Learnitology

Podcast: 'The Google Generation' - myth or reality?

2008-01-22T17:47:00.000-05:00

A new report, commissioned by the UK's Joint Information Systems Committee and The British Library, counters the common assumption that young people brought up in the internet age are especially adept at using the web. Listen to the podcast.

MIT: U.S. Teens Confident in Their Inventiveness

2008-01-22T17:43:00.000-05:00

News: Press Releases: "American teens are confident they can invent solutions to some of the world’s pressing challenges, such as protecting and restoring the natural environment, but more than half feel unprepared for careers in technology and engineering, the Lemelson-MIT Invention Index has found this year."

Frontline - Growing Up Online

2008-01-22T13:29:00.000-05:00

"Growing Up Online," looks at the Internet through the eyes of teens and their parents - from bullying to instant fame and sexual predators. The series investigates the risks, realities and misconceptions of teen self-expression on the Web.

Fair(y) Use Video

2008-01-22T13:21:00.000-05:00

Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell University created a humorous, yet informative, review of copyright principles delivered through the words of Disney characters. It's posted at the Stanford Law School web site.

All the World’s An Augmented Reality Stage

2008-01-22T12:00:00.000-05:00

The Augmented Reality Second Life project at Georgia Institute of Technology is doing some fascinating experiments with having things manipulated in Second Life appear live, moving, in real life… [read the original post on the NMC Campus Observer]

Curriki

2007-04-19T22:53:00.000-04:00

Learn about Curriki, a community that supports the development and free distribution of educational materials.

Intellagirl

2007-04-19T22:51:00.000-04:00

This is the web site of Sarah Robbins, who teaches a freshman English course at Ball State University using Second Life.

Second Life

2007-04-19T22:45:00.000-04:00

Learn about the Second Life multiuser virtual environment.

Sketchup

2007-04-19T22:42:00.000-04:00

Learn about this powerful yet easy-to-learn 3D software tool mentioned in our podcast. Also follow a link to the "Build Your Campus in 3D Competition."

Slideshare

2007-04-19T16:49:00.000-04:00

Here is the link to the Slideshow sharing site:

http://www.slideshare.net

Learnitology Podcast 204

2007-04-19T16:47:00.000-04:00

A review of Google's Sketchup, a new Google-esque site for Slideshows, more on Second Life, and a news report on what is known as "Curriki." Enjoy!

Apple TV

2007-03-14T18:01:00.000-04:00

Learn about Apple TV in podcast 203.

XMAS

2007-03-14T17:57:00.000-04:00

The MIT Shakespeare Project developed the Cross Media Annotation System (XMAS), under the iCampus Initiative. It combines on-line discussion and text editing with video sequences on DVD.

Learnitology Podcast 203

2007-03-09T11:54:00.000-05:00

Our second 'Burning Question' on whether or not college courses should use Wikipeida. What do you think? Technology reviews on Second Life, Apple TV, and XMAS. Enjoy!

Audio Conversion Sites

2007-02-26T15:02:00.001-05:00

Here are three links to audio converters to convert .wma files to .mp3 or .wav:

For PC: (free)
BeeThink Converter

For Mac:
($10) EasyWMA Converter
(free) Switch Conveter

2007-02-26T15:02:00.000-05:00

Yahoo! Pipes

2007-02-26T14:18:00.000-05:00

Check out this article about a new tool called Yahoo! Pipes, or you can listen to a discussion about Yahoo!'s new device on the Learnitology podcast.

2007 Horizon Report

2007-02-22T18:05:00.000-05:00

We didn't entirely finish out series last year on the Horizon Report. Be that as it may, this year's edition is out and can be downloaded at the Horizon Project website.

Learnitology Podcast 202

2007-02-22T16:58:00.000-05:00

Reviews of two handy recording devices, an introduction into Yahoo! Pipes, and a review of a website for engineering education.

MecMovies web site

2007-02-22T16:53:00.000-05:00

MecMovies is the site that Matt Schaefer reviews in podcast 202. It deals with the mechanics of materials, including topics like stress, strain, and deformation - lots of fun for engineers! For other folks, check out the great use of Flash.

Small Wonder Camcorder

2007-02-20T09:25:00.000-05:00

In Podcast 202 we review the low-end RCA Small Wonder camcorder. Here a couple of videos that give a taste of the video quality: 1) talking head, 2) moving around. The camcorder is produced by Pure Digital, who sell it under the name Point and Shoot Camcorder.

Tutorials Website

2007-02-12T14:45:00.000-05:00

Here is the link to the Good Tutorials website that Matt discussed in his "Website Corner."

Clicker article

2007-02-09T14:58:00.000-05:00

Here's the source of the article Marcela talks about, from the NSTA's Journal of College Science Teaching.

Learnitology Podcast 201

2007-02-09T14:23:00.000-05:00

The first podcast of our second year starts with a "burning question" (see prior post). Aron O'Connor summarizes an article on educational gaming and Matt Schaefer reviews a website that features PhotoShop tutorials. To finish up, Marcela Berrios tells about clicker use in science courses. Please let us know what you think!

Games and Learning Article

2007-02-09T14:22:00.000-05:00

Check out this article about the use of games to encourage learning! There is also a segment on the newest PodCast summarizing the article and exploring the future of games and learning.

Burning question - blogs

2007-02-09T14:21:00.000-05:00

This is a new feature of the podcast, where we ask our listeners to let us know what they think about a practice or issue. Please comment here, regarding what you think of using blogs in a college course. Thanks!

Envision Center at Purdue

2006-06-21T16:00:00.000-04:00

The Envision Center at Purdue University is an interdisciplinary, high-performance visualization facility that supports research and teaching. It opened in 2004 and is a unique blend of science, art, and technology.

Learnitology Podcast 09 - Augmented Reality and Enhanced Visualization

2006-06-21T15:54:00.000-04:00

Our ninth podcast is Part 5 of the six-part series on the 2006 Horizon Report. "Augmented Reality" displays visual information over a view of the real world. Use "Enhanced Visualization" to create a 3-D virtual space or fabricate an object from complex data. Examples are provided from MIT, Purdue, Florida, and the UK. Future applications are also suggested.

Learnitology Podcast 08: Tales from Wakonse

2006-06-06T17:25:00.000-04:00

This episode is a special treat that features short stories about effective uses of technology in college teaching. The storytellers are faculty from all over the country who participated in the Wakonse Conference on College Teaching (an annual "professor camp" on Lake Michigan, near Muskegon). Eddy Cuisinier teaches French at Western Kentucky, where they have created podcasts to reinforce language learning. Scott LaJoie is in the Health Knowledge & Cognitive Science department at Louisville. He helped create disaster training for mental health professionals, which was delivered via teleconferencing. Paul McDowell, a French professor at Notre Dame, videotapes his students in "French through Acting." Leona Rubin teaches anatomy in the vet school at Missouri, where she makes digital images of students' lab slides as part of self-learning modules. Steve Keller, a Chemistry prof at Missouri, uses WebCT chat rooms to conduct "virtual office hours." Sree Nilakanta is in Information Systems at Iowa State. He tells about his use of electronic portfolios. Indira Somani teaches Media Literacy at Maryland. She uses video clips to illustrate key concepts.

Links page for podcast 7

2006-04-17T14:00:00.000-04:00

I created a web page to go with the March 21 workshop on Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasting. It contains the examples mentioned in the session, plus some sites for software and hosting services.

Learnitology Podcast 07

2006-04-17T13:59:00.000-04:00

The seventh Learnitology Podcast is from a recent workshop at Notre Dame. This segment introduced faculty to podcasting.

Learnitology Podcast 06

2006-04-17T13:57:00.000-04:00

I'm not sure how I managed not to post the release of Podcast 06, but its topic is "Educational Gaming." It is part four of the series on the 2006 Horizon Report.

Links page for podcast 6

2006-03-30T17:43:00.000-05:00

To make life easier for those who are really psyched about educational gaming, we have a complete page o' links with all of the sites alluded to the Horizon Report on this topic, plus other items mentioned in the podcast.

Coming soon

2006-03-21T16:07:00.000-05:00

Today I am conducting a workshop on Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasting. I plan to convert it into three podcasts. Stay tuned!

iPod backpack

2006-03-20T09:56:00.000-05:00

On sale this week at Target - just the thing for listening to our podcast while you're hiking around campus, the Remote iPack Backpack. You put the iPod in the back and hook it up. Then the straps have controls. I can't figure out who makes them and they don't seem to be anywhere else on the web, so get 'em now, while they're hot!

Social Network Backlash (Humor)

2006-03-15T11:34:00.000-05:00

TechCrunch - Social Network Backlash - this is an interesting followup to the podcast on social computing.

Learnitology Podcast 05

2006-03-10T16:39:00.000-05:00

The fifth podcast is the third in a series on the 2006 Horizon Report. This one deals with cell phones. You can subscribe to our podcast by clicking the badge for either Feedburner or iTunes (to the right).

2006 Horizon Report

2006-02-28T13:09:00.000-05:00

The Horizon Project examines six emerging technologies that research suggests will be important to teaching, learning, or creative expression in higher education in the near future. The Report is a collaboration between The New Media Consortium and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI).

Learnitology Podcast 04

2006-02-28T12:45:00.000-05:00

The fourth podcast is the second in a series on the 2006 Horizon Report. This one deals with personal broadcasting.

Art Critique with Flickr

2006-02-13T11:20:00.000-05:00

From the Horizon Report - Beth Harris at SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City uses the commenting features of Flickr to help teach art history This image is the Central panel of the Merode Altarpiece by Campin.

Who are we?

2006-02-13T11:14:00.000-05:00

This podcast is produced by the Learning Technology Lab at the University of Notre Dame. We are housed in the Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning, and a staff member from the Office of Information Technology (OIT) is co-located with us. Chris Clark, Assistant Director of the Kaneb Center, produces the podcasts. Matt Schaefer, a student tech assistant in the Lab, writes all the funny stuff and does a lot of the editing. Another student tech, Andrew Parnell, does the music reviews.

See our links at del.icio.us

2006-02-13T11:10:00.000-05:00

One way to check out the sites mentioned in the podcasts is to visit our space at del.icio.us. Click the badge on the right side of this page.

Learnitology Podcast 03

2006-02-10T15:22:00.000-05:00

The third podcast is now available. It is the first in a series on the 2006 Horizon Report.

Goal-Based Scenarios

2005-11-14T17:10:00.000-05:00

This web site describes the notion of Goal-Based Scenarios, which was propagated by Roger Schank at Northwestern and is discussed by Dr. Ken Bain in Learnitology Podcast 02.

Derrick Bell article

2005-11-14T17:04:00.000-05:00

The NYU web site has an article by Prof. Derrick Bell, titled Enhancing Participatory Learning with NYU Blackboard." Bell's use of technology is described by Ken Bain in Learnitology Podcast 02.

Learnitology Podcast 02

2005-11-14T16:52:00.000-05:00

The second podcast is now available. It is an interview with Dr. Ken Bain, author of "What the Best College Teachers Do." Topics include simulations, online discussion, PowerPoint, and wikis.

Theme from podcast 2

2005-11-14T13:09:00.000-05:00

The theme for our second show is "Sol Naciente" by the Slovak band, Cargo Cult at Garageband.com.

Theme from Podcast 01

2005-10-31T17:14:00.000-05:00

The theme for our first podcast was "Perkey Bear" by The SlyPanda from GarageBand.com.

Tim Fagan at GarageBand.com

2005-10-31T11:53:00.000-05:00

Here is the link to the artist that Andrew Parnell reviews in Podcast 1.

First Learnitology Podcast

2005-10-31T10:45:00.000-05:00

Welcome to the Learnitology podcast and its accompanying blog, both products of the Learning Technology Lab at the University of Notre Dame. This is our first effort, so please pardon any rough edges.