technology

Critique of wikipedia

Via mamamusings, this article is worth reading.

Podcasting Workshop on June 16

I'll be teaching a podcasting workshop at Greenbush on Friday, June 16. One of our grant teachers has agreed to assist in working one-on-one with teachers. Here is more information:

Download podflyer.doc

Podcasting College Lectures

The site is too busy to add a comment right now but it's worth considering another option - "adding value" rather than jumping directly to podcasting the entire lecture. I agree that it is the author's (professor's) IP. Another approach is that they are expected to listen to the lecture and class is primarily follow-up discussion by STUDENTS demonstrating that they have learned the material. Moving students from passive to active, however, is still problematic for more than a few students. Read the entire post here.

Berkeley iTunes

This week's Chronicle has an article on Berkeley's podcasts via its iTunes site. Stanford also has them but limits most recordings to enrolled students. Interesting marketing by Berkeley and making reliable info available on the net all at the same time.