Category: podcasting
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University students positive on podcasting
Dr. David Miller is a psychology professor at the University of Connecticut who produces the weekly, interactive iCube podcast for his students. I learned about Dr. Miller’s innovative podcast last week and updated my post on “Higher Ed Podcast Purposes & Examples” to include a fifth category called “Interactive and Reflective Q&A.” iCube podcasts don’t…
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Stopping Genocide in Darfur
I had read and heard a little bit about genocide occurring in Sudan previously, but today my eyes were opened wide to this reality. This happened in the context of a multi-site videoconference involving the US Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C., the University of Oklahoma in Norman, The University of Texas at Dallas, and Texas…
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MP3 problems with Garageband 3
It is very frustrating when I run into a technical problem that I cannot readily troubleshoot and solve. This happens from time to time, but thankfully not very frequently. 🙂 Tonight, the issue is about podcast mp3 files. I edited my latest podcast in Garageband 3, instead of Audacity (which has been my standby for…
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iCube!
Finally! A great example of a higher education professor using podcasts in innovative ways to promote student reflective thinking and dialog! iCube is the podcast for Dr. David B. Miller’s “General Psychology I” class, which he is co-authoring with students to discuss issues and questions relating to his lectures. Dr. Miller teaches at the University…
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First video podcast
My son and I used iLife06 today to create our first video podcast. In the podcast he explains the background, procedures, results and conclusions from his 2005/2006 2nd grade science project he entitled, “Will Solar Energy Change Us?” His presentation is available as both a video podcast and a special episode audio podcast (MP3 format)…
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Higher Ed Podcast Purposes & Examples
Podcasting in higher education contexts can be organized into the following categories. I have included linked examples of each, more can be found on http://del.icio.us/wfryer/higheredpodcasts. Course-Casting: Course Content Delivery, Empowering Students with asynchronous/non-interactive content, aka podcast lectures (Physics 415: Thermal and Statistical Physics by Dr Carlson at Purdue, Faculty lectures in Stanford on iTunes) Interactive…
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Review of “A Whole New Mind”
Josh Thomas’s 12 minute podcast review of Dan Pink’s book “A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age” is well worth listening to. If you are a teacher, administrator, parent, or otherwise involved or concerned about education, you should read this book. I agree with Josh’s comment that “if you…
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Macintosh Digital Hub
Jim Heid is now publishing a new podcast about iLife06 called “Macintosh Digital Hub.” Jim is a super-guru of all things Macintosh and author of many Mac-related how-to books. This looks like a great resource. And it’s free! 🙂 A subscription feed is not available yet but will reportedly be available soon.
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The Synchronous Non-interactive Fallacy
Why do so many college professors suffer under the delusion that students should want to come to class when their instructor drones on and on in lecture, and does not provide opportunities for interaction?! In the LA Times article from January 16, 2006, “The iPod Took My Seat,” multiple professors are quoted who reveal their…
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Lincoln’s Greatest Speech
I am really enjoying the Talking History podcast, a show produced by the Organization of American Historians. Last night and early this morning I listened to the podcast “The Best of Talking History: Program #5: Lincoln’s Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural” (direct mp3 link.) The podcast is 29 minutes long. The resources in the US…