Rod's Pulse Podcast

RPP #99: GoingOn: Interview with CEO Jon Corshen

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:22:08 PST

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.) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:36:19 PST

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.) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:21:08 PST

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.) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:08:45 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.) — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:57:31 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.) — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:51:54 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.) — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:11:20 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, 24 May 2011 09:04:25 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.) — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 07:25:45 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.) — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:53:19 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

RPP #87: Special iPad in Education Edition

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:46:48 PDT

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

Rod's Delicious iPad Bookmarks - Links to more than 20 sites that were viewed in preparation for this podcast

Interview: Dr. Mary Ann Gawelek, Provost, Seton Hill University on "An iPad for Everyone" - Dr. Gawelek tells us about their Griffin Technology Advantage Program and how they prepared their faculty and IT infrastructure to handle iPads and MacBook Pros for all their incoming students.
iPad Apps for Education - selected iPad Apps faculty and students might find useful

GoodReader - read and store Office docs and PDF files
The Elements: A Visual Exploration - the periodic chart comes alive
Netter's Anatomy Flash Cards - navigate through 324 fully annotated images
Molecules 3D - manipulate 3D renderings of molecules; download more from the protein databank
iTunes U on iPad - free lectures, language lessons, audiobooks and more for students
CourseSmart eTextbooks for iPad - rent electronic textbooks

Podsafe Music Selection from Music Alley

"New Soul" by Yael Naim, the acclaimed singer/songwriter from Israel, from her album Yael Naim. 'New Soul' gained fame as the music played during Apple's Macbook Air ad campaign.

Duration: 23:36

RPP #86: What Has Google Done? Free Google Voice for Students and more!

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Mon, 17 May 2010 13:08:39 PDT

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

YouTube - What Would Google Do? - blogging pioneer Jeff Jarvis reverse-engineers Google to discover forty clear and straightforward rules to manage and live by...
Integrating Google Apps with Blackboard - digitalteacher from the Google Apps community shares 12 ways teachers integrate Google Apps with their Blackboard courses...
Google Rolling Out Richer Web Apps - Google Docs can now handle large spreadsheets with performances that "feel like desktop applications"...
GLADINET - Bringing the Cloud Closer to You - drag and drop folders or an entire drive to quickly transfer thousands of files to Google Docs, Windows Live SkyDrive, or Amazon S3...
Google SketchUp - free software that you can use to create 3D models of anything you like and also add them to Google Earth...
YouTube Launches Auto-Captions For All Videos - speech recognition automatically transcribes what’s said in a video...
Google Voice Service - provides a phone number, free of charge. Inbound calls are forwarded to other phone numbers of the subscriber...
Google Buzz - Twitter-like micro-blogging tools linked to your Gmail contacts...
Branching surveys and self-grading quizzes in Google Forms / Google Docs - ask a question, and route survey participants to different survey pages and questions based on their answers...
The Google Apps Update Blog - you can subscribe to this feed to learn about the latest improvements to Google Apps

Google Voice for Students! - late breaking news! All students get a free Google Voice phone number!

Podsafe Music Selection

Comcast Connection Blues by Derek K. Miller from Music Alley

Duration: 16:37

RPP #85: Apple iPad and Driving Online Learning Enrollment

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:31:46 PDT

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

Facebook Apps for eLearning - Here is a list of 20 facebook apps for educational use
'Horizon Report' Highlights 6 Technologies to Watch in Education - The open-content movement now joins mobile computing as the two trends most likely to enter mainstream learning in the next year, says the report (40 page PDF), from the New Media Consortium and Educause

Repositioning Higher Education: Factors Driving Online and Blended Program Enrollment - by Kristen Betts, Kenneth Hartman, and Carl Oxholm III, Drexel University

Because of the recent economic downturn, higher education must re-examine and reposition itself to meet new and emerging challenge
Learning on Demand (29 page PDF) - This Sloan Survey of Online Learning reveals that online enrollment rose by nearly 17 percent from a year earlier

Apple iPad - Apple's new tablet computer with an unfortunate name

ScrollMotion to Develop iPad E-Books for Major Publishers - ScrollMotion will make textbooks compatible with the new Apple iPad for four major publishers
Diagnosing the Tablet Fever in Higher Education - Tablet-style computers bring classroom collaboration and push the adoption of electronic textbooks
Create Your Own iPhone or Android App in Minutes With iSites - iSites is a new service that take an RSS feed and quickly transform it into an iPhone, iPad or Android app

Podsafe Music Selection from IODA Promonet

"As The Wind Blows" by Kitaro

Duration: 26:35

RPP #84: Season's Greetings and a Happy 2010

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:46:33 PST

Season's Greetings and a Happy New Year from Rod's Pulse Podcast

Podsafe Holiday Music Selections from Music Alley

"The Christmas Season" by Sudden Death - combines hip hop beats with what Dr. Demento calls "some of the funniest hip hop lyrics I've ever heard"
"Jingle Bells" by Natalie Brown - soulful vocalist/songwriter with a dynamic, multi-ocatave vocal range
"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" by Twisted Sister - yes, that hard rock group from the '70s
"A Soldier's Christmas" by Jay Goeppner - a Chicago singer/songwriter who has shared his message of peace and love in the style of his hero, John Lennon

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

Duration: 22:03

RPP #83: E-Readers: Are We There Yet? Interview with Scott Beadenkopf (Part 2)

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:25:46 PDT

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

The Complete Guide to Google Wave - Google Wave is a new web-based collaboration tool that's notoriously difficult to understand. This guide will help...
Purdue U Brings Social Networking to the Classroom - Some professors--especially those who teach in large lecture halls--have come to embrace social networking as an instructional aid....
Diigo - Like Delicious and Digg but better, with web highlighting, sticky notes, and annotation.

Interview (Part 2) on E-Readers with Scott Beadenkopf, Director of Academic Technology at Neumann University:

Amazon Kindle
Sony E-Reader
Plastic Logic
E-Ink - originator of electronic ink technology used in most e-book readers
Barnes & Noble Nook

Podsafe Music Selection from the Music Alley

"Winter Moon" by Rhonda Lorence - from the new age viola album "Winter Moon" which was nominated for four Lifestyle Music Awards including Album of the Year and Best New Artist.

Duration: 26 min

RPP #82EP: E-Textbooks: Are We There Yet? Interview with Scott Beadenkopf

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:12:11 PDT

Bonus Enhanced Podcast formatted for viewing in iTunes or iPods.
See RPP #82 post below for details.

RPP #82: E-Textbooks: Are We There Yet? Interview with Scott Beadenkopf

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:31:18 PDT

Note: This is a standard audio-only mp3 podcast.
See RPP #82EP above for Enhanced Podcast.

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

Internet Archive: A Future for Books - BookServer is an open system to find, buy, or borrow books, just like search to find Web sites.
An E-Textbook Program Aims to Benefit Students and Professors - Professors create digital textbooks bringing prices down from their average cost of $100 to a much more moderate $15.
Embracing Electronic Textbooks - Electronic textbooks offer convenience for professors, who can easily review a new textbook online, then make a quick decision to include it in a course.

Interview on E-Textbooks with Scott Beadenkopf, Director of Academic Technology at Neumann University

CourseSmart - benefit from instant access to the largest single source of electronic textbooks available anywhere
Connexions - a place to view and share educational material made of small knowledge chunks called modules that can be organized as courses and books
Flat World Knowledge - books by leading experts, rigorously reviewed and developed to the highest standards are free to read online

Podsafe Music Selection from the Podsafe Music Network

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

Duration: 23:25

RPP #81: Interview: Dr. Alec Couros on Social Networks in Teaching and Learning

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:29:32 PDT

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

Interview with Dr. Alec Couros, professor of educational technology and media at the Faculty of Education, University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Open Thinking - his professional blog
Social Media and Open/Networked Learning - his open course
Harnessing the Power of Social Networks in Teaching & Learning - his recent keynote at the University of Delaware

Podsafe Music Selection from Music Alley

"New Soul" by Yael Naim, the acclaimed singer/songwriter from Israel, from her album Yael Naim. 'New Soul' gained fame as the music played during Apple's Macbook Air ad campaign.

Duration: 29:13

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

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:24:17 PDT

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

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:06:28 PDT

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

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:03:44 PDT

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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

Buy at Amazon

Duration: 20:17

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

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:03:15 PDT

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

rod@rodspulsepodcast.com (Rodney B. Murray, Ph.D.) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:37:14 PDT

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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:

Technology is improving, continuing to evolve but it alone does not make a difference in the learning.
The paradigm for what we call learning is dramatically changing.
Learner participation, whether with Web 2.0 tools, grassroots video or virtual communities, is extremely important.
Our boundaries are going away, so anywhere, anytime, ubiquitous learning is increasing.
Portable content that is accessible and usable is powerful.
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.
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.
Buy at Amazon

Duration: 33:37