program from American Public Media. The podcast was posted to: http://www.publicradio.org/columns/futuretense/ on 29 November 2005, and discusses the recent report from the Pew Internet and American Life project, which was entitled "Relief donations after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and use of the Internet to get disaster news". See: http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/168/report_display.asp The Future Tense shownotes included: "A new study finds the 'Net is rapidly changing the way Americans donate to charities and get news. The Pew Internet and American Life Project says hurricanes Katrina and Rita demonstrate the changing landscape. Pew Researcher John Horrigan says charities received online donations from roughly 13 million Americans in the hurricanes' aftermath." As always, the orange title above has a link to the mp3 file with the podcast, and you can subscribe to the RSS feed for "Burks' Selections" using the address on the orange XML icon in the right column on the page. I hope you enjoy this podcast! Best regards, Burks ===================== Produced and hosted by Jon Gordon, Future Tense brings you the latest technology topics in daily five-minute capsules. From electronic privacy and digital democracy to spam and computer worms, Future Tense keeps you up to date on the rapidly changing world of technology. American Public Media is one of the nation's premier public radio producers. Some 20 national programs and specials, including A Prairie Home Companion®, Marketplace® and Saint Paul Sunday® comprise the American Public Media portfolio. 14.7 million people listen to American Public Media programs each week.
