Podcasting and Vodcasting

I'll Take My Lecture to Go, Please

noreply@blogger.com (Munindra Khaund) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:40:46 -0500

"When provided with the option to view lectures online, rather than just in person, a full 82 percent of undergraduates kindly offered that they'd be willing to entertain an alternative to showing up to class and paying attention in real time."

The Harvard Crimson Knows Students Hate Reading, Starts Podcasting Stories

noreply@blogger.com (Munindra Khaund) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:39:16 -0500

"The Harvard Crimson knows that no one – not even Ivy Leaguers -- enjoys reading long-winded articles that drone on and on. And so, they're now stepping into the age of New Media by offering audio files for many of the news stories on their site."

Peer Pressure Is Motivating Professors to Podcast Their Lectures

noreply@blogger.com (Munindra Khaund) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:54:59 -0500

"Is peer pressure a widespread reason driving the use of podcasting at colleges? If so, is that a good thing, or are professors jumping in for the wrong reasons?"

Saanich police use podcasting to extend long arm of the law

noreply@blogger.com (Munindra Khaund) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:21:11 -0500

"Podcasts of daily news and crime-fighting tips are new features on the website of Saanich Police, which believes its the first force in the country to create and offer information this way."

Preview lectures, study using iTunes U

noreply@blogger.com (Munindra Khaund) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:33:50 -0500

"I am not podcasting my entire class. I have 10 five- to seven-minute podcasts planned for the semester, law professor Sheila Miller said in a recent press release."

Univ. gives some students iPhones, iPods

noreply@blogger.com (Munindra Khaund) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:56:22 -0500

"Called the Mobility Initiative, the project began at the start of the semester and will examine whether students can effectively use educational applications on iPods and iPhones, said Phyllis Dickerson Johnson, a spokeswoman for the Office of Information Technology."

Columbia U Going Live on iTunes U

noreply@blogger.com (Munindra Khaund) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:24:26 -0500

"Instructors may choose to manage access to their course-related audio and video collections, providing it only to current students, for example."

Pew Internet: Podcast Downloading 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Munindra Khaund) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:36:52 -0500

"As gadgets with digital audio capability proliferate, podcast downloading continues to increase. Currently, 19% of all internet users say they have downloaded a podcast so they could listen to it or view it later."

IUPUI professor turns his fascination with film noir into a podcasting phenomenon

noreply@blogger.com (Munindra Khaund) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:24:59 -0500

""We saw podcasting in 2005 as a new form of scholarship, and we wanted to experiment with how podcasting could support this type of collegial dialogue. We have created more than 45 episodes to date, and each focuses on one classic noir or neo-noir in depth.""

Welcome, Freshmen. Have an iPod.

noreply@blogger.com (Munindra Khaund) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:27:40 -0500

"Taking a step that professors may view as a bit counterproductive, some universities are doling out Apple iPhones and Internet-capable iPods to students."

Parma mayor starts podcasting city news

noreply@blogger.com (Munindra Khaund) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:08:42 -0500

"DePiero has launched a podcast page where he will address everything from new businesses, construction and other info in Parma."

Abbott Launches Podcast Series

noreply@blogger.com (Munindra Khaund) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:11:28 -0500

""People are going online to get information about all sorts of things, including chronic diseases," said Michelle Johnson, manager of public affairs for Abbott. "Podcasting seemed to work particularly well for Crohn's disease.""

ST. CHARLES: School district plans podcasts of meetings

noreply@blogger.com (Munindra Khaund) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:10:44 -0500

""The idea is to keep the public as informed as possible about information and the different issues that come before the board," said board member Scott Nowling."

Teachers get schooled on technology

noreply@blogger.com (Munindra Khaund) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:53:28 -0500

""You could see a podcast of that actual formula being worked out by your teacher if they took that extra step and created that content for you.""

Ask an Astronomer

noreply@blogger.com (Munindra Khaund) — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:50:31 -0500

"A video podcast version of these videos is available. iTunes users can subscribe directly."

National Park Service Podcasts

noreply@blogger.com (Munindra Khaund) — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:05:23 -0500

"The US National Parks Service is getting into podcasting in a big way, and now offers 18 park service podcasts and virtual tours, offering hundreds of audio and video programs that you can get from park websites or iTunes."

Podcasting hits the bigtime

noreply@blogger.com (Munindra Khaund) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:01:55 -0500

"Podcasting has been long been the geeky and underfed younger brother of traditional radio and TV – but not anymore."

Digital Dickens: How Scott Sigler is changing the way we read

noreply@blogger.com (Munindra Khaund) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:52:57 -0500

"Sigler seems to have star potential – and if the way he's selling Infected works, it could help the world of publishing to avoid the fate of the music industry in the online age."

State Agencies Bring K-12 Education Content to iTunes U

noreply@blogger.com (Munindra Khaund) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:27:56 -0500

"It includes video and audio content covering language arts, math, science, social science, and a wide range of other topics, along with news, resources for career and technical training, teacher professional development, and student work."

Pupils to learn to podcast

noreply@blogger.com (Munindra Khaund) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:28:25 -0500

"The course, awarded by the NCFE (formerly the National Council for Further Education) will run at level 1 (GCSE grades D-G) and allow students to learn the processes of planning and carrying out a podcast."

Teaching With Technology in the Information Age

noreply@blogger.com (Munindra Khaund) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:08:56 -0500

"...She might also ask her students to report about that collection of resources in a podcast."

Podcasting in Instruction: Moving Beyond the Obvious

noreply@blogger.com (Munindra Khaund) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:05:33 -0500

"Certainly the mobile nature of this technology, when used in more innovative ways, has the potential of moving beyond familiar constraints of coursework and promoting a level of networking and input never seen before."

A Professor of Pediatrics Uses Podcasts to Enliven Bacteriology

noreply@blogger.com (Munindra Khaund) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:54:47 -0500

"Sarah E. Forgie, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Alberta, gives medical students song parodies and other offbeat study aids for her bacteriology class."

Education Professor Opens Doors to New Technologies

noreply@blogger.com (Munindra Khaund) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:24:11 -0500

"...But podcasts, wikis and blogs can transform classrooms into truly collaborative learning centers."

iTunes U Expands International Reach

noreply@blogger.com (Munindra Khaund) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:41:46 -0500

"Apple Tuesday expanded the international reach of iTunes U, bringing in 10 universities from the UK, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia, all of which are providing content via the iTunes education portal free of charge."