The Latest from the Museum of Science

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the Museum of Science in Boston, and it deals with "Ben Franklin at 300 and the Origins of Complex Life". It was posted to the web on 13 January 2006 at:

http://www.mos.org/cst/article/6140/1.html

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: podcast, Museum of Science, Boston, Ben Franklin, origins of life

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For more information about the Museum of Science in Boston, see:

http://www.mos.org/doc/1082

Doug Engelbart, Inventor of the Computer Mouse

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from NerdTV, in which host Robert Cringely interviewed Doug Engelbart, the inventor of the computer mouse. The original podcast was published on 9 December 2005 as Show #11 at:

http://www.pbs.org/cringely/nerdtv/shows/

The show notes included:

"Doug invented computer networks, time sharing, graphical user interfaces, and the mouse--all while driving to work one day in 1951. Really."

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: NerdTV, Robert Cringely, Doug Engelbart, podcast, computer mouse

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What is NerdTV?

NerdTV is a new weekly online TV show from PBS.org technology columnist Robert X. Cringely. NerdTV is essentially Charlie Rose for geeks - a one-hour interview show with a single guest from the world of technology. Guests like Sun Microsystems co-founder Bill Joy or Apple computer inventor Steve Wozniak are household names if your household is nerdy enough, but as historical figures and geniuses in their own right, they have plenty to say to ALL of us. NerdTV is distributed under a Creative Commons license so viewers can legally share the shows with their friends and even edit their own versions. If not THE future of television, NerdTV represents a future of television for niche audiences that have deep interest in certain topics.

Ed Tech Coast to Coast #2

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from The Savvy Technologist, aka Tim Wilson. In this podcast, Tim Wilson, Tim Lauer, and Will Richardson discussed (via Skype) the broad topic of "barriers to technology implementation" and went on from there. This podcast was posted to the web on 2 September 2005 at:

http://technosavvy.org/?p=293

The show notes included:

"It's not exactly an earth-shattering insight, but I was reminded how similar the challenges are for those of us out there trying to inspire, convince, and train teachers to use technology in new ways. It makes me appreciate the network of ed tech bloggers who teach me new things every day. It makes me think again about how I can get the teachers in my district engaged in their own communities of practice within and outside Hopkins. It's an enormous challenge to be sure."

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: podcast, technology integration, podcast, teacher education, Savvy Technologist

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Tim Wilson, the Savvy Technologist

Welcome to The Savvy Technologist. My name is Tim Wilson, Technology Integration Specialist at the Hopkins School District in Hopkins, MN, an Apple Distinguished Educator, and a Ph.D. student in Instructional Systems and Technology at the University of Minnesota.

David Warlick at PodcasterCon 2006

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from David Warlick, who is an educator with a passion for integrating technology into the K-12 classroom (biosketch appended below). This podcast, which was entitled "Episode 51 — PodcasterCon 2006", was posted to the web on 12 January 2006 at:

http://davidwarlick.com/connectlearning/2006/01/12/episode-51-podcastercon-2006/



David Warlick

The show notes for this podcast included:

"They wanted to follow an unconference style, getting away from the teacher delivering instruction and the attendees passively listening. So I structured my session around six essential questions that had been contributed to the session wiki page by attendees, and by members of the podcast_education mailing list."

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Burks

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Technorati Tags: David Warlick, podcast, edtech, K-12 education, PodcasterCon 2006

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http://davidwarlick.com/drupal//?q=node/2

Short Bio

David Warlick, a 30 year educator, has been a classroom teacher, district administrator, and staff consultant with the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction. For the past ten years, Mr. Warlick has been the director of The Landmark Project, a web development, consulting, and innovations firm in Raleigh, North Carolina. His web site, Landmarks for Schools, serves more than six-million visits a month. David is also the author of three books on instructional technology and 21st century literacy, and has spoken to audiences throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia, and South America.

David Warlick on the Future of Education

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from David Warlick, who is an educator with a passion for integrating technology into the K-12 classroom (biosketch appended below). This podcast, which was entitled "Episode 50 — The Future of Education", was posted to the web on 29 December 2005 at:

http://davidwarlick.com/connectlearning/2005/12/29/episode-50-the-future-of-education/



David Warlick

The show notes for this podcast included:

"This episode focuses on the future, which seems appropriate here at the tail end of 2005. Earlier this month, I conducted some workshops and spoke a conferences in New York and Texas. Each day included at least an introduction to podcasting. For each group, I walked around asking educators to describe what they believe they will see as they enter their classrooms in 2015 — ten years from now. I recorded and included in this podcast, most of their answers, which were interesting, insightful, and often entertaining. I’m writing a weblog about some of the ideas in 2¢ Worth. At the end of the podcast, I add my own two cents worth, describing the classroom of 2015, as I see it."

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: David Warlick, podcast, edtech, K-12 education

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http://davidwarlick.com/drupal//?q=node/2

Short Bio

David Warlick, a 30 year educator, has been a classroom teacher, district administrator, and staff consultant with the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction. For the past ten years, Mr. Warlick has been the director of The Landmark Project, a web development, consulting, and innovations firm in Raleigh, North Carolina. His web site, Landmarks for Schools, serves more than six-million visits a month. David is also the author of three books on instructional technology and 21st century literacy, and has spoken to audiences throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia, and South America.

Internet Companies and Censorship in China

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the Future Tense show, which is produced by American Public Media. In this podcast, host Jon Gordon talks with Liu Kang, a professor of Chinese Cultural Studies at Duke University, about the issues involved in Internet censorship in China. This podcast was posted to the web on 17 February 2006 at:

http://www.publicradio.org/columns/futuretense/

The show notes included:

"This week some members of congress harshly criticized Google, Yahoo and other American tech companies for bowing to demands from the Chinese government to censor Internet content, and in Yahoo's case for providing personal information on dissidents. In the U.S., the debate is how tech companies can access the world's biggest market without doing harm. It's a different dilemma for the Chinese government."

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: American Public Media, podcast, Liu Kang, China, Google, Yahoo

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APM's Future Tense Podcast

Future 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.

Liu Kang

Liu Kang is a Professor of Asian Languages and Literature at Duke University. His research interests include Marxism and aesthetics, globalization, ideologies, cultural politics and media in China. Professor Kang received a PhD in Comparative Literature in 1984 and an M.A. in Comparative Literature in 1982 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received a B.A. in English, Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, Nanjing University, China. Professor Kang currently teaches Chinese Literature in Translation and Modern Chinese Cinema at Duke. He is the author of numerous books including Politics, Ideology, and Literary Discourse in Modern China, Aesthetics and Marxism: Chinese Aesthetic Marxists and Their Western Contemporaries, and Demonizing China.

ProfCast Thoughts from Cole Camplese

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. In this podcast, Mr. Camplese presents his thoughts about the new ProfCast system. The podcast was published on 10 February 2006 at:

http://camplesegroup.com/blog/?p=345

The show notes included:

"After I posted about the missing podcasting link last week I got a couple of comments asking for my ProfCast thoughts ... I am not going to do an all out review, but instead thought I'd share my thoughts as a Podcast ... surprisingly not using ProfCast. Not that it isn't a good tool, its just I needed to edit it a bit and that is the big hang up with that tool for me right now. I did have a chance to speak to the founder of the company that makes ProfCast and he assured me that good things are coming."

More about ProfCast at:

http://www.profcast.com/public/index.php

Mr. Camplese's biographies can be found on his website at:

http://camplesegroup.com/blog/?page_id=68
http://camplesegroup.com/blog/?page_id=70

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: Cole Camplese, podcast, Penn State, higher education, ProfCast

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Health Care Costs in United States Soaring

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the PBS News Hour, entitled "Health Care Costs in United States Soaring". Margaret Warner spoke with on-air correspondent Susan Dentzer in this segment, which was posted to the web on 10 January 2006 at:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/

The show notes for this podcast included:

"A recent study shows health care costs rising for employers and consumers across the United States, despite better management of drug care plans and an increase of generic alternatives to name brand prescription drugs."

The News Hour website has a transcript of this podcast:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/jan-june06/healthcare_1-10.html

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: PBS, PBS News Hour, Margaret Warner, Susan Dentzer, podcast, heathcare, generic drugs

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Warner

Margaret Warner is one of three senior correspondents who join Jim Lehrer on PBS's nightly news program - The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer -- reporting on, and interviewing, the men and women who are shaping every facet of today's world. She also serves as a back-up anchor to Mr. Lehrer.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/ww/dentzer.html

Susan Dentzer is an on-air correspondent with The NewsHour, where she leads a unit dedicated to providing in-depth coverage of health care, health policy and Social Security. The unit, begun in 1998, is funded by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Bait and Switch: End of the White Collar American Dream?

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the Cambridge Forum. In this podcast, social critic and writer Barbara Ehrenreich discusses higher education, upward mobility, and the American dream. This podcast was recorded on 7 October 2005 and was published online at:

http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=1966

http://www.forum-network.org/images/forum/CambridgeForum.gif

The show notes included:

"Barbara Ehrenreich discusses her new book Bait and Switch: End of the White Collar American Dream? raising questions about whether education still assures access to the American Dream; whether the middle class has reached the limit of its potential for upward mobility; and what happens to democracy without a stable middle class."

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: Barbara Ehrenreich, podcast, WGBH, Cambridge Forum

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About Barbara Ehrenreich
http://www.barbaraehrenreich.com/

Barbara Ehrenreich is the author of thirteen books, including the New York Times bestseller Nickel and Dimed. A frequent contributor to the New York Times, Harpers, and the Progressive, she is a contributing writer to Time magazine. She lives in Florida.

About the Cambridge Forum

The Cambridge Forum has been providing free public forums with our nation's foremost scholars, authors and thinkers for thirty-five years and is one of public radio's longest running public affairs programs. Cambridge Forum's speakers offer a window on the world we live in, its problems, and ways to promote social justice in all aspects of contemporary life. Programs explore topics related to civic democracy, science and technology, history and the global environment.

Click and Double-Click start the new semester

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 Something", was originally published on 13 January 2006 at:

http://www.brynmawr.edu/etc/etcblog/2006/01/click-and-double-click-episode.html

In this podcast, Click (Laura Blankenship) and Double-Click (Mike Zarro), of the Educational Technology Center at Bryn Mawr College, discuss the Regional Educause Conference, open source software, and data security.

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: podcast, education, edtech, Educause, open source, Bryn Mawr College

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Boosting Internet Speed

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the Future Tense show, which is produced by American Public Media. In this podcast, Jon Gordon talks with James Baker, Presdient of WiBoost, about his company's approach to boosting Internet speeds by sharing DSL connections in a neighborhood. This podcast was posted to the web on 17 January 2006 at:

http://www.publicradio.org/columns/futuretense/

The show notes included:

"Two startup companies are working on new wireless technologies that will let neighbors tie together their DSL and cable modems to make for a much faster Internet connection. Both Mushroom Networks of San Diego and WiBoost of Seattle plan to sell technology that will gather unused Internet capacity from neighbors. One possible roadblock is possible opposition from Internet service providers, which have fought the sharing of Internet connections in the past."

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: American Public Media, podcast, WiBoost, wireless, Wi-Fi

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APM's Future Tense Podcast

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Energy used by Digital Technology

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a recent podcast from the "Go Digital" show on the BBC. Host Gareth Mitchell presents some interesting data about the use of energy by digital technologies. This podcast was posted to the web on 14 February 2006 at:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/1478157.stm

The show notes state:

"We look at how much energy digital technology is using, sharing computer power with the Ndiyo system, and recycling mobile phones to save energy."

"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."

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: podcast, BBC, Go Digital, Gareth Mitchell, energy, recycling, digital technologies

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About Gareth Mitchell:

"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."

Resolving Darwin's Dilemma

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the Cambridge Forum. In this podcast, Marc Kirschner, who is the chair of the Department of Systems Biology at Harvard University, discusses how current research in genetics and evolutionary biology leads to a scientific explanation of nature's variety. This podcast was recorded on 30 November 2005 and was published online at:

http://www.forum-network.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=2045

http://www.forum-network.org/images/forum/CambridgeForum.gif

The show notes included:

"Proponents of the notion of intelligent design argue that Darwin cannot account for the complexity of the human brain or the fly's eye. Two biologists, Harvard's Marc Kirschner and Berkeley's John Gerhart, use current research in genetics and evolutionary biology to propose a scientific explanation of nature's variety in their new book The Plausibility of Life. Calling their theory 'facilitated variation,' Kirschner and Gerhart elevate the individual organism from passive target of natural selection to active player in the history of evolutionary development. Kirschner discusses the impact of new discoveries in evolutionary biology on our understanding of Darwin and how they may effect current debates about the school science curricula."

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: Marc Kirschner, podcast, WGBH, Cambridge Forum, Darwin, evolution, biology, natural selection

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About Marc Kirschner

Marc Kirschner is professor and founding chair of the department of systems biology at the Harvard Medical School. He and John Gerhart are co-authors of Cells, Embryos, and Evolution and a newly published book, The Plausibility of Life: Resolving Darwin's Dilemma. Recipient of numerous national and international awards, he is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and has served on the Advisory Committee to the Director of the National Institutes of Health and as President of the American Society for Cell Biology.

About the Cambridge Forum

The Cambridge Forum has been providing free public forums with our nation's foremost scholars, authors and thinkers for thirty-five years and is one of public radio's longest running public affairs programs. Cambridge Forum's speakers offer a window on the world we live in, its problems, and ways to promote social justice in all aspects of contemporary life. Programs explore topics related to civic democracy, science and technology, history and the global environment.

Michael Searson on Pre-Service Teacher Education

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from The Savvy Technologist, aka Tim Wilson. In this podcast, Mr. Wilson interviews Dr. Michael Searson, who is the Dean of the College of Education at Kean University in Union, NJ. This podcast was posted to the web on 8 December 2005 at:

http://technosavvy.org/?p=347

The show notes included:

"We met last July in San Jose, CA, at the ADE Summer Institute, and I knew right away that Mike would be a thought-provoking podcast guest. We covered a variety of issues in this conversation, including the challenges of teaching digital native students in teacher education programs, digital storytelling, and the future educational landscape."

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: podcast, Michael Searson, Kean University, teacher education, Savvy Technologist

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Tim Wilson, the Savvy Technologist

Welcome to The Savvy Technologist. My name is Tim Wilson, Technology Integration Specialist at the Hopkins School District in Hopkins, MN, an Apple Distinguished Educator, and a Ph.D. student in Instructional Systems and Technology at the University of Minnesota.

The End of Education

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the University of British Columbia's Global Citizenship Seminar Series. In this podcast, Dr. David W. Orr, who is a Professor and Chair of the Environmental Studies Program at Oberlin College, speaks on the topic of "The End of Education". This podcast was posted to the web on 13 January 2006 at:

http://uc.princeton.edu/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=278&Itemid=20



The show notes included:

"Dr. Orr's talk is intended to be a follow up to one of his famous essays, "What is Education For" (published over 20 years ago). This essay was based in part on a commencement address to a graduating class at Arkansas College, and explored "six myths about the foundations of modern education, and six new principles to replace them." His talk will seek to connect sustainability, education and politics through careful consideration of how and what the university community learn in an effort to achieve "ecological literacy" for all."

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: David Orr, podcast, Oberlin College, higher education

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About David Orr

Dr. David W. Orr is Professor and Chair of Environmental Studies at Oberlin College. He is best known for his recent work in ecological design including his efforts to build a $7.2 million Environmental Studies Centre at Oberlin College. He also maintains a presence in the environmental literacy scene with four books and over 120 articles in scientific, social science, and popular journals.

An Interview with Microsoft's Tony Hey

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast with an interview of Tony Hey, Microsoft's VP for Technical Computing. Mr. Hey was interviewed by Matt Pasiewicz of EDUCAUSE. This interview was posted to the web on 12 December 2005 at:

http://connect.educause.edu/Tony_Hey_Microsoft_Interview_CNI_2005

The show notes included the following:

"Let's listen in as he [Tony Hey] compares e-science research in the US and UK, talks about the prospects of multicore computing, shares his thoughts on the NSF's cyberinfrastructure report, and sheds some light on the challenges of working with very large, high throughput datasets ... the raw materials of research. He also briefly touches on the UK's Open Middleware Infrastructure Institute (OMII) and as well as their Digital Curation Centre ... an attempt to bring scientists, computer scientists and librarians together to to tackle issues involvingcuration and preservation of massive amounts of data."

More information about Matt Pasiewicz at

http://connect.educause.edu/user/mpasiewicz

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: podcast, Tony Hey, Microsoft, Matt Pasiewicz, EDUCAUSE

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More on Tony Hey:

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/tonyhey/default.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/may05/05-17HeyPR.mspx
http://www.cni.org/tfms/2005b.fall/plenary.html

Fighting Fat by Walking while Working

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the Future Tense show, which is produced by American Public Media. In this podcast, Jon Gordon talks with Thomas Niccum of Lancet Software, about his approach to walking while he works - which sounds to me like a really great idea! This podcast was posted to the web on 7 Febuary 2006 at:

http://www.publicradio.org/columns/futuretense/

The show notes included:

"As technology advances, we become more sedentary. At home, we spend more time in front of our computers and televisions. In the office, we type e-mails instead of walking down the hall to talk with colleagues. Thomas Niccum, president of Twin Cities-based Lancet Software, has decided to fight the motionless lifestyle of a modern white collar worker by rigging his office so he can do most of his work while walking on a treadmill. Niccum's treadmill-equipped office was inspired by the work of the Mayo Clinic's Dr. James Levine, whose research finds that the more people move around during the course of a normal day, the thinner they'll be. He calls it "NEAT" (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis). Levine says we need to incorporate more motion into every part of our day."

More information about Thomas Niccum on his Squidoo lens at:

http://www.squidoo.com/walkingwhileworking/

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: American Public Media, Thomas Niccum, James Levine, podcast, weight loss, NEAT, walking

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APM's Future Tense Podcast

Future 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.

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Pocket Edition #3 from EDUCAUSE

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the EDUCAUSE Podcket Edition series. This podcast was posted to the web on 7 January 2006 at:

http://connect.educause.edu/blog/dianao/podcasting_in_the_classroom_educause_pocket_edition_3/1781

The show notes for this podcast included:

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

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Burks

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Technorati Tags: EDUCAUSE, podcast, podcasting, higher education

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More about EDUCAUSE Pocket Edition:

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

New Orleans Health Fair

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the PBS News Hour, entitled "New Orleans Health Fair". On-air correspondent Susan Dentzer reported this segment, which was posted to the web on 8 February 2006 at:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/

The show notes for this podcast included:

"A health fair was set up by a medical assistance program to help the thousands of poor, uninsured and chronically ill residents from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. The NewsHour Health Unit is funded by a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation."

The News Hour website has a transcript of this podcast:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/jan-june06/neworleans_02-08.html

I realize that this podcast isn't about "learning" per se, but I have been following post-Katrina New Orleans very closely, given my involvement with the SloanSemester.org project. And this podcast certainly is very relevant to a better understanding of the state of our society today.

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Burks

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Technorati Tags: PBS, PBS News Hour, Susan Dentzer, New Orleans, Katrina, healthcare, podcast

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http://www.pbs.org/newshour/ww/dentzer.html

Susan Dentzer is an on-air correspondent with The NewsHour, where she leads a unit dedicated to providing in-depth coverage of health care, health policy and Social Security. The unit, begun in 1998, is funded by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Thinking Critically About Web 2.0

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from Wesley Fryer, from the Texas Tech University College of Education. In this podcast, Wesley talks with some international colleagues about a range of topics involving Web 2.0 and the role of technology in educational reform. This podcast was posted to the web on 13 January 2006 at:

http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/01/13/podcast29-thinking-critically-about-web-20/

The show notes for this podcast included the following:

"Is enthusiasm for web 2.0 and its potential to positively reform educational teaching methods across the globe overblown? An international audience including Darren Kuropatwa in Canada, Ewan McIntosh in Scotland, Miguel Guhlin in San Antonio, Texas, and Wesley Fryer in Lubbock, Texas, engaged in a lively discussion this evening via skype to explore these and other issues. Specifically, the questions we addressed were: Is enthusiasm in the blogsphere for web 2.0 overblown, since the realities of the modern, accountability-driven classroom overpower individual drives for creative innovation? Is there hope for systemic school reform in the United States and elsewhere in the world? Should schools repurpose their existing educational technology budgets, which largely serve now to support a traditional transmission-based model (pedagogy) of instruction? (And do something radical instead, like pay their teachers more?!)"

Wesley Fryer is a prolific blogger and podcaster, and has his personal blog at:

http://speedofcreativity.org/

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: Wesley Fryer, podcast, educational technology, educational reform, Web2.0

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http://www.wesleyfryer.com/bio/

Wesley Fryer is an educator, author, digital storyteller, technology integration pioneer, husband and father. He serves as an international and national presenter and speaker, addressing a range of topics related to education, technology integration, distance learning, and twenty-first century literacy.

In 2005-2006 Wesley is completing his doctoral studies in Curriculum and Instruction at Texas Tech University, focusing on the impact of one-to-one computing initiatives on student achievement.

He currently serves as the Director of Instructional Support Services and Webmaster for the College of Education at Texas Tech University.

Upward Mobility in the Distance Institution

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 is very involved with the institution's online programs. She is a prolific blogger and podcaster - see her website at:

http://www.beyondutopia.net/

The original poscast "Upward Mobility in the Distance Institution: Factors Influencing Prestige and Status in Online Programs" was published on 8 January 2006 at:

http://elearnqueen.blogspot.com/2006/01/upward-mobility-in-distance.html

In the shownotes, Susan wrote:

"The college degree earned either partially or fully online has ascended in stature to solid respectability, as college administrators have come to believe that online courses can be more rigorous than face-to-face. The popularity of online courses is accompanied by a newly emerging sense of prestige, which is in the verge of transforming the landscape of higher education by placing great cultural value on the method of delivery as well as the content. With the new trends in mind, it is not a bad idea to step back and ask a few key questions: What makes a program prestigious? Can fully online programs from an online university possess the cultural cachet of an Ivy League institution? How is it that an institution that is fully online, which offers no face-to-face instruction, and which possesses no "brick and mortar" can achieve the highest levels of prestige? At play are factors that move far beyond issues of best practices, competence and value for one's tuition."

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: Susan Smith Nash, prestige, online learning, e-learning, podcast

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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.

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Positioning to Control the Internet's Future

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the Future Tense show, which is produced by American Public Media. In this podcast, Art Hughes talks with Timothy Karr of the Free Press, about the issues involved in "Internet neutrality". This podcast was posted to the web on 27 January 2006 at:

http://www.publicradio.org/columns/futuretense/

The show notes included:

"Congress is rewriting the 1996 Telecom Act this year. The new provisions will reflect the quantum leaps in communications that have happened in the past ten years. Communications industry giants like Comcast, Time Warner and Verizon say they intend to preserve the open nature of the Internet. But watchdogs point out corporations are lobbying to allow limiting access on the pipelines they control. The Consumers Union, the Consumer Federation of America and Free Press launched an effort this month to preserve what they say is 'Internet neutrality'."

More information about Timothy Karr on his blog at:

http://www.blogger.com/profile/6002491

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: American Public Media, Art Hughes, Internet neutrality, 1996 Telecom Act

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APM's Future Tense Podcast

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NCQ Talk on Podcasting

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast about podcasting from NCQ Talk. This podcast was posted to the web on 24 January 2006 at:

http://www.ncqtalk.com/?p=28

The show notes for this podcast included:

"Did the grandfathers of podcasting intend for podcasts to be used for coursecasting?

A taxonomy of different types of education podcasts:

1. Coursecasts - mobile lectures. Example: Duke University uses them in its intranet, Purdue University's BoilerCast is a good example too.

2. Tools - these podcasts are tool summaries. Example: Podcast for Teachers: Techpod

3. Philosopher’s Corner - podcasts that discuss learning, philosophy of education.

4. Professional development - Example: NCQTalk is solidly in this category.

5. Student-centered - podcasts created by and with students. Examples: Willowweb - Radio for Kids, by Kids from Willowdale Elementary School, Omaha, Nebraska, David Miller uses podcasts as a study group for his Psychology class. Check out his discussion with his students about what they learned through doing a podcast.

Susan points out that #2-5 are creative and go beyond the basic "functional" purpose of coursecasting."

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.

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: podcast, NCQ Talk, Kris Smith, Dan Balzer, Susan Manning

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John Merrow on Marketing Colleges

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from John Merrow, in which he spoke with Lara Couturier on competition amongst colleges. The original podcast was published on 5 January 2006 at:

http://johnmerrow.blogspot.com/2006/01/marketing-college-john-merrow-podcast.html

Much more about Lara Couturier on the web at:

http://www.decliningbydegrees.org/press/Program-Expert-Bios.pdf
http://www.brown.edu/Students/HGSA/Students/Couturier/Couturier.htm

The show notes included:

"The war of amenities."

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.pdf

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: John Merrow, Lara Couturier, podcast, higher education

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John Merrow Bio

John 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.

Challenges in the eWorld

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. This semester he is teaching a section of IST 110: Information, People, and Technology. In this podcast, Mr. Camplese presents his thoughts about the "eWorld" in which we all live. The podcast was published on 21 January 2006 at:

http://blogs.3c.ist.psu.edu/camplese/?p=26

The show notes included:

"Sorry for the delay on getting the podcast of the Challenges in the eWorld lecture up. I hope you got something from the talk — I know I enjoyed the conversation ... it was designed to give you a view of the technology landscape that we all live in. If there are questions, feedback (dare I say commenting on it would be tied to your grade), or discussion points you’d like to explore, post them as comments."

Mr. Camplese's biographies can be found on his website at:

http://camplesegroup.com/blog/?page_id=68
http://camplesegroup.com/blog/?page_id=70

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: Cole Camplese, IST 110, podcast, Penn State, higher education

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A Primer on Network Neutrality

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the good folks at Freepress.net, who publish a weekly podcast series called "Media Minutes". In this podcast, John Anderson and Kimberlie Kranich provide some important background material about the topic of network neutrality. This podcast was posted to the web on 20 January 2006 at:

http://www.freepress.net/mediaminutes/

The show notes included:

"A primer on network neutrality: what is it, how does it work, why is it important – and why are phone and cable companies so opposed to it? And Indiana becomes the latest battleground in the fight for the right of cities and towns to build out their own broadband networks."

I want to thank Richard James, of Columbus State Community College, for suggesting this selection to me. He wrote "As you may have read on my blogs, it concerns me that I do not hear educators talking about this." See:

http://global.cscc.edu/tlrc/blog/entry.asp?P=38

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: podcast, network neutrality, Freepress.net, Media Minutes, John Anderson, Kimberlie Kranich

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About the Show:

Media Minutes is a weekly, headline-style radio news program focused on issues of media policy and reform. Media Minutes tracks the latest industry developments, keeps an eye on Washington policy-makers, and talks to the experts and activists dedicated to media reform.

John Anderson spent several years practicing commercial radio journalism before leaving that career in 2000. In 2001 he co-founded the Workers Independent News Service, the first nationwide labor-centric radio news service to be launched in 50 years. He is now a doctoral candidate at the University of Illinois Institute of Communications Research and spends much of his free time exploring the worlds of microradio and media collage.

Kimberlie Kranich is a media activist, producer and coordinator of radio and TV programs and partnerships for and with public broadcasting, community radio and independent media. She is co-director of the Youth Media Workshop at WILL AM-FM-TV in Urbana, IL, a founding funder of the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, an on-air host at community radio station WEFT 90.1 FM and is on the board of directors of the Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press in Washington, DC.

Networks from Biology to the World Wide Web

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the WGBH Forum Network. In this podcast, Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, who is a professor of physics at Notre Dame, discusses the relationships in a number of different kinds of networks. This podcast was recorded on 27 Septempber 2005 in the Jewett Auditorium at Wellesley College. It was published online at:

http://www.forum-network.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=1995

The show notes included:

"Notre Dame University physics professor, Barabasi explores the relationships of various kinds of complex networks from cells and epidemics, to the World Wide Web, with a bit of 'Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon' in between. In accessible language and with humor, Barabasi explains how seemingly unrelated types of networks, for example corporations, social networks, living organisms, are more similar than previously thought. Barabasi is the author of Linked: How Everything is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means for Business, Science, and Everyday Life."

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, podcast, WGBH, networks

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Click and Double-Click: Social Bookmarking

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: Social Bookmarking", was originally published on 25 October 2005 at:

http://www.brynmawr.edu/etc/etcblog/2005/10/click-and-double-click-social.html

This podcast is a discussion about social bookmarking between Click (Laura Blankenship), Double-Click (Mike Zarro), and Right-Click (aka Scroll-Wheel, Ben Johnston), of the Educational Technology Center at Bryn Mawr College.

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: social bookmarking, podcast, education, edtech, Bryn Mawr College

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