Technology and Learning

Moving Forward?

Fri, 03 Dec 2004 06:00:46 GMT

Here are the links to software products and articles that I refferenced in this weeks radio program

Software referenced in the show

Moodle: Moodle is the free open source Learning Management System (LMS) that I refer to in the podcast. For information on Moodle go to
www.moodle.org

Visual Communicator: Visual Communicator Pro is the PC video product I spoke about in the show.
www.seriousmagic.com

Videocue: Videocue is the Mac OSX video product I spoke about in the show.
www.varasoftware.com

Articles referenced in the show

Athabasca University: Theory and Practice of Online Learning

BIBS Report: Berkeley Internet Broadcasting System
The full report is in .pdf, half way down the page under the heading "Further information is available"

Thanks for all of your comments, Moving forward, I will make a concerted effort at posting links to the products, articles and journals I mention in the shows.

Cheers,
James

Communication Tools for Online Educators

Fri, 03 Dec 2004 05:55:59 GMT

Over the past few months I have been developing lightweight (60k) internet applications that allow an instructor to record audio and video directly to their online courses from any internet enabled computer. The recording can be accessed by students live within the online course, or can be played back asynchronously. All the instructor needs in order to record is a web camera and/or an inexpensive mic ( built-in computer mic works fine).

story continued..

Welcome

Fri, 03 Dec 2004 05:53:42 GMT

I want to start my first entry by thanking Dave Winer, Adam Curry, The Gillmore Gang, Engadeget and all of the other voices within the Podcasting community that have really inspired me to take the first steps toward developing a Blog and Podcast.

My goal with "Technology and Learning" is to open a dialogue with Educators, Instructional Designers, Multimedia Developers and Technology specialists to discuss the changing role that technology plays in University education. I wil start by interviewing people I have worked with over the last few years that are in charge of educational technology projects at different Universities in the Bay Area, however I hope in time that this forum will become a collaborative project whereby topics, and entire programs are constructed from the culmination of everyones interest. To this end, I hope to get suggestions at all levels. Cheers James