Steve McCarty: Spoken Internet To Go: Popularization through Podcasting, September 24, 2005

Comments by Stephen Downes:
The author summarizes, "Specific examples are presented: the BlogMatrix podcast hosting site, the podcasting blog 'Japancasting,' and the 'Spoken Libraries' project of the World Association for Online Education. There is also the little-known story that the first school in the world to give iPods to all students was not Duke University but rather Osaka Jogakuin College in Japan, where podcasting is therefore particularly made to order." Good article, informative, and useful to those looking more closely at the use of audio in learning. [Tags: Web Logs, Podcasting, Online Learning, Schools, Project Based Learning]

Article source: http://www.waoe.org/president/podcasting_article.html

The Origins of Blogging and Podcasting

EdTechTalk #28 - An interview with Bob Sprankle and Bud The Teacher

Stephen Downes describes Bob Sprangle as an "edupodcasting pioneer". This one hour interview with Bob and Bud gives some insight into the evolution of podcasting and blogging for education.

The interview can be listened to online or downloaded as an mp3 file:
http://edtechtalk.com/node/176

Wesley A. Fryer: Classroom Audio Podcasting, Tools for the TEKS December 29, 2005

Stephen Downes comments:

Nice article, not too long, that introduces the idea of classroom podcasting, outlines some of the uses and some of the benefits, and offers a few examples. Good overview at an introductory level. Via Miguel Guhlin, who adds some urgency to the debate: "We either use computer labs to support information literacy or do online state assessments/test prep. We either train teachers on how to help students learn information-problem-solving strategies or how to help their students maximize scores on tests. We can no longer do both." [Tags: Assessment, Podcasting]

Article source: http://tinyurl.com/8fdrc

Educational Podcasting for Teaching and Learning

A UK directory of podcasts for educational use with over 2,000 podcasts that can be used for children and young people at schools, colleges and elsewhere:
http://www.recap.ltd.uk/podcasting/index.php

Includes educators tips for using podcasts and RSS feeds.

Great teaching resource with good examples of educational podcasting!

Tony Vincent: Podcasting News, Learning in Hand January 11, 2006

Stephen Downes comments:

Good overview of recent developments in podcasting, which (as we see from the article) has been discovered by the mainstream educational press. Some recommendations and some software updates (especially for Apple fans). [Tags: Apple, Podcasting]

Article source: http://learninginhand.com/blog/2006/01/podcasting-news.html

RETC's 'Podcast for Teachers' Receives National Award - Fordham

Ray Schroeder reports on 8 January 2006:

The Regional Educational Technology Center's (RETC) weekly podcast, Techpod, Podcast for Teachers, was honored with the 2005 Innovation Award for educational leadership in the field of professional development on Oct. 28 at the Professional Organizational Development (POD) Network's annual conference in Milwaukee, Wis. The weekly podcast, which is broadcast over the Web and can be accessed on a computer or MP3 player, was developed by co-hosts Kathy King, Ed.D., director of the RETC, and Mark Gura, a professional developer and outreach coordinator for the RETC. Since its launch in August 2005, more than 7,000 listeners have tuned into an edition of Techpod, Podcast for Teachers, which focuses on professional development for educators on the topic of educational technology, curriculum and innovations.

Article Source: http://tinyurl.com/9cmez

UC podcasting trial merges education with technology - Lori Kurtzman, Cincinnati Enquirer

Ray Schroeder reports on 11 January 2006:

Something strange is strapped to Nancy Jennings' arm. Standing at the front of a classroom, Jennings is reviewing the syllabus of her Introduction to Mass Communication course, which started Tuesday at the University of Cincinnati. She gives the students her e-mail and phone contacts and tells them they need to score 462 points to get an A in her class. And then she says this: "I am strapped in. We are recording. This is very new. This is experimental. This is the first time it's been done on UC's campus." That thing on her arm? It's recording everything she says.

Article Source: http://tinyurl.com/7dvyn

Podcasting: Transforming Middle Schoolers Into ‘Middle Scholars’ - Larry S. Anderson, THE Journal

Ray Schroeder reports on 11 January 2006:

An innovative seventh-grade teacher has turned her students into expert podcasters by integrating the new Apple technology into her daily curriculum. It’s a recipe for success, when the teacher is Jeanne Halderson, the young people are her students at Longfellow Middle School in La Crosse, WI, and the technologies are iPods and Macintosh iBooks with GarageBand and iPhoto software.

Article Source: http://www.thejournal.com/articles/17607

Podcast My Class! Tegrity and Blackboard Bring Enhanced Podcasting to Colleges and Universities Nationwide

Ray Schroeder reports on 11 January 2006:

Tegrity, a worldwide leader in student achievement systems, and Blackboard Inc., a leading provider of technology to educational institutions, are making it possible for college students to watch and listen to class lectures on their iPods at any time and from any location. Through Tegrity® Campus enterprise software and the Blackboard Learning System™, recorded instruction from every class can now be automatically converted to enhanced podcasts for students to review later. The Tegrity Campus enterprise software seamlessly integrates with Blackboard, and includes a Blackboard Building Block™, described and available for download at http://www.blackboard.com/extend/b2/. Blackboard Building Blocks are third party applications which enable academic institutions to extend and customize their Blackboard® application. The Tegrity Campus Blackboard Building Block enables institutions to automatically capture, store and index every class on campus for later replay by every student. The on-demand content is accessible through Blackboard on any computer, and is now available on iPods as well. Each podcast is automatically indexed and enhanced with instructor audio, slides and annotations from class, making it much more engaging than audio-only podcasts.

Article Source: http://tinyurl.com/8v6p5

7 Things You Should Know About Podcasting - EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (Formerly NLII)

Ray Schroeder comments on 3 January 2006:

"Podcasting" refers to any software and hardware combination that permits automatic downloading of audio files to an MP3 player for listening at the user's convenience. Part of the appeal of podcasting is the ease with which audio content can be created, distributed, and downloaded from the Web. Barriers to adoption and costs are minimal, and the tools to implement podcasts are simple and affordable. Podcasting allows education to become more portable than ever before, giving educators another way to meet today's students where they live and learn—on the Internet and on audio players.

These comments are provided in the context of Educause article, "7 Things You Should Know About Podcasting".

Article Source: http://tinyurl.com/d225l

Touch User Interface Links Podcasts To Printed Text - Laurie Sullivan, Information Week

Ray Schroeder reports on 19 December 2005:

The technology allows a reader to press a picture or word in a printed book and retrieve related digital content from a computer or PDA. Somatic Digital LLC said Friday it has developed technology that lets publishers integrate podcasts into their paper and ink content. The tool is offered through the BookDesigner software suite. The software tool allows publishers tie a podcast to a paper-based text, supplement or magazine, the company said. The reader touches the page in a printed book and a podcast is directed to the reader’s computer or download to an MP3 player through Bluetooth technology. The podcast can serve as a supplement to the paper-based product bringing new revenue opportunities to publishers and authors, the company said.

Article Source: http://tinyurl.com/7djpb

Is the 'Pod Ripe? - Jon Reidel, The University of Vermont View

Ray Schroeder reports on 12 December:

Like any professor who has been around for 35 years, Charles Rathbone, associate professor of education, is always looking for ways to keep his lectures fresh. He’s a prime example of a “more mature” teacher, as he lightheartedly refers to himself on his Web site, who uses new teaching methods and technology to engage his students as much today as he did when he arrived on campus in 1970. This semester, Rathbone put together a seven-minute Podcast of the highlights of a 40-minute lecture from his “Learning and the Learner” course, hoping it would stimulate some discussion and help bring to life what he viewed as pretty thick content. The response to the use of Apple’s palm-size digital music player far exceeded expectations.

Article Source: http://tinyurl.com/8brbz

Purdue podcasting - Rich Van Wyk, WTHR

Ray Schroeder reports on 4 December 2005:

Pop, rock, rap, what else would you expect ringing the ears of college students? How about Biology 438 or Econ 251 or Chemistry 123? Welcome to the new cyber realm of podcasting, or as Purdue prefers, "We like to call it Boilercast," says Boilercast creator Michael Gay. Classroom lectures are remotely recorded and pasted to the Internet. Then, Abra Ca Dabra, broadcast to students' desktops, laptops and handheld music players. Michael Hicks thinks, "It seems pretty magical to me." More than magical.

Article Source: http://tinyurl.com/7ljyr

Lectures in the palm of your hand - Laura Heinauer, American Statesman

Ray Schroeder reports this story on 1 December 2005:

Think those college kids jogging around with white iPod wires hanging out of their ears are listening to music? Think again. In this age of podcasting, there's just as good a chance that the kid you assumed was jamming to Coldplay is actually catching up on a lecture. UT communications professor Gary Wilcox records lectures on his iPod, then posts them online. "I usually do it around test time, to make sure I have everything in my notes," said Jennifer Hallabough, a University of Texas sophomore advertising major who is enrolled in a class that offers recorded lectures. "I'll listen to it anywhere I normally study," she said, laughing at the thought of listening to it while jogging yet admitting it could work for some. Hallabough's course, Introduction to Advertising and Integrated Brand Promotion, is one of several at UT in which lectures are recorded for podcasting.

Article Source: http://tinyurl.com/ck7s8

Drexel University Launches Third Podcast of Four-Part Series - How to Compare and Select an Online College Degree Program

Ray Schroeder reports on 9 November 2005 about Drexel's marketing strategy using podcasts:

Drexel University, Philadelphia’s technological university, recently launched the third issue of their “Drexel e-Learning Minute” podcast series, which was created in August to address the unique issues and circumstances that new online students encounter and to provide prospective online learners with the tools needed for success.

Article Source: http://tinyurl.com/88vvt

University Channel begins 'vodcasting': Videos available for download through iTunes - Jill Feffer, Princetonian

Ray Schroeder reported this item on 31 December 2005:

The [Princeton] University Channel expanded the Apple technology services it provides to subscribers Thursday by adding vodcasts — shared videos to be watched using iTunes — to the podcasts, or downloadable sound files, it already offers. Apple recently introduced vodcasting technology in conjunction with the video-enabled iPod as a way of sharing video files over iTunes. Subscribers are notified when podcasts and vodcasts are available directly on the website or for downloading onto a computer. Both options are free of charge.

Article Source: http://tinyurl.com/b43px

Teaching Music Appreciation With Podcasting - Alex Williams, Corante

Blog posting by Ray Schroeder on 1 November 2005:

Do you remember music appreciation class? I yawn just thinking about those days in high school sitting through those lectures. Man, I wish I had podcasting and teachers like Chris Paschen and Bruce Bodelson. The Minneapolis high school teachers found the text book just didn't hold the student's interest. So they decided to start podcasting.

Article Source: http://tinyurl.com/9acsg

Stanford Embraced Podcasting - Shel Holtz, WebPro News

Blog posting by Ray Schroeder on 2 November 2005:

Stanford University has embraced podcasting in a big way. The University where Google's founders hammered out their code has loaded more than 400 audio files into a special portal in the iTunes Music Store, accessible through a page on the University's own website. http://itunes.stanford.edu/

Article Source: http://tinyurl.com/amqnq

Students who miss class can catch up with `podcasting' - JODI S. COHEN, Chicago Tribune

Blog posting by Ray Schroeder on 4 November 2005:

When Purdue University senior Marcos Kohler skipped a physics class to attend a concert in Chicago, he didn't have to borrow a classmate's notes to catch up. Instead, he connected his silver iPod to a computer, downloaded the lecture, and from the comfort of a campus coffee shop, listened to the two-hour discussion on particle physics. "It recreates the entire class experience," said Kohler, 22, who missed another lecture at the West Lafayette, Ind., campus when he overslept for the 1:30 p.m. class. A video conference class would be even better, he said, but "to go from paper printouts to audio, this is a step in the right direction."

Article Source: http://tinyurl.com/b3yxs

CTC using handheld computers for classes - WENDY GRAGG, Associated Press

Blog posting by Ray Schroeder on 5 November 2005:

Central Texas College is about to take college education where it has never gone before — your pocket. CTC is piloting a program that will allow a small number of students to take an entire college course on a personal digital assistant, or PDA for short. "There's nothing that we can put online, we can't put on PDA," CTC Chancellor James Anderson said.

Article Source: http://tinyurl.com/7kc6u