Burks' Selections

John Merrow on College Athletics

2006-03-25T06:45:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from John Merrow, in which he spoke with Harry Edwards on the business of college athlethics. The original podcast was published on 23 March 2006 at:

http://johnmerrow.blogspot.com/2006/03/college-sports-john-merrow-podcast-25.html

Dr. Harry Edwards is a professor emeritus at the Univesity of California at Berkeley, and he serves as a consultant to Major League Baseball, the Golden State Warriors and the San Francisco 49ers on issues of racial diversity within professional sports.

The show notes included:

"A March madness special. Sociologist Harry Edwards on the business of college athletics."

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, Harry Edwards, podcast, college athletics

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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.

An Interview With Dr. Patricia Busk

2006-03-24T03:48:00.000-08:00

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. Patricia Busk, of the School of Education at the University of San Francisco. It was originally published to the web on 9 March 2006 at:

http://margaretspod.blogspot.com/2006/03/interview-with-dr-patricia-busk.html

The show notes included:

"This morning I had the opportunity to go back to the School of Education at the University of San Francisco and meet with my former professor, Dr. Patricia Busk. As a graduate student I had the good fortune to take many courses with Dr. Busk, and it is an honor to interview her today. Listen to Dr. Busk share her views of the challenges facing higher education in the United States and what some of the solutions to the challenges might be during this century."

More about Dr. Maag at:

http://www.maagnursing.com/bio.php

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: podcast, Margaret Maag, USF, higher education, Patricia Busk

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Gardner Campbell on the Growth of Mobility

2006-03-23T08:33:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from Jarret Cummings, of EDUCAUSE and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI). In this podcast, he speaks with Prof. Gardner Campbell about mobile learning. Prof. Campbell teaches literature and film at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA, where he's also Assistant VP for Teaching and Learning Technologies. He also is a prolific blogger - see:

http://www.gardnercampbell.net/blog1/

This podcast was posted to the web on 21 March 2006 at:

http://connect.educause.edu/blog/jcummings/gardner_campbell_on_the_growth_of_mobility/2170

In the shownotes, Mr. Cummings wrote:

"On March 29-30, ELI will host its 2006 Spring Focus Session, Mobility and Mobile Learning: The Next Phase of Anytime, Anywhere Learning, at the Inn and Conference Center - University of Maryland University College in Adelphi, MD (adjacent to College Park). In conjunction with the event, we are conducting a series of podcast interviews to get a better understanding of mobility and mobile learning issues. In this interview, Gardner Campbell joins me to discuss the rapid growth of mobility in American society and the related expansion in higher education's interest in mobile learning. "

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: podcast, Gardner Campbell, mobile learning, Jarret Cummings, EDUCAUSE

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The Wisdom of Crowds

2006-03-22T07:09:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is (indirectly) from Laura Blankenship, who works at 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. She included a link to this podcast in her blog on 15 March 2006 at:

http://www.brynmawr.edu/etc/etcblog/2006/03/wisdom-of-crowds.html

This podcast features James Surowiecki's talk, "The Wisdom of Crowds", which was recorded at the recent SxSW 2006 conference.

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: podcast, Laura Blankenship, James Surowiecki, Wisdom of Crowds, SxSW 2006

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Potpourri from NY Times Science Times

2006-03-21T07:49:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is something a little different - the weekly

science podcast from the NY Times. This podcast was posted to the web on 21 March

2006 at:

http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/podcasts/scienceupdate.xml

The show notes state:

"David Corcoran, a science editor, explores the topics addressed in this week's

Science Times. This week: Genetic diseases in the Middle East, schizophrenia and

barn swallows."

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: podcast, NY Times, science, David Corcoran, genetic diseases

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Leadership Development: The Future

2006-03-20T04:00:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a recent podcast from Elliott Masie, of the Masie Center (http://www.masie.com/). Elliott is the organizer of the Learning 2006 conference, which will be held in Orlando on 5-8 November 2006. This podcast was posted to the web at:

http://www.learning2006.com/university

The show notes state:

"This is an 11 minute Audio, PodCast and Text Transcript of an interview with John Alexender, the president of the Center for Creative Leadership. John addresses changes in the how leaders are being developed in organizations."

http://www.learning2006.com/storage/johnalexander.gif

John Alexander

The transcript of this podcast is at:

http://www.masie.com/l6/podcasts/l6_u_podcast-01.pdf

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: podcast, Elliott Masie, John Alexander, leadership

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About Elliott Masie:

http://www.learning2006.com/who-is-elliott-masie/

Potpourri from Go Digital

2006-03-19T05:11:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a recent podcast from the "Go Digital" show on the BBC. Host Gareth Mitchell presents a real potpourri of topics. This podcast was posted to the web on 14 March 2006 at:

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

The show notes state:

"The new ideas and gadgets from the Cebit technology fair and how Jamaica is updating TV education with mobile phones. And why Go Digital is to be renamed Digital Planet."

"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, Cebit, mobile technology

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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."

Susan Smith Nash on E-Learning in 2016

2006-03-18T09:48:00.000-08:00

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 "E-Learning in 2016: Unschooling, Deschooling, and Unlearning?" was published on 6 March 2006 at:

http://elearnqueen.blogspot.com/2006/03/e-learning-in-2016-unschooling.html

In the shownotes, Susan wrote:

"In this post, I respond to Tama's E-Learning Blog and the query, What will E-Learning Look Like in 2016? I think it will be completely different in terms of delivery, and there will be more rigidly defined camps with respect to instructional design & ideal structure of course content. I believe that utopian experiments and the "unschooling" movement will take off in a big way.

For those of you who are interested, Tama's E-Learning Blog is located here: http://tama.edublogs.org. Tama is Tama Leaver, who is working at the University of Western Australia, where he is involved in research in the future (as well as the past and present) of teaching and learning."

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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

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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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What Google Knows About Its Users

2006-03-17T02:47:00.000-08:00

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 speaks with Lauren Gelman, Associate Director of the Stanford University Center for Internet and Society, about what Google actually knows about its users. This podcast was posted to the web on 14 March 2006 at:

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

The show notes included:

"Google and the Bush administration were set to square off in court today over the government's request for data on Americans who use the Google search engine. The hearing marks the first time the Justice Department and Google have sparred in court since the government subpoenaed the company last summer in an effort to obtain a long list of search requests and Web site addresses. Google has refused to cooperate, maintaining that the government's demand threatens its users' privacy as well as its own closely guarded trade secrets."

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: American Public Media, podcast, Google, privacy, Lauren Gelman

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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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Clayton Christensen - Capturing the Upside

2006-03-16T02:53:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is from the good folks at IT Conversations. In this podcast, Clayton Christensen (of Harvard Business School) speaks about building innovation-driven growth businesses. This podcast was originally published on 17 March 2004 at:

http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail135.html

The shownotes for this podcast include:

"Every company needs to grow, and innovation is the ticket to sustainable and profitable growth. What decisions can managers take to increase their probability of successfully building innovation-driven growth businesses? Many are convinced that it is impossible to predict with confidence whether an innovation will succeed, so they feel they need to place a number of bets with the hope that some will be winners. Others believe that the best way to create new growth businesses is to meticulously search for detailed quantitative data to identify opportunities and develop a rigorous plan to attack those opportunities. But many times conclusive data is only available after the game has already been won. Professor Clayton M. Christensen of the Harvard Business School has another way. He suggests using theory. A theory is a statement of what causes what and why. Whether managers know it or not, they are voracious consumers of theory. Every action a manager takes, every plan a manager makes is based on some belief of cause and effect."

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: podcast, Clayton Christensen, IT Conversations, innovation

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Preparing for the Avian Flu Pandemic

2006-03-15T02:49:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is from the good folks at Science Friday. In this podcast, host Ira Flatow speaks with public health expert Michael Osterholm about how to prepare for an avian flu pandemic. This podcast was originally published on 14 October 2005 at:

http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2005/Oct/hour1_101405.html

The shownotes for this podcast include:

"The avian flu now spreading though Southeast Asia, Russia and parts of Europe has the hallmarks of a pandemic in the making. What should we do to prepare for the possibility of a widespread outbreak? Ira Flatow talks with public health expert Michael Osterholm about the flu. He says private companies need to do more to prepare for the possibility of quarantines and a disruption in the global economy."

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: podcast, avian flu, pandemic, Science Friday, Ira Flatow

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http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/misc/faq/flatow.html

Veteran National Public Radio (NPR) science correspondent and award winning radio and TV journalist Ira Flatow is the anchor of Talk Of The Nation: Science Friday. He hosts the show each Friday, bringing NPR listeners a lively, informative discussion on science and technology.

Mixing his passion for science with a tendency toward being "a bit of a ham," Flatow describes himself as "an educated layman with a tremendous desire to communicate his enthusiasm for science and discovery."

Hospitals Struggle After Hurricane Katrina

2006-03-14T02:52:00.000-08:00

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 27 February 2006 at:

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

The show notes for this podcast included:

"Six months after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and left many hospitals, including the city's Charity Hospital inoperable, health officials continue treating patients in temporary tents set up in the Convention Center."

The News Hour website has a transcript of this podcast:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/jan-june06/nolahealth_2-27.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 there certainly are some lessons about our society to be learned here.

Best regards,

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

Good stuff from Go Digital

2006-03-13T02:43:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a recent podcast from the "Go Digital" show on the BBC. Host Gareth Mitchell presents a real potpourri of topics. This podcast was posted to the web on 20 February 2006 at:

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

The show notes state:

"We look the issue of internet censorship in China, the malicious code designed to attack Apple Macs and an energy-saving, pedal-powered Nintendo."

"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, Internet censorship, China, Apple Macintosh

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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."

Click and Double-Click: Video on the Web

2006-03-12T03:47:00.000-08:00

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 was originally published on 24 February 2006 at:

http://www.brynmawr.edu/etc/etcblog/2006/02/click-and-double-click-video-on-web.html

In this podcast, Click (Laura Blankenship) and Double-Click (Mike Zarro), of the Educational Technology Center at Bryn Mawr College, discuss video on the web, including Google Video and YouTube.

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: podcast, education, edtech, video, Google Video, Bryn Mawr College, YouTube

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San Francisco Moves Closer to Free Wi-Fi

2006-03-11T03:47:00.000-08:00

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 interviews several experts about a proposal to build a free city-wide wireless network in San Francisco. This podcast was posted to the web on 24 February 2006 at:

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

The show notes included:

"Internet powerhouses Google and Earthlink have partnered to build a free citywide wireless network in San Francisco. Theirs is one of six proposals to build an all-encompassing wi-fi network in the city. Many other cities, from Minneapolis to Philadelphia, are moving toward municipal wi-fi. But all eyes are on San Francisco. Under the proposal from Google and EarthLink, Google would provide free access at speeds of about 300 kilobits per second -- on the slow end of broadband. Earthlink would offer higher speeds for a monthly fee."

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: American Public Media, podcast, wireless, Wi-Fi, San Francisco, Google, Earthlink

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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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In a Global Village, Where is the 'Public Square'?

2006-03-10T02:48:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the WGBH Lectures series. In this podcast, David Liroff, VP and Chief Technology Officer at WGBH, discusses digital media and the intersection of public media and the blogosphere. This podcast was recorded on 13 January 2006 at American University in Washington, DC, and was published online at:

http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=1827

The show notes included:

"David Liroff launches the Public Media Roundtable Speakers Series at American University's Center for Social Media. The Center for Social Media showcases and analyzes strategies to use media as creative tools for public knowledge and action. It focuses on social documentaries for civil society and democracy, and on the public media environment that supports them. The Center is part of the School of Communication at American University."

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: podcast, WGBH, David Liroff, American University, Center for Social Media

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David Liroff joined Boston's WGBH in 1979, and during his tenure with the station has had senior management responsibility for broadcasting, local program production, creative services, membership, major gifts and capital campaign fundraising for WGBH-TV2 and WGBX-TV44/Boston, and for national 'how-to' program production. In his present position, to which he was appointed in October, 1995, he is responsible for production services, engineering, information technology, telecommunications, digital asset management, the WGBH Media Archives and Preservation Center, and audience research, and he has senior management responsibility for overseeing WGBH's transition to digital production and broadcasting.

Dr. John: 'We're Gonna Be Back' in New Orleans

2006-03-09T02:53:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the NPR "Story of the Day". In this podcast, Mac Rebennack reflects on the cultural changes in post-Katrina New Orleans. I'm posting this to my "Burks' Selections" series because of my interest in the future of New Orleans - given what we did last fall with the SloanSemester.org project. This podcast was posted to the web on 3 March 2006 at:

http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast.php?id=1090

The show notes included:

"One of New Orleans' best-known native sons, the piano professor Mac Rebennack, a.k.a. Dr. John, was back in town for Mardi Gras this week. In a tour of devastated neighborhoods, he expresses fear that the city's unique grassroots culture has been uprooted."

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: podcast, NPR, Mac Rebennack, Dr. John, Katrina, New Orleans

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NPR: Story of the Day Podcast

Funny, moving, exceptional, or just offbeat -- the NPR story people will be talking about tomorrow. The best of Morning Edition, All Things Considered and other award-winning NPR programs.

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The World of Online Dating

2006-03-08T02:43:00.000-08:00

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 interviews Amanda Lenhart about online dating - which was the subject of the latest report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project (see more below). This podcast was posted to the web on 6 March 2006 at:

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

The show notes included:

"Almost one in three American adults say they know someone who has used a dating website, according to a new survey from the Pew Internet and American Life Project. Thirty million Americans say they know someone who has been in a long-term relationship or got married after first meeting up online."

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: American Public Media, podcast, online dating, Pew Internet Life, Jon Gordon, Amanda Lenhart

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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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More about the latest report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project:

http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/177/report_display.asp

Online Dating: Americans who are seeking romance use the internet to help them in their search, but there is still widespread public concern about the safety of online dating.

There is now relatively broad public contact with the online dating world. Some 31% of American adults say they know someone who has used a dating website and 15% of American adults – about 30 million people – say they know someone who has been in a long-term relationship or married someone he or she met online.

Yet, dating websites are just one of many online avenues that can facilitate a romantic connection. Three out of four internet users who are single and looking for a romantic partner have done at least one dating-related activity online—ranging from using dating websites, to searching for information about prospective dates, to flirting via email and instant messaging, to browsing for information about the local singles scene.

Some 11% of all internet users and 37% of those who are single and looking say they have gone to dating websites. A majority of them say they have had positive experiences and believe their use of such sites helps them to find a better match. A notable number of these online daters have found firsthand that lasting romance can be forged online; 17% of them say they have entered long-term relationships or married someone they met through the services.

At the same time, while online dating is becoming more commonplace, there are still concerns in the wider public about the dangers of posting personal information on dating sites and about the honesty of those who pursue online dating.

The complete report is available at:

http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Online_Dating.pdf

Potpourri from Go Digital

2006-03-07T02:52:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a recent podcast from the "Go Digital" show on the BBC. Host Gareth Mitchell presents a real potpourri of topics. This podcast was posted to the web on 27 February 2006 at:

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

The show notes state:

"We look at blogging in Iran, the dispute over Blackberry and online charity donations."

"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, blogging, Iran, Blackberry, charities

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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."

Learning 2.0 and Del.icio.us

2006-03-06T02:57:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the Otter Group. In this podcast, Kathleen Gilroy, Founder and CEO of the Otter Group, discusses how to use the social bookmarking service, Del.icio.us, for learning. This podcast was posted to the web on 19 February 2006 at:

http://learning2.0.ottergroup.com/

Note that this podcast is in *.mov format - I tested it with my demo blog, and it should work just fine with podcatching software, such as iTunes.

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: podcast, Web2.0, Del.icio.us, Kathleen Gilroy, Otter Group

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Welcome to The Otter Group's Learning 2.0 Tip of the Week podcast. Kathleen Gilroy, Founder and CEO and Glen Mohr, President of The Otter Group, offer weekly insights on learning in the world of Web 2.0.

Susan Smith Nash on Electronic Research Notebooks

2006-03-05T03:53:00.000-08:00

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 "Annotated Bibligraphies and Electronic Research Notebooks for Improved Research Papers" was published on 26 February 2006 at:

http://elearnqueen.blogspot.com/2006/02/annotated-bibligraphies-and-electronic.html

In the shownotes, Susan wrote:

"One of the most valuable assignments for an online course is the electronic research notebook. It can be used in any course, but is particularly useful in writing courses that prepare individuals for academic research and scholarly discourse production (essays, papers, capstones, essay tests, and a thesis). The electronic research notebook is, in essence, an annotated bibliography. The students can build and store an electronic notebook on a notebook computer, but this refers to something else. The electronic research notebook is the place where one records the results of research, and summarizes the important aspects of papers, books, and articles one has found as they relate to your research project.

What is the purpose? Keeping an electronic notebook in which one builds an annotated bibliography is an excellent way to take notes on research and keep the citations in their proper format. Moreover, going through this procedure allows one to read your articles in a focused manner. It allows an individual the chance to organize one's thoughts and make connections between the topic and what others have had to say."

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: Susan Smith Nash, research, annotated bibliography, 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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NCQ Talk on "The Instructional Message"

2006-03-04T05:17:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast about online teaching from NCQ Talk. This podcast was posted to the web on 31 January 2006 at:

http://www.ncqtalk.com/?p=29

The show notes for this podcast included:

"The ways to deliver content if you teach online? What tools and how do they represent your pedagogy? Susan welcomes all listeners and explains this is part and parcel of a course she’s teaching - Technology Tools for Educators. The focus of the unit is how to deliver content (Teaching and Learning Technologies). What are they, what good are they, how do they link to pedagogy? After some bad puns, the group offers their ideas."

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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Podcast from Mrs. Mills' Second Grade Class

2006-03-03T02:51:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! 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 16 February 2006, as the seventh in a series for this class. In the original posting, they wrote:

"This podcast features the 2nd graders in their evening program about the Civil War. Students have been studying the Civil War in social studies as part of their Core Knowledge curriculum."

See:
http://millsmurfee.blogspot.com/2006/02/mills-murfee-podcast7-civil-war.html

Thanks 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.

Best regards,

Burks

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John Merrow on Gifted Education

2006-03-02T05:43:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from John Merrow, in which he spoke with Penny Choice on gifted education. The original podcast was published on 23 February 2006 at:

http://johnmerrow.blogspot.com/2006/02/gifted-education-john-merrow-podcast.html

More about Penny Choice on the web at:

http://iagcgifted.org/professionaldevelopment/GEI_Lake_Cty_06.htm

The show notes included:

"Gifted education specialist Penny Choice deflates the myths about cream always rising to the top."

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, Penny Choice, gifted, K-12 education, podcast

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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.

OMG: IM Slang Is Invading Everyday English

2006-03-01T02:26:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from NPR - about the use of IM slang in everyday spoken English. It was posted to the web on 18 February 2006 at:

http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast.php?id=1090

The show notes for this podcast included the following:

"If you "instant message," you may know the acronym LOL (Laughing Out Loud). But how about BRB, TTYL or ROFL? Take note: you're increasingly likely to encounter IM-speak in the verbal world."

I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: podcast, IM Slang, NPR, English language

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The Latest from the Museum of Science

2006-02-28T02:40:00.000-08:00

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

2006-02-27T02:11:00.000-08:00

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

2006-02-26T00:20:00.000-08:00

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

2006-02-25T01:11:00.000-08:00

David Warlick on the Future of Education

2006-02-24T03:21:00.000-08:00

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

2006-02-23T02:59:00.000-08:00

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

2006-02-22T02:08:00.000-08:00

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

2006-02-21T03:30:00.000-08:00

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?

2006-02-20T02:40:00.000-08:00

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

2006-02-19T03:32:00.000-08:00

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

2006-02-18T02:43:00.000-08:00

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

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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Energy used by Digital Technology

2006-02-17T03:14:00.000-08:00

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

2006-02-16T02:03:00.000-08:00

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

2006-02-15T02:13:00.000-08:00

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

2006-02-14T02:44:00.000-08:00

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

2006-02-13T02:50:00.000-08:00

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

2006-02-12T03:13:00.000-08:00

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

2006-02-11T05:17:00.000-08:00

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."

Best regards,

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

2006-02-10T02:51:00.000-08:00

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.

Best regards,

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

2006-02-09T02:39:00.000-08:00

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

2006-02-08T02:51:00.000-08:00

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

2006-02-07T03:03:00.000-08:00

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

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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NCQ Talk on Podcasting

2006-02-06T02:52:00.000-08:00

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

2006-02-05T03:31:00.000-08:00

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

2006-02-04T03:30:00.000-08:00

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

2006-02-03T03:35:00.000-08:00

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

2006-02-02T02:55:00.000-08:00

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

2006-02-01T04:50:00.000-08:00

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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Searching for Music on Google

2006-01-31T03:50:00.000-08:00

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 Chris Sherman, Associate Editor of SearchEngineWatch.com, about Google's new music search capability. This podcast was posted to the web on 19 December 2005 at:

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

The show notes included:

"After analyzing its traffic, Google discovered a large number of users conduct music-related searches. So the company has unveiled a music search feature that makes it easier to find record reviews, artist bios, lyrics and related information."

Google's music search is at:

http://www.google.com/musicsearch

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: American Public Media, Jon Gordon, Chris Sherman, SearchEngineWatch.com, podcast, Google, music

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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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David Warlick on Web 2.0

2006-01-30T04:02:00.000-08:00

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 48 — Web 2.0 at the NCETC", was posted to the web on 29 December 2005 at:

http://davidwarlick.com/connectlearning/2005/11/29/episode-48-web-20-at-the-ncetc/

David Warlick

The show notes for this podcast included:

"I'm at the North Carolina educational Technology Conference (NCETC) in Greensboro, North Carolina, and very excited to be here. This is one of the high points of the year for technology educators in this state, when we get together and share what we’re learning about new technologies, and how we are implementing them in our classrooms. We’re going to hear it again and again, that we should be integrating technology, and I’m going to keep beating my drum that its about integrating a new literacy, but all that aside, it is invigorating to be with so many very smart people in my state who are thinking forward, and getting together to talk about it."

"Yesterday, I had the opportunity to work with about 20 outstanding educators. I knew up front these people would be special, because of all of the cleverly worded workshop titles they had to choose from, they came to one called “An Educator’s Guide to Web 2.0?. We explored blogging, wikis, social bookmarks, RSS, and spent some time with Technorati and Blogpulse to explore this emerging idea of conversation as content. At the end of a very strenuous workshop, we had a 40 minute conversation, which I recorded — and will share with you."

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: David Warlick, Web 2.0, Web2.0, podcast, NCETC, edtech

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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.

Video-on-Demand Changing Viewing Habits

2006-01-29T02:15:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the PBS News Hour, entitled "TV On-Demand Technology". Senior Correspondent Jeffrey Brown reported this segment, which was posted to the web on 29 December 2005 at:

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

The show notes for this podcast included:

"Recent advancements in television technology that give viewers control over watching television programs on their own schedule and on portable devices is revolutionizing the way networks distribute their programs."

The News Hour website has a transcript of this podcast:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/media/july-dec05/tv_12-29.html

"Jeffrey Brown gives a Media Unit report on video-on-demand technology and how television content can now be watched on a variety of devices, from iPods to cellular phones to computers. Then, Brown discusses the latest technology devices with Walt Mossberg, reporter for The Wall Street Journal, and Joshua Bernoff, vice president at Forrester Research, a technology and market research firm."

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: PBS, PBS News Hour, Jeffrey Brown, Walt Mossberg, Joshua Bernoff, television, on-demand, podcast

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Ron Larsen Interview

2006-01-28T04:37:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast with an interview of Ron Larsen, Dean of the University of Pittsburgh's School of Information Sciences. Dr. Larsen was interviewed by Matt Pasiewicz (of EDUCAUSE). This interview was posted to the web on 14 December 2005 at:

http://connect.educause.edu/Ron_Larsen_Interview_CNI_2005

The show notes included the following:

"In this 27 minute recording, we'll hear from Ron Larsen, Dean at the the University of Pittsburgh's School of Information Sciences as he shares some thoughts on i-schools and looks back on his involment on with CNI since it was founded in 1990."

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: Ron Larsen, EDUCAUSE, podcast, Matt Pasiewicz, i-school, CNI

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Ed Tech - Back to Basics

2006-01-27T02:48:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the good folks at Worldbridges - it is all about the basics of educational technologies. I don't usually post such LONG podcasts, but this one is worth an hour of your time. It was published on 27 November 2005 as EdTechTalk #27 at:

http://worldbridges.com/livewire/2005/11/27/edtechtalk27-back-to-basics/

The show notes for this podcast included:

"In this episode, Dave Cormier & Jeff Lebow begin anew by reintroducing EdTechTalk and some of the basic elements of eductional technology today. For newcomers, this is a good show to start with to get oriented and for frequent listeners and opportunity to make sure you’re up to speed. Topics discussed include open source software and philosophy, blogging, podcasting, rss, content management systems, and web 2.0. Dave & Jeff also announce the launch of their eductional consulting business and Worldbridges hosting of the live award show for the 2005 Edublogger Awards."

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

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Technorati Tags: edtech, podcast, blogs, Worldbridges, EdTechTalk, Dave Cormier, Jeff Lebow

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Interview with David Sifry of Technorati

2006-01-26T03:51:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from Nicole Simon, with an interview of David Sifry, the CEO of Technorati. The podcast was published on 12 April 2005 at:

http://bloxpert.com/Interview-with-David-Sifry-(Technorati)-35

The show notes included:

what started Technorati?
library methaphor vs. the internet as a (conversation) stream
how tagging came to Technorati and why it is so much easier and powerful than knowledge management
structured blogging and how standards make all our lives easier
who are Technorati's customers?
his vision for Technorati: the participant economy
how can customers help Technorati
core values at Technorati and the mantra: be of service

More about Nicole Simon at:

http://bloxpert.com/About-bloxpert.com-and-myself-5

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: podcast, Technorati, David Sifry, Nicole Simon

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More about David Sifry

http://lesblogs.typepad.com/blog/2005/10/speaker_david_s.html

David Sifry David Sifry is Founder and CEO of Technorati, a real-time search engine that keeps track of what is going on in the blogosphere — the world of weblogs. A serial entrepreneur with more than 19 nineteen years of software development and industry experience, before founding Technorati, Sifry was cofounder and CTO of Sputnik, a Wi-Fi gateway company. Before that, he cofounded Linuxcare, where he served as CTO and vice president of engineering. Sifry also served as a founding member of the board of Linux International and was on the technical advisory board of the National Cybercrime Training Partnership for law enforcement. He appears frequently on panels and lectures on a variety of technology issues, ranging from wireless spectrum policy and Wi-Fi, to weblogs and open-source software. Sifry earned his bachelor’s degree in computer science at Johns Hopkins University.

Thoughts from Cole Camplese

2006-01-25T02:48:00.000-08:00

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 with Chris Millet about a blog study that Mr. Millet is conducting at Penn State. The podcast was published on 21 December 2005 at:

http://camplesegroup.com/blog/?p=296

The show notes included:

"Tonight Chris Millet and I sat down to talk about the blogging study he is conducting at the IST Solutions Institute here at Penn State. Chris and I headed down to the basement in our old studio to talk a bit about the study and to share some thoughts with the faculty participating … this is a 50 minute, unedited discussion. We didn’t have notes or any real notion of what we wanted to talk about other than how we've used blogs to power our classrooms. There are some interesting things. Enjoy it … the podcast is around 45 MB. Thoughts?"

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, Chris Millet, blogging, podcast, Penn State, higher education

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Steve Jobs Commencement Address

2006-01-24T02:43:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a recording of the commencement address that Steve Jobs delivered at Stanford University on 12 June 2005. Steve Jobs is CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios. And in some ways, his work in popularizing the iPod has contributed to the success of podcasting.

I wasn't able to find an mp3 file with this speech anywhere on the web, but Stanford has an enhanced podcast (in m4a format) on the Apple Music Store. I've wanted to distribute this address for some time now - Jobs really had some great things to say - very powerful words.

The full text of this address is on the Stanford University site at:

http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: Steve Jobs, Stanford University, podcast

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Google Rebuffs Government Subpoena

2006-01-23T02:46:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the PBS News Hour, entitled "Google Rebuffs Government Subpoena". Senior Correspondent Jeffrey Brown reported this segment, which was posted to the web on 20 January 2006 at:

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

The show notes for this podcast included:

"Google, the Internet's leading search engine, refused to share the search records of millions of people despite a government subpoena requesting information to help enforce the Child Online Protection Act."

The News Hour website at http://www.pbs.org/newshour/newshour_index.html had:

"Jeffrey Brown reports on how Google, the Internet's leading search engine, is rebuffing a government subpoena that would require the company to share the search records of millions of people. Then, Brown discusses the issue of privacy and how this would impact the Child Online Protection Act with Jerry Spiegel, attorney and partner at Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein and Seltz in New York, and Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center and adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University."

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: PBS, PBS News Hour, Jeffrey Brown, Jerry Spiegel, Marc Rotenberg, Google, COPA, podcast

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Independent Individuals and Wise Crowds

2006-01-22T03:18:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from IT Conversations, with a fascinating presentation by author and New Yorker columnist James Surowiecki. This podcast was recorded at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference on 16 March 2005 and posted to the web at:

http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail468.html

The show notes for this podcast included:

"In technophile circles, the idea that networks and network effects will inherently provide for better decision making is an understood, a truism widely agreed. Author and New Yorker columnist James Surowiecki, argues that while there are many benefits to aggregate decision making, there are several perils and misbehavior that individuals and observers would be wise to take into account."

"Surowiecki provides several 'food for thought' points by which actors can make better decisions by maintaining weak rather than strong ties with other group members and by tuning into a cacophony of contrary opinions rather than the self-reinforcing common opinions of a small group."

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: IT Conversations, James Surowiecki, group dynamics, networks, podcast

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PGA Tour Network Podcast #3

2006-01-21T03:42:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Selection #8 today is a podcast from the PGA Tour Network. This podcast was posted to the web on 15 January 2006 at:

http://www.pgatour.com/multimedia/podcasts

The show notes for this podcast included:

"The PGA TOUR Network Podcast on PGATOUR.com, powered by XM Satellite Radio, is an exciting way to follow the TOUR, players, tournaments and all of the drama from the events. The official podcast of the PGA TOUR is on-site to cover every PGA TOUR event. Updates are available Wednesday through Sunday. Listen weekly to The PGA TOUR Network Podcast for exclusive, inside the ropes coverage and highlights of the PGA TOUR."

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: PGA Tour, golfcast, podcast

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Dan's MathCast - Show #3

2006-01-21T03:41:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Selection #7 today is a podcast from Daniel Bach, who teaches mathematics at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, CA. This podcast was posted to the web on 26 December 2005 at:

http://www.dansmath.com/pages/podpage.html

The show notes for this podcast included:

"DansMathCast is math knowledge for the masses, from a real math nut. Each show has features, a textbook chapter, and challenge problems! Dan Bach is a college math teacher, textbook author, and webmaster, and he's now a math podcaster!"

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Burks

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Technorati Tags: Dan Bach, mathematics, mathcast, podcast

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Malaria Mistakes

2006-01-21T03:39:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Selection #6 today is a podcast from Prof. Bob Packett's "History According to Bob" series. This podcast was posted to the web at:

http://www.summahistorica.com/

Prof. Packett covers an incredibly wide range of history in his podcasts - really very educational. And he publishes a new podcast every few days - amazing!

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Burks

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Technorati Tags: History, Bob Packett, podcast

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History According to Bob

Join us for a Podcast Journey through History. Professor Bob tells fascinating stories of historical people, places, and customs.

Robert L. Packett

Professor Bob Packett has been teaching history for thirty years. His passion for history permeates his entire life, from the thousands of primary resouce materials in his personal library, to his collection of historical artifacts.

Professor Bob loves to tell stories of the real people behind the often sterile descriptions found in history texts. His conversational style, filled with anecdotes, quips, and humor, will bring to life the characters of history.

Now, through the technology of podcasting, you can also enjoy what Professor Bob's students have been enjoying for years — history that comes alive.

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Clark Boyd on NSA

2006-01-21T03:38:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Selection #5 today is a podcast from "The World: Technology" series with Clark Boyd. This podcast had the title "NSA Eavesdropping, Technology and the Law", and was posted to the web on 17 January 2006 at:

http://www.theworld.org/technology/

The show notes for this podcast included:

"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."

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Burks

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Technorati Tags: The World, Clark Boyd, NSA, podcast

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Third-Fourth Graders - Podcasting!

2006-01-21T03:36:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Selection #4 today is a podcast from Mr. Bob Sprankle's 3/4 grade students in Room 208 of the elementary school in Wells, ME. This podcast was posted to the web on 16 December 2005 at:

http://bobsprankle.com/blog/C1697218367/E20051216083051/index.html

The show notes for this podcast included:

"The Scholars bring you another "jam-packed" show! It's a long one to get you through the Holidays with: Student News, Math Corner, Courtney's Book Talk, Emily's Writing Corner, Word of the Week, Elizabeth's Ark, and a very special piece called, Wicked Wikipedia?"

Bob Sprankle is a prolific blogger and podcaster - see:

http://www.bobsprankle.com/

Best regards,

Burks

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Technorati Tags: Bob Sprankle, Room 208, k-12, education, podcast

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In Praise of Slowness

2006-01-21T03:35:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Selection #3 today is a podcast from the NPR Story of the Day series. Each day, the good folks at NPR feature one story that you simply have to hear. This podcast was posted to the web on 1 January 2006 at:

http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_detail.php?siteId=4819386

The show notes for this podcast included:

"Many of us moved at a breakneck pace in 2005, and we're bouncing right into a new year. Writer Carl Honore takes note of a movement aimed at urging us to chill out a little. He tells Debbie Elliott about his book In Praise of Slowness."

Best regards,

Burks

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Runcast Weekly

2006-01-21T03:34:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Selection #2 today is a podcast from the good folks at Runcast Weekly. This podcast (well, runcast) was posted to the web at:

http://www.runcastweekly.com/podcast.htm

The show notes for this podcast series includes:

"Runcast Weekly is a non-discriminating forum for runners of all abilities. The popularity of the sport of running is a result of the everyday runner not the elite athlete, The Runcast Weekly podcast and this accompanying website is devoted to those individuals. Each week subjects are chosen with all amateur runners in mind, from beginners to veterans, relevant to their experiences. Runcast Weekly is produced by a runner for runners."

Best regards,

Burks

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Pacific Palate - Cooking

2006-01-21T03:32:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Selection #1 today is a podcast from the Pacific Palate series with Don Genova. This podcast was posted to the web on 14 July 2005 at:

http://www.pacificpalate.com/shows_podcast.html

The show notes for this podcast included:

"During my honeymoon we spent a week cycling through the eastern end of France's Loire Valley. Our base was Le Vieux Moulin near Nevers, where we had many excellent dinners as part of the package. It's a great way to cover a lot of ground without having to re-pack every night. This gets a Pacificpalate.com recommendation!"

Best regards,

Burks

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A Potpourri of Podcasts

2006-01-21T03:30:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! I thought I would do something different with the "Burks' Selections" podcasts today - so here are eight (that's right, 8) different podcasts - just so that you can get a good idea of the types of informative podcasts that are freely available on the web today. Here's today's lineup:

Cooking
Running - a Runcast, naturally
NPR Story of the Day
Third and Fourth Graders
Clark Boyd - The World: Technology
History from Bob
Mathematics Education
PGA Tour

I hope you enjoy a number of these great podcasts!

-- Burks

William Lynch Interview

2006-01-20T03:33:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from ASU DMIT. This podcast consists of an interview of William Lynch, who is the Dean of the School of Education at Drexel University. Dr. Lynch was interviewed by Barnaby Wasson, of Arizona State University, while they were at the NECC Premier Podcast Event. This podcast was posted to the web on 25 July 2005 at:

http://necc.dmit.asu.edu/archives/2005/07/william_lynch_2.html

The show notes for this podcast included:

"Drexel University Education Director William Lynch believes that technology can increase student understanding and will begin incorporating iPods into the Drexel education program starting this September."

More information about Drexel's iPod initiative can be found in a free article from the Chronicle of Higher Education - see:

http://chronicle.com/free/2005/03/2005030203n.htm

Best regards,

Burks

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EDUCAUSE Pocket Edition #2

2006-01-19T02:55:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the EDUCAUSE Podcket Edition series. This podcast was posted to the web on 27 November 2005 at:

http://connect.educause.edu/blog/dianao/it_s_pod_mania_educause_pocket_edition_2/1654

The show notes for this podcast included:

"The second installment of EDUCAUSE’s Pocket Edition audio series, It’s Pod Mania!, explains what a "podcast" is, how it’s done, and why it matters. Through dialogue and interviews, the moderators explore the technologies that make podcasting possible and easy to do, as well as the benefits to users that have driven its amazing growth: convenience, mobility, and targeted reach. Listen to It’s Pod Mania! to get a quick, informative overview of how you can join the 6 million people who already participate in podcasts worldwide."

Best regards,

Burks

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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."

A Great Middle School Podcast

2006-01-18T02:41:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from Longfellow Middle School in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The students in the "School in the Coulee" part of Longfellow (Coulee is a geographic region of Wisconsin) are producing a series of podcasts this year, with the assistance of their teacher, Jeanne Halderson. I'm really impressed by what these students have accomplished - and if they are doing this in middle school, what will they expect from us when they get to college?!! I first learned about this podcast on the Podcast.net site at:

http://www.podcast.net/show/75801

The show notes for the 18 November 2005 podcast included:

"This week's podcast includes Math Corner, This Week in History, Mealworm Metamorphosis, Lima Bean Dissection, Building Flowers, Photosynthesis, Gymnosperms & Angiosperms, and more!"

More details about this middle school podcasting project can be found on the web at:

http://www.lacrosseschools.com/longfellow/sc/ck/

Note that they even have a rubric for improving the quality of their podcasts!

The original podcast was an "enhanced" podcast with digital images, but I couldn't get my RSS feed to see that it was an audio file. So Mrs. Halderson created a regular mp3 file for me. Thanks! [The original m4a enhanced podcast is at: http://www.lacrosseschools.com/longfellow/sc/pc/051118ck.m4a]

Best regards,

Burks

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More about the Coulee Region of Wisconsin:

The Coulee Region ("coulee" is an old French idiom for the steep narrow valleys which abound in this area) is a region that takes in the Driftless (unglaciated) Area of southwestern Wisconsin, northeastern Iowa and southeastern Minnesota. With no glaciers to level the landscape, frost, water and gravity have gradually worn down the sandstone and limestone hills through the centuries. (from http://www.couleeaudubon.org/cras_location.html)

Wordprocessing Goes Online

2006-01-17T03:38:00.000-08:00

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 about the online word processing program, Writely, with one of the company's founders, Sam Schillace. This podcast was posted to the web on 20 December 2005 at:

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

The show notes included:

"A program that allows users to create and collaborate on documents online is generating a lot of buzz. Writely is a free program that challenges the notion that word processing is a job that's done only offline with desktop programs such as Word. "

Best regards,

Burks

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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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Celebrating M.L. King, Jr.

2006-01-16T03:35:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is to honor Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., on this national holiday celebrating his birthday. As we think about podcasting, we really are emphasizing the power of the spoken word. And what better example of this power than Rev. King's speech delivered 28 August 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.

The mp3 file with this speech can be found on the AmericanRhetoric.com website at:

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/Ihaveadream.htm

This site also has a full transcript of the speech.

http://www.usconstitution.net/dream.html

"Following a series of non-violent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, where he was arrested and jailed, King organized a massive march on Washington, DC, on August 28, 1963. On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, he evoked the name of Lincoln in his "I Have a Dream" speech, which is credited with mobilizing supporters of desegregation and prompted the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The next year, King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize."

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.

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Burks

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Marc Prensky Keynote, Part II

2006-01-15T03:53:00.000-08:00

Marc Prensky Keynote, Part I

2006-01-15T03:51:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selections are two podcasts from the "Bit By Bit" podcasts, which is a series produced by Bob Sprankle. Bob Sprankle is 3/4 grade teacher in Wells, ME, and is a prolific blogger in the area of technology-enhanced teaching and learning.

Today's two podcasts have Marc Prensky's keynote address from the Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference, which was held in Nashua, NH, on November 29, 2005. His talk was entitled "Engage Me or Enrage Me: Educating Today's Digital Native Learners".

These podcasts were posted to the web on 9 December 2005 at:

http://bobsprankle.com/bitbybit_wordpress/?p=52
http://bobsprankle.com/bitbybit_wordpress/?p=51

This posting has a link to the FIRST part of the presentation.

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.

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Burks

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Marc Prensky

http://www.marcprensky.com/

Marc Prensky is an internationally acclaimed speaker, writer, consultant, and designer in the critical areas of education and learning. He is the author of Digital Game-Based Learning (McGraw-Hill, 2001), the founder and CEO of Games2train (whose clients include IBM, Nokia, Pfizer, the US Department of Defense and the LA and Florida Virtual Schools).

Marc has created over 50 software games for learning, including the world's first fast-action videogame-based training tools and world-wide, multi-player, multi-team on-line competitions. He has also taught at all levels. Marc has been featured in articles in The NY Times and The Wall Street Journal, has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, PBS, and the BBC, and was named as one of training's top 10 "visionaries" by Training magazine. He holds graduate degrees from Yale (Teaching) and Harvard (MBA).

Wesley Fryer on Blogging at Conferences

2006-01-14T03:40:00.000-08:00

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 Glen Bull and Susan Albaugh of the University of Virginia about "Blogging the Conference" - that is, their plans for blogging at the SITE 2006 conference in Orlando, FL, and the role of Web 2.0 technologies in this effort. This podcast was posted to the web on 5 December 2005 at:

http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2005/12/06/podcast26-blogging-the-conference/

The show notes for this podcast included the following:

"A variety of web 2.0 technologies are being used by people around the country to share dialog and content from conferences they attend. This podcast is an attempted synthesis of a videoconference in which I participated last Friday, December 2nd with Dr. Glen Bull and Susan Albaugh of the University of Virginia. We discussed possible goals and outcomes for blogging the upcoming SITE 2006 conference to be held in Orlando, Florida, as well as specific ways these goals could be accomplished with web 2.0 technologies."

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

http://speedofcreativity.org/

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

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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.

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New Orleans Public Schools Reopen Slowly

2006-01-13T02:57:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from The News Hour on PBS. In this podcast, special correspondent for education John Merrow reports about the reopening of public schools in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The original podcast was published on 19 December 2005 at:

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

The show notes included:

"In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans public school system must struggle not only with rebuilding and reopening schools, but also improving an historically low-achieving school system."

A transcript of this segment is available online at:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/july-dec05/noschools_12-19.html

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

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

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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.

The Edublog Awards

2006-01-12T03:50:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the good folks at Worldbridges - it is all about the 2005 Edublog Awards - including "the winners, acceptance speeches and the top ten edtech news events of 2005". I don't usually post such LONG podcasts, but this one is worth 45 minutes of your time. It was published on 18 December 2005 as EdTechTalk #30 at:

http://worldbridges.com/livewire/?p=107

The show notes for this podcast included:

"We had a rolicking good time with Josie Fraser at this years edublog awards. Check out the audio to hear all the nominees, as well as some acceptance speeches from some of the winners. Konrad Glogowski showed up, Stephen Downes made an appearance as well as many more. We also had a top ten list of edtech news from 2005."

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.

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Burks

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Neil Gershenfeld: Inventing Everyday Things

2006-01-11T03:34:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the WGBH Forum Network - a series of free public lectures made possible through a partnership with Boston's leading cultural and educational organizations. This podcast is a presentation that MIT Physicist Neil Gershenfeld made as part of the Boston IDEAS 2005 series. It was posted to the web on 7 October 2005 at:

http://www.forum-network.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=1977

The show notes for this podcast included:

"Director of The Center for Bits and Atoms at MIT, Gershenfeld discusses his development of "fabrication laboratories" that bring design technology to ordinary people."

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.

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Burks

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http://web.media.mit.edu/~neilg/neil/shortbio.html

Prof. Neil Gershenfeld is the Director of MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms. His unique laboratory investigates the relationship between the content of information and its physical representation, from molecular quantum computers to virtuosic musical instruments. Technology from his lab has been seen and used in settings including New York's Museum of Modern Art and rural Indian villages, the White House/Smithsonian Millennium celebration and automobile safety systems, the World Economic Forum and inner-city community centers, Las Vegas shows and Sami herds. He is the author of numerous technical publications, patents, and books including "Fab," "When Things Start To Think," "The Nature of Mathematical Modeling," and "The Physics of Information Technology," has been featured in media such as The New York Times, The Economist, CNN, and the McNeil/Lehrer News Hour, and has been selected as one of the top 100 public intellectuals. Dr. Gershenfeld has a BA in Physics with High Honors from Swarthmore College, a Ph.D. from Cornell University, was a Junior Fellow of the Harvard University Society of Fellows, and a member of the research staff at Bell Labs.

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Science News for 2005

2006-01-10T03:32:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the PBS News Hour, entitled "Stem Cells, Pandemic Dominate 2005 Science News". Correspondent Jeffrey Brown reported this segment, in which he interviewed John Rennie, editor of Scientific American, and Andrew Revkin, science writer for the NY Times. This podcast was posted to the web on 2 January 2006 at:

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

The show notes for this podcast included:

"The continued scandal surrounding South Korean stem cell research coupled with the global warming conference in Montreal and the threat of a Bird Flu pandemic headlined a busy 2005 year of science news."

The entire transcript for this segment is on the web at:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june06/science_1-02.html

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.

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Burks

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Dave Winer Interview

2006-01-09T02:44:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from NerdTV, in which host Robert Cringely interviewed Dave Winer, the "Father of RSS and Web Logging". The original podcast was published on 11 October 2005 as Show #6 at:

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

The show notes included:

"Dave Winer has been in the software industry since the days he worked with Mitch Kapor BEFORE Lotus 1-2-3."

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

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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.

John Merrow interview with Deborah Meier

2006-01-08T04:10:00.001-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from John Merrow, in which he spoke with Deborah Meier, noted educational reformer, writer and activist, about K-12 education. The original podcast was published on 15 December 2005 at:

http://johnmerrow.blogspot.com/2005/12/small-schools-john-merrow-podcast-13.html

Much more about Deborah Meier on her website at:

http://www.deborahmeier.com/

The show notes included:

"What makes a good school? Deborah Meier, the architect of many school reforms, reflects on the changes she's seen over the years."

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

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

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Technorati Tags: John Merrow, Deborah Meier, podcast, 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.

IT Conversations - Supernova 2005

2006-01-07T03:55:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the good folks at IT Conversations. It was recorded on 22 June 2005 at the Supernova 2005 conference and posted to:

http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail677.html

This podcast features presentations by Mike Homer and Marc Canter.

Mike Homer describes Open Media Network, a new service based on the Kontiki secure peer-to-peer delivery system. Homer says the mission of Open Media Network is to "bring back public broadcasting," as a "free public service for the mass publishing and viewing of legal content on the Internet."

Marc Canter describes Ourmedia.org, a front end to storage and bandwidth offered by the Internet Archive. In contrast to Open Media Network's peer-to-peer approach, Ourmedia.org uses more traditional download and streaming to deliver media.

The show notes included the following:

"Several new services offer free storage and bandwidth for creative works submitted by anyone. In this session from Supernova 2005, Mike Homer and Marc Canter describe two such services that are quite different in architecture but share the goal of giving the masses a way to publish creative works."

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.

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Burks

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Mike Homer is the chairman and co-founder of Kontiki and an investor and advisor to Opsware (formerly Loudcloud), Tellme Networks, and Palm. Previously, Mike was a senior vice president at America Online. He held various executive positions at Netscape. Earlier, Mike was vice president of engineering at EO Corporation and vice president of marketing at GO Corporation. From 1982 to 1991, Mike held various technical and management positions at Apple Computer. He earned a B.S. from the University of California at Berkeley.

Marc Canter is CEO of Broadband Mechanics and the cofounder of Ourmedia.org. Canter helped found MacroMind, which became Macromedia. Marc is focused on helping to create and promulgate new kinds of standards for micro-content that include people, media, events, reviews, and listings. These open standards will then become the open source infrastructure needed for "digital lifestyle aggregation," which Broadband Mechanics is building for clients like Avid, Cyworld, Z-ff-Davis, EMI, Tony Perkins, aSmallWorld, Tribe.net, and Laszlo systems.

"Junkware" Being Pre-Installed on New PC's

2006-01-06T04:15:00.000-08:00

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 Houston Chronicle tech columnist Dwight Silverman about the large amount of "junkware" that is being pre-installed on new PC's. This podcast was posted to the web on 26 December 2005 at:

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

The show notes included:

"Many of the new computers given as holiday gifts this season are bloated with unwanted trial software. At best, junkware makes your machine a little cheaper. At worst, it can seriously impede performance."

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.

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Burks

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Technorati Tags: American Public Media, Jon Gordon, Dwight Silverman, junkware, PC software

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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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iCube Podcasts at UConn

2006-01-05T03:43:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from Prof. David Miller, of the Psychology Department at the University of Connecticut. He has been podcasting with his introductory psychology course - and he has named the podcast series "iCube" - for "Issues In Intro" (or I-cubed, which he has shortened to iCube - I guess a play on iPod). His course website is at:

http://icube.uconn.edu/

The notes on this site include the following:

"The podcasts are discussions of course material for each week's lectures hosted by David Miller, who is joined by several students from his class in General Psychology I. (PSYC 132)."

It is nice to see this approach to podcasting - a small group Q&A session with his students - rather than simply a recording of his in-class lectures. This really seems like a powerful approach.

There also are several other podcasts from the iCube series linked on this site.

An article from the Hartford (CT) Courant about this project was published on 28 December 2005 at:

http://www.courant.com/news/education/hc-ipodman.artdec28%2C0%2C1408723.story

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.

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Burks

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Technorati Tags: David Miller, podcast, iCube, higher education, psychology

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How the Mind Makes Meaning in e-Learning

2006-01-04T03:17:00.000-08:00

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 "Text Representation and Cognitive Processes: How the Mind Makes Meaning in e-Learning" was published on 27 December 2005 at:

http://elearnqueen.blogspot.com/2005/12/text-representation-and-cognitive.html

In the shownotes, Susan wrote:

"Since e-learning relies still relies heavily on text-based learning, it is very helpful to have a basic idea of how the mind makes meaning from discourse. Understanding how the various forms of textual representation operate will help one design more effective instructional materials, activities, and assessments. According to discourse theorists, written language has the following aspects or components in the text itself, which consist of Surface Code, Textbase, and Situated Text. It also helps to understand the factors that influence how an individual processes that language. Finally, the mechanisms used for comprehension matter a great deal when one is trying to achieve uniform learning outcomes."

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

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Technorati Tags: Susan Smith Nash, cognition, 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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Wesley Fryer's Hopes and Goals for 2006

2006-01-03T02:52:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from Wesley Fryer, from the Texas Tech University College of Education. In this podcast, Wesley talks about his hopes and goals for 2006. This podcast was posted to the web on 31 December 2005 at:

http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2005/12/31/podcast28-educational-banners-and-resolutions-for-2006/

The show notes for this podcast included the following:

"Five different issues can be considered educational banners worth waving, torches worth carrying into the darkness, and issues worth fighting for in 2006 and beyond in the contexts of teaching and learning as well as educational technology. In this podcast I discuss and explore these issues, and also highlight John Dewey’s definition of experience from "Art as Experience" as it may relate to personal and professional resolutions we can make for 2006."

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

http://speedofcreativity.org/

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

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Technorati Tags: Wesley Fryer, podcast, educational technology, educational reform, resolutions for 2006

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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.

A Discussion with Barbara Ganley

2006-01-02T03:30:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the good folks at Worldbridges - it is a discussion with Prof. Barbara Ganley, of Middlebury College in Vermont. It was published on 6 November 2005 as EdTechTalk #24 at:

http://edtechtalk.com/EdTech_Talk_24_with_Barbara_Ganley

and at:

http://worldbridges.com/livewire/?p=93

The show notes included the following:

"Barbara discusses her experiences using blogging with her students and shares her insights into the use of new media and social software in the classroom. For the first time during a webcast we are joined by a remote classroom, as Will Richardson and his Executive Ed.D. class at Seton Hall tune in early on. This is also the first time we used teleconferencing as a webcast listening option. All in all, a successful webcast of technical experimentation and great edtech discussion."

A transcript of the podcast is at:

http://edtechtalk.com/EdTech_Talk_24_Chat_Transcript

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.

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Burks

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Technorati Tags: Barbara Ganley, edtech, Education blogging, new media, podcast

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Impact of New Technologies on Globalization

2006-01-01T03:21:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today's selection is a podcast from the PBS News Hour, entitled "Rapid Advances in Technology Create New World Economy". Senior Correspondent Ray Suarez reported this segment, in which he interviewed Thomas Friedman and Moises Naim. This podcast was posted to the web on 15 December 2005 at:

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

The show notes for this podcast included:

"Some experts say globalization has created a new, border-free world that gives more power to individuals yet allows for illicit trafficking."

The entire interview is on the web at:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/economy/july-dec05/borders_12-15.html

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

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Technorati Tags: PBS, PBS News Hour, Ray Suarez, Thomas Friedman, Moises Naim, globalization, podcast

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Computer Virus Update from Clark Boyd

2005-12-31T03:44:00.000-08:00

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.html

As 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

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Technorati Tags: computer virus, malware, computer security, podcast, Clark Boyd

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A discussion about USNWR college rankings

2005-12-30T03:02:00.000-08:00

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.html

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

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

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Technorati Tags: John Merrow, higher education, USNWR, college rankings, podcast

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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.

Click and Double-Click #10

2005-12-29T03:34:00.000-08:00

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.html

This 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

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Technorati Tags: e-ink, tablet PC, podcast, Bryn Mawr College

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A Conversation with Gwen Dapper

2005-12-28T02:45:00.000-08:00

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.html

The 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

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Technorati Tags: Edupodder, Gwen Dapper, podcast, SJSU, CSU, California State University, podcasting, pedagogy

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Science Songs on the Internet

2005-12-27T02:49:00.000-08:00

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

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Technorati Tags: American Public Media, Greg Crowther, science songs

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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.

Interview with Virginia Tech Award Winners

2005-12-26T02:45:00.000-08:00

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.

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Burks

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Technorati Tags: EDUCAUSE, faculty development, Virginia Tech, Allan Carrington

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http://www.adelaide.edu.au/clpd/about/clpdstaff/carringtona.html

Allan Carrington
Instructional Designer
University 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.

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Podcast from Mrs. Mills' Second Grade Class

2005-12-25T04:12:00.001-08:00

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.html

Thanks 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

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Technorati Tags: podcast, Murfee Elementary School, Wesley Fryer