James Clay in conversation with Alan Graham.
This is the thirty second e-Learning Stuff Podcast, In conversation.
Alan Graham in conversation with James Clay. Alan talks about how he is using mobile devices and the college VLE. As well as some other stuff.
With David Sugden, Ron Mitchell, Lilian Soon and James Clay.
This is the thirty first e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Store it, Tag it, Share it.
James, David, Ron and Lilian discuss various web tools that can be used to store your stuff; like documents, notes, files. Tools that allow you to tag your stuff and share your stuff. They talk about the tools they use with their stuff and they talk about how these tools can be used for learning.
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With David Sugden, Lilian Soon and James Clay.
This is the thirtieth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Snow Joke Two. After a bit of break, well we’ve not had an episode since October, this is hopefully the first of a more regular podcast.
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Creating podcasts can be relatively simple, however when created where do you host them? You can “buy” hosting space, you could put them on a “free” web host or you could put them on the VLE. Of course by placing them on the VLE you do create issues about learners who wish to subscribe (via RSS) to the content through iTunes or Juice or similar, though that is not insurmountable. The VLE can also just have a link to the podcast files and the podcast subscription instead.
Podcasts are an effective mechanism to support learning. Due to the audio format, learners can download and listen to them on an mp3 player (such as the iPod) as they walk to college, or catch the bus. Likewise mp3 files can be burnt to CD and a learner could listen to them in their car, or on their home music system. Though portable, learners can also access podcasts direct through a computer and listen to them via the computer speakers (or headphones).
Teaching is an oral tradition, we have been “listening” to lectures and conversations for years; podcasting allows learners to listen when, how and where they want to. The other key advantage is that podcasts can be listened to more than once, enabling a learning objective to be reinforced or for revision purposes.
Recording podcasts can be relatively easy; though it does make sense to try and get good quality audio.
What is generally more difficult is getting the content right, so that learners listen to the podcast. Monologues and recordings of lectures are often better than no recording, but dialogues and conversations often are more interesting to listen to.
Podcasts do not need to be length affairs, ten to fifteen minutes is more than ample for more educationally orientated podcasts.
Podcasts do not need to be in a single place, so for example you may host the podcasts on a WordPress.com blog and use that RSS feed, you may then also link direct to the podcast file or upload it again to the VLE so that learners who wish to can access it that way.
Podcasting through the VLE is one more way in which you can use the VLE to enhance and enrich learning.
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Recorded live at Handheld Learning 2009 (hence the background noise) James is joined by David Sugden, Lilian Soon, Ron Mitchell and Nick Jeans.
We reflect on the keynotes, presentations, sessions, the conference, hheckl and stuff.
This is the twenty ninth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Handheld Reflections.
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The VLE is Dead!
A recording of the symposium run at ALT-C 2009 in which Steve Wheeler, Graham Attwell, James Clay and Nick Sharratt, with Josie Fraser in the Chair; discuss the if and how we should be using VLEs to enhance and enrich learning.
This is the twenty eighth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, The VLE is Dead.
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The future success of e-learning depends on appropriate selection of tools and services. This symposium will propose that the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) as an institutional tool is dead, no more, defunct, expired.
The first panel member, Steve Wheeler, will argue that many VLEs are not fit for purpose, and masquerade as solutions for the management of online learning. Some are little more than glorified e-mail systems. They will argue that VLEs provide a negative experience for learners.
The second member of the panel, Graham Attwell, believes that the VLE is dead and that the Personal Learning Environment (PLE) is the solution to the needs of diverse learners. PLEs provide opportunities for learners, offering users the ability to develop their own spaces in which to reflect on their learning.
The third panel member, James Clay, however, believes that the VLE is not yet dead as a concept, but can be the starting point of a journey for many learners. Creating an online environment involving multiple tools that provides for an enhanced experience for learners can involve a VLE as a hub or centre.
The fourth panel member, Nick Sharratt, argues for the concept of the institutional VLE as essentially sound. VLEs provide a stable, reliable, self-contained and safe environment in which all teaching and learning activities can be conducted. It provides the best environment for the variety of learners within institutions.
The session was chaired by Josie Fraser.
James discusses what he will be doing at the ALT Conference in Manchester from the 7th-10th September 2009.
This is the twenty seventh e-Learning Stuff Podcast, It’s conference time…
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David, Lilian and Dave discuss what they did at the Gloucestershire College Staff Development Day whilst waiting for a train at Gloucester Station.
This is the twenty-sixth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, We’re waiting for a train…
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With Dave Foord, David Sugden, Lilian Soon and the introduction by James Clay.
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James talks about his opinion of Apple’s new iPhone 3GS. He talks about the new features, the 3MP camera, video, digital compass, faster hardware, internet tethering.
He mentions JoikuSpot, the Nokia N95, MiFi, wifi hotspots and the WiFi Zone and Wifi Trak iPhone applications. He then reviews his new Polaroid Pogo printer and finishes off on Evernote.
This is the twenty-fifth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, To tether or not to tether.
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James is on his own this week.
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Audio recording, sound recording, podcasting, content and then some.
This is the twenty-fourth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Sounds good to me.
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James is joined by Mell Turford and David Sugden.
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