Rod's Pulse Podcast

Interview: Gwen Burbank, Curriculum Manager/Instructional Technology Specialist for the MBA program at St. George’s University in Grenada, West Indies. Gwen is also a member of the Pennsylvania Distance Learning Association (PADLA.org)
Gwen went undercover as a MBA student in St. George's synchronous online program. We discuss:

key educational management issues
instructional design factors
teaching techniques helpful in keeping students engaged and honest
"the good, bad and ugly" of synchronous online learning

Podsafe Music Selection from Jamendo

"Woods of Chaos" by Rob Costlow - New Age Piano"

Duration: 30:55

RPP #108: Mediasite: Interview with Sean Brown

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:13:30 PST

Interview: Sean Brown, Vice President of Education at Sonic Foundry. Sean has over 17 years of product management and education business development experience at IBM, Apple and Oracle before coming to Sonic Foundry in 2002. He is a past president and board member of the Hopkins Foundation for Innovation in Education.
We discuss their Mediasite product including:

lecture capture in the classroom
their new product that supports personal recording at the desktop
faculty and student acceptance
new uses including flipping the classroom
support for mobile devices including iPad

Podsafe Music Selection from Music Alley

"Winter Moon" by Rhonda Lorence - from the new age viola album "Winter Moon"

Duration: 29:08

RPP #107: Ensemble Video: Interview with Scott Nadzan

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:28:56 PST

Interview: Scott Nadzan, Director of Marketing & Sales for Ensemble Video. Ensemble Video is like an institutional YouTube with the flexibility and controls required in higher education.
We answer the questions:

What is video content management?
How is it used?
What formats are supported?
Why isn’t Youtube good enough?
Does it work with my LMS?
Can you use it for iTunes U videos and GoToMeeting recordings?

Podsafe Music Selection

"A Passage of Life" by Kitaro

Duration: 25:46

RPP #106: ApprenNet: Interview with Karl Okamoto & Emily Foote on LawMeet MOOC

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:58:34 PDT

Interview with Karl Okamoto and Emily Foote, co-founders of ApprenNet LLC.

Online LawMeets® leverage the ApprenNet platform to bring a community of lawyers together in order to foster knowledge sharing without the high costs that traditional apprenticeships entail. Online LawMeets offer the ability to scale significant predictors of skills acquisition, including: observation, social capital and mentorship.

They answer the questions:

What is a traditional law ‘Meet’
What is a MOOC?
How do you use a MOOC to simulate an apprenticeship?
How does LawMeets work?
Can anyone use ApprenNet?

Podsafe Music Selection from the Music Alley

Air on G String by J.S. Bach performed by UK’s Brunswick Duo

Duration: 22:39

RPP #105: Blackboard Analytics for Learn

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 07:45:48 PDT

Interview with Mark Max, Vice President of Blackboard Analytics (formerly iStrategy)

Blackboard Analytics for Learn combines the data from Blackboard Learn with student and course attributes from the student information system to create reports and dashboards. We discuss how this product is used by students, faculty and leadership, for example:

Students: How do I measure up to my peers?
Faculty: How can I easily find students who are at-risk?
Leadership: Who are the most innovative instructors?

Podsafe Music Selection from the Music Alley

"Stress" (song and flash animation) by highly caffeinated Jim Infantino of the band, Jim's Big Ego.

Duration: 23:25

RPP #104: Blackboard World 2012 Wrap-Up

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:48:53 PDT

Blackboard Corporate Keynote Wrap-Up

Blackboard CEO, Michael Chasen, opened the corporate keynote and announced...

Project XP: xpLor - XP stands for "cross-platform" and Lor stands for "learning object repository". Finally a way for faculty content experts to share and consume modular learning objects.

Ray Henderson, CTO and President of Academic Platforms, discussed recent advances and the future roadmap for Learn

ConnectTxt - new 2-Way SMS Platform
Bb Learn Service Pack 8 - improved global navigation, assessment insight, item analysis, and more
Bb Analytics for Learn - new dashboards for improved decision making
Bb Collaborate v12 - improves Learn integration, including grade book, and mobile delivery
Bb Social - social learning coming in the fall for FREE with Community module

Katie Blot, President of Global Services Division, presented new professional services aimed at expanding program and course development, marketing, and student lifecycle support.
Kayvon Beykpour, General Manager of Blackboard Mobile showcased new capabilities in Blackboard Mobile Learn and Mobile Central

Mobile Central maps now include augmented reality
Mobile Learn now includes mobile assessments
Usage and analytics are now available
Push notifications for students

Podsafe Music Selection from Magnatune

Concerto No. 2 in G Minor (Summer) by the American Baroque Orchestra. The full CD "The Four Seasons by Vivaldi" is available at magnatune.com

RPP #103: Managing Your Social Media

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:29:16 PDT

News from the Podosphere

New Podcasts App from Apple liberates audio and video podcasts from iTunes with a dedicated app for iOS

Integrating your Social Media

IFTTT (ifttt.com) - "If This Then That", a free service that allows your social media portfolio to inter-operate and save you time. For example, earn how to automatically Tweet each time you post to your blog.
Other sites mentioned

Podsafe Music Selection from Magnatune

"Run" from the new age piano album "Lines Build Walls" by Ehren Starks

Duration: 14:38

RPP #102: Seton Hill's iPad Experiment

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:12:54 PDT

Interview: Dr. Mary Ann Gawelek, Provost, Seton Hill University on "An iPad2 for Everyone". This is a follow-up with Dr. Gawelek, who I interviewed back in September 2010 (RPP# 87) just as they were about to launch their trend setting iPad program. I asked:

Why did you provide both iPads and Macbook Pros to students?
Did you “flip” your classrooms?
How is your faculty adjusting to this new paradigm?
Did you save on printing costs?
How about iBook Author or other e-textbook programs?
What lessons did you learn?
How do you gauge the success of the iPad program?

Links to resources mentioned:

Collect, organize, and share ideas on the iPad

Inkling - interactive textbooks for iPad
Blackboard Mobile Learn
Touchfire - iPad Screentop Keyboard

Rod's Delicious iPad Bookmarks

Podsafe music selection from Music Alley

"Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme" performed by Jane Aubourg, a solo electric violinist using digital effects

Duration: 28:45

RPP #101: Starfish Retention Solutions: Interview with David Yaskin

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:23:22 PDT

Interview: David Yaskin, CEO and Founder of Starfish Retention Solutions, Inc.

Learn about the Starfish enterprise student success and retention platform. We discuss Starfish CONNECT and Starfish EARLY ALERT, how they interface with the LMS and SIS, and how you can measure your return on investment.

Podsafe music selection from Magnatune

Concerto No.1 in D Major (Spring) - First Movement by the American Baroque Orchestra. The full CD entitled "The Four Seasons by Vivaldi" is available at magnatune.com

Duration: 26:49

RPP #100: TaskStream: Interview with Courtney Peagler

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:24:27 PDT

Interview: Courtney Peagler, Vice President of Strategic and Business Development, TaskStream

Educators and students use their Learning Achievement Tools (LAT) to plan learning activities, assess student performance, and demonstrate achievement of learning outcomes.
Institutions use the customizable Accountability Management System (AMS) to support continuous improvement projects and manage accountability processes at a macro level.

Other Podcasts on ePortfolios

RPP #99: GoingOn: Interview with CEO Jon Corshen
RPP #97: ePortfolios: Interview with Trent Batson

Podsafe music selection from Music Alley

"Too Long" by Yael Naim, the acclaimed singer/songwriter from Israel, from her album Yael Naim. She gained fame when her song “New Soul” played during Apple's Macbook Air ad campaign

Duration: 27:23

RPP #99: GoingOn: Interview with CEO Jon Corshen

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:25:16 PDT

Interview: Jon Corshen, CEO of GoingOn

GoingOn has developed an innovative academic social networking platform, enabling students, faculty, and administrators to more effectively connect, collaborate, and learn. We discuss:

Beginnings at University of Pennsylvania
Use as messaging tool and ePortfolio
LMS Integration
Contrast with Facebook, Twitter, Ning and others
and more

Podsafe music selection from Magnatune

Vivaldi: Concerto No. 4 in G Minor “Winter” (Allegro movement) by the American Baroque Orchestra. The full CD "The Four Seasons by Vivaldi" is available at magnatune.com

Duration: 28:37

RPP #98: Mathematica: Interview with Andy Dorsett

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:25:36 PDT

Interview: Andy Dorsett, Academic Key Account Manager, Wolfram Research

Mathematica is billed as the world's ultimate application for computations, a development platform integrating computation into workflows, moving from initial ideas to deployed solutions
View interactive Demonstrations in life science and other domains
Run Wolfram Alpha on mobile devices
Download the CDF (Computable Document Format) Player to view Mathematica interactive documents

Podsafe music selection from Music Alley

The Christmas Season by Devo Spice, a comedy rapper from New Jersey who has become one of the most popular artists on the nationally syndicated Dr. Demento Show.

Duration: 23:47

RPP #97 ePortfolios: Interview with Trent Batson

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:26:22 PDT

Trent Batson

Interview: Trent Batson, Executive Director of The Association for Authentic, Experiential and Evidence-Based Learning.

Podsafe music selection from Magnatune

Vivaldi: Concerto No. 3 in F Major “Autumn” (Allegro movement) by the American Baroque Orchestra. The full CD "The Four Seasons by Vivaldi" is available at magnatune.com

Duration: 31:00

RPP #96 Terribly Clever Blackboard Mobile: Interview with Aaron Wasserman

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:26:35 PDT

Interview: Aaron Wasserman, Director, Blackboard Mobile

Aaron is one of the founding members of Terriblyclever Design. Terriblyclever worked with Stanford to conceptualize iStanford, a suite of iPhone, Blackberry, and mobile web applications for fellow students. In 2009 they were acquired by Blackboard and Aaron now leads the new Blackboard Mobile division. We'll try to answer the questions:

what is Blackboard Mobile?
which platforms are supported?
what are the benefits to an institution?
why is a native app better than a web app?
can you customize apps for your platform?
what’s on the future road-map for Bb Mobile?

Podsafe music selection from Music Alley

"Maybe I'm Amazed" by Blake Morgan. His licensed cover of the Paul McCartney classic has topped the charts on the iTunes Music Store.

Duration: 22:49

RPP #95: Moodlerooms: Interview with CEO Lou Pugliese

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:26:51 PDT

Interview: Lou Pugliese, Chairman and CEO, Moodlerooms, Inc.

Moodle: a “free” course management system that educators can use to create effective online learning sites.
Moodlerooms, Inc.: a hosting and support company for users of Moodle.

Podsafe music selection from Music Alley

"Ain't No Reason" by Brett Dennen - featured on several TV shows including "House", "Scrubs" and "Grey's Anatomy"

Duration: 25:17

RPP #94: ConnectYard: Interview with CEO Donald Doane

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:27:03 PDT

Interview: Donald Doane, CEO, ConnectYard Inc.

ConnectYard a centralized social media communications platform that seamlessly integrates Facebook, Twitter and video as well as text messaging with popular Learning Management Systems such as Blackboard, to better engage students and expand overall institutional communication.

Podsafe music selection from Music Alley

"50 Ways to Lose Your Luggage" by Robert Lund of the Funny Music Project

Duration: 15:42

RPP #93: Interview with Dr. Mark Nestor on Panopto Lecture Capture

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:27:35 PDT

Interview: Dr. Mark Nestor, Associate Provost and Chief Information Officer at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Panopto Focus Lecture Capture

Lecture capture systems offer important benefits: an alternative when students miss class; an opportunity for content review; and content for online course development

Podsafe music selection from Music Alley

"California Dreamin" by The Mamas and The Papas

Duration: 21:36

RPP #92: Interview: Ray Henderson on Blackboard Learn - Part 2

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:27:52 PDT

Interview: Ray Henderson, President of Blackboard Learn

Learn about Blackboard's ePortfolios offerings, and
Open Database Inititative
Open-source competition

Blackboard Resources

Podsafe music selection from Music Alley

"Midnight" by singer/song writer Adrina Thorpe from the album “Halflight & Shadows”

Duration: 21:03

RPP #91: Interview: Ray Henderson on Blackboard Learn - Part 1

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:28:05 PDT

Ray Henderson

Interview: Ray Henderson, President of Blackboard's teaching and learning division, Blackboard Learn

Hear about the key differences for faculty between Angel and Blackboard 9.1
Hear about Blackboard's future direction, including
How the purchase of iStrategy relates to Blackboard Outcomes

Blackboard Resources

Podsafe music selection from Music Alley

Kiss This! (Hey IRS)" by Robert Lund of the Funny Music Project, a parody of Faith Hill's "This Kiss"

Duration: 21:23

RPP #90: The Future of Copyright Fair Use

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:28:18 PDT

Excerpts from the Educause Live! Program on "The Future of Fair Use" by

Steve Anderson, PhD, Director, Media Arts + Practice Ph.D. Program and Assistant Professor of Interactive Media, School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California

Podsafe music selection from Music Alley

"Don't Be Long: The Beatles v Elken", a Beatles "Blue Jay Way" mashup by Elken, a 60's influenced band from Dublin, Ireland

Duration: 20:21

RPP #89: Social Media in Education

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:19:19 PST

Social Media Resources

Interview: Brian Hughes, Associate Director of Design, Publishing, and Service at Teachers College's Library of Columbia University. We address the questions...

What are the best ways to use social media for novice faculty?
Has it been shown that using social media improves learning?
What is the best way to prepare faculty to use social media for teaching?

Podsafe music selection from Music Alley

"From the Beginning" by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, from their "Then & Now" Live 1998 Album

Duration: 23:38

RPP #88: Wimba, Elluminate and Blackboard Collaborate

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:34:54 PST

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

Follow Rod's e-learning news sources and his Delicious bookmarks

Interview: Matthew Wasowski, Senior Manager of Customer Programs, Blackboard Collaborate

Learn about industry leading tools for synchronous and asynchronous learning. Matthew discusses Wimba Classroom, Pronto and Wimba Voice and how these products and Elluminate will be combined in the upcoming Blackboard Collaborate, due this summer.

Podsafe music selection from Ioda Promonet

Laura Sullivan plays "Pachelbel For The Potomac" from "Pianoscapes For The Trails Of North America"
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Buy at Amazon MP3

Duration: 21:42