(This is a text summary of the He Said She Said podcast from September 1, 2005. This is a bi-weekly podcast that deals with a wide range of topic on Education and Educational Technology. The show's host is Rob Reynolds and he is joined by Susan Smith Nash. The He Said She Said podcast is available every Tuesday and Thursday on Xplana Radio.)

Briefly...

[Susan] Okay, Rob thinks I'm crazy. But, think about it – for online courses, textbook publishers have created a situation that has helped academic departments that are cash-strapped, and short on time and instructors.

[Rob] I absolutely think she's a little crazy. And, while I don't think her description of reality is inaccurate for some schools, I do believe she is trying to make lemonade our of lemons and that the real infection will continue to fester until individual teachers decide to do something different.

10:12:50 AM    

Most scientific papers are probably wrong - other than a weak title, this article makes a good point about research: "Most published scientific research papers are wrong, according to a new analysis. Assuming that the new paper is itself correct, problems with experimental and statistical methods mean that there is less than a 50% chance that the results of any randomly chosen scientific paper are true."
What I find interesting is not that the papers themselves are wrong, but that there are very limited opportunities for readers to correct and discuss the paper in its original context. Any format that is "set in stone" isn't going to work today. Blogs are particularly effective at enabling the inclusion of contrary viewpoints. Journals are still one-way, broadcast tools. Perhaps journal pusblishers should reflect on what's happening to TV, newspapers, and music. Two-way knowledge flow is critical.

10:12:28 AM    

• From Paul Chenoweth : Post on the digital natives and the digital immigrants.
• From Lanny Arvan : Post on talking heads.
• From Robin Good : Post on Web 2.0 and what it is.
• From Will Richardson : Post on blogs and wikis and how students should/might use them.
• From Steven Cohen : Post on when lectures are not enough.
• From Alan Levine: Post on using tablet PC for education.
• From Lilia Efimova: Post on having RSS with tags instead of folders.

3:07:15 PM    

Here is a recap of our favorite posts from the edublogging community from the past 48 hours.

• From Alan Levine : Post of five recommended sites for BlogDay.
• From Paul Chenoweth : Post on new developments in the laptop initiative in Maine.
• From George Siemens : Post on his experience at a Duke University roundtable discussion on the future of education.
• From Will Richardson : Post on blogs and wikis and how students should/might use them.
• From Michael Feldstein : Post on LMOS integration and specialization.
• From Stephen Downes: Post on WebCT embracing the e-Portfolio initiative.
• From JeremyHiebert : Post on Scott Wilson's progress with his social software application.
• From Will Richardson: Post on the long-tail problem in K-12.

3:07:01 PM    

Gloria Gery (of electronic perfromance support fame), provides comments and insight into learning needs today. Gloria Gery: "In her early days at Aetna, Gloria saw workers struggling with arcane, data-centric mainframe systems. The default solution to their frustration was training and documentation. Training Band-Aids designed to camouflage poor interface design. Ironically, the training often cost a lot more than designing the application for performance in the first place."

3:06:04 PM