RPP #80: Lecture Capture in a Nutshell and E-Learning News

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• Picks from Rod's Podcaster Guide and E-Learning News


• Blackboard Pledges to Follow Open Standards - Blackboard’s Ray Henderson, pledges that the company will do more to follow industry software standards.

• Need to Learn Medicine? There's an App for That - The Medical College of Georgia is providing free health science education apps for their students.

• Harnessing the Power of Social Networks in Teaching &Learning - Dr. Alec Couros addresses social networking and education: open courses, control of knowledge, pedagogy, creative commons, and more.
  

• I'll Take My Lecture to Go, Please - A new study suggests a "clear preference" among undergraduates for lecture capture.
  

• Lecture Capture in a Nutshell
  
• Overview of lecture capture
  
• Lecture capture systems offer three important benefits: an alternative when students miss class; an opportunity for content review; and content for online course development.
  
• Resources on lecture capture
• Lecture Capture Feature Comparison Chart - Features of Accordent, Echo360, Mediasite, Panopto, Tegrity and Wimba
  
• 7 things you should know about Lecture Capture (2 page PDF from Educause)
• Previous interviews with lecture capture vendors:
  
• RPP #62: Panopto
• RPP #63: Tegrity
• RPP #71: Echo360
• RPP #72: Wimba
• RPP #77: Mediasite
• View Rod's "lecture capture" bookmarks

• Podsafe Music Selection from Music Alley
  
• "Maybe I'm Amazed" by Blake Morgan who has worked with Lenny Kravitz, Lesley Gore, Phil Ramone, and others. This licensed remake of the McCartney classic has topped the charts on the iTunes Music Store.
  

Duration: 17:36

RPP #79: Livescribe Pulse Smartpen Review and E-Learning News

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• Picks from Rod's Podcaster Guide and E-Learning News
• HigherEd Camp Philly - follow-up and link to their Ning community site
• Does Google Wave Mean the End of the LMS? - The Chronicle is asking whether Blackboard can be replaced by WordPress. How about Google's Wave as a replacement for the LMS?
  
• Blind Search - What happens when you remove the branding from Google, Yahoo and the new Microsoft "Bing" search engines?
  

• Livescribe Pulse SmartpenReview
  
• This computer in a pen records audio while you take notes on special "dot paper". Play back the audio by tapping on your hand written notes, dock the pen to recharge and simultaneously sync to your PC, and share notes and audio.
• "Pencasts" are a great solution for student note taking and faculty who want to describe and animate difficult concepts.
  
• See my demo Pencast on Podcasting:
  

Pencast on Podcasting by Rod Murray
brought to you by Livescribe

• Podsafe Music Selection from the MusicAlley by Mevio (aka Podsafe Music Network)
• "Summertime" by Brother Love - one of the most popular tracks on the network

Duration: 13:09

RPP #78: News from the Podosphere and Blackboard Buys Angel

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• Picks from Rod's Podcaster Guide and E-Learning News
• HigherEdCamp Philly - higher education technology unconference on June 6 at the University of Pennsylvania
  
• Online Education in the United States - from the Sloan Consortium
  
• YouTube EDU - Google launches higher ed YouTube site
  
• Wolfram Alpha - computational knowledge engine from maker of Mathematica
  
• These Lectures Are Gone in 60 Seconds - microlectures encourage active learning, says developer David Penrose
• Text Message (SMS) Polls and Voting - alternative to expensive audience response systems
• Blackboard Brings LMS App to iPhone - get alerts, read learning content on the go

• Blackboard Buys Angel Learning
• Report from the 2009 Angel Users Conference in Chicago
  
• Angel Learning CEO, Christopher Clapp, explains the reasons for joining with Blackboard
• Blackboard CEO, Michael Chasen, introduces the new Blackboard Learning CEO, Ray Henderson, former Angel VP
  

• Podsafe Music Selection from Jamendo
• "Woods of Chaos" by Rob Costlow - New Age Piano

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Duration: 20:17

RPP #77: Interview: Mediasite by Sonic Foundry and Podsafe for Peace

• Rod's Picks from Podcaster Guide and E-Learning News
• Oxford English Dictionary new word: podcasting n.
• Odiogo creates text-to-speech podcast from RSS feeds
  
• Short and Sweet: Technology Shrinks the Lecture
  

• Interview with John Pollard, Technical Product Manager, Sonic Foundry
  
• Features and benefits of the Mediasite class capture system
• Web-enhanced learning: online lectures, distance learning, continuing education
• Enable students to review complicated material repeatedly at their convenience
• Integrate with course management systems, like Blackboard

• Mediasite Holiday Presentation Catalog

• Podsafe Music Selection from the Podsafe Music Network
• "If Every Day Were Christmas" by Podsafe for Peace - Buy the song for 99 cents and all the proceeds will go to UNICEF
  

Duration: 30:31

RPP #76: Interview with Dr. Bobbe Baggio on Learning Meta-Trends

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• Rod's Picks from Podcaster Guide and E-Learning News
• Why Google Lively Failed
• Can You Operate as a Virtual Being?
• PA/DE/NJ Distance Learning Association (PADLA) Meeting Presentation Archive

• Interview with Dr. Bobbe Baggio, Director of the Graduate Program in Instructional Technology Management at LaSalle University and CEO of Advantage Learning Technologies, Inc.
  
• Dr. Baggio is a recognized expert in applying psychology and neuroscience to the design of instruction and learning materials
• We discussed the 7 meta-trends for the future of learning:
1. Technology is improving, continuing to evolve but it alone does not make a difference in the learning.
2. The paradigm for what we call learning is dramatically changing.
3. Learner participation, whether with Web 2.0 tools, grassroots video or virtual communities, is extremely important.
4. Our boundaries are going away, so anywhere, anytime, ubiquitous learning is increasing.
5. Portable content that is accessible and usable is powerful.
6. Connecting people through the network has expanded, and tools that recognize connections will make these connections richer and more fluid. Intelligent searching has eclipsed the need for metadata and tags (SCORM is dead) and mashups are in.
7. 3D representations like 2nd Life and Peoplesburg are growing and finding their way into research, training and learning circles rapidly.
   

• Podsafe Music Selection from the Podsafe Music Network
  
• "10p Mix" - by Amplifico, a talented young band from Edinburgh, Scotland. This is one of the most played songs on the Podsafe Music Network.
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Duration: 33:37