We were delighted to have George Siemens join us for a chat. This session lasts about 28 mins and touches upon various aspects of technology relating to teaching and learning. Here are the questions we asked George:
1) With all the new technologies and approaches emerging; wikis, eportfolios, blogs, rss etc - how do you feel they will integrate into more traditional learning set-ups? Or will they, can they?
2) It is often said that technology should not dictate learning practice. However, with pedagogy not able to keep pace with technology could this just be an excuse from those that do not like or want to try out new approaches and accept that society has changed - whereas most learning practice has not?
3) Thinking about open learning environments like Elgg, do you think it is a good idea to introduce guidelines, some structure to the networks learners may create or is this process best left to the learners? In other words should learners find out what works for them without interference from instructors and/or system designers?
4) I notice you publish papers on your own site as does Stephen Downes - do you think academic journals have a future?
This session is well worth listening to – George makes some excellent points and has certainly given us food for thought!
How can you listen?
If you have the software to subscribe to podcasts (we recommend iPodder), you can add one of the following feeds:
Full radio showOr you can download the file by clicking on the following link:
http://elgg.net/elggradio/files/rss/podcast
Tutorial shows only
http://elgg.net/elggradio/files/rss/tutorials
Invited speakers only
http://elgg.net/elggradio/files/rss/invited
Elgg discussions only
http://elgg.net/elggradio/files/rss/discussion
How did we do it?
We used Skype and the free version of hot recorder. It seems to work fairly well – for the next one we will need to watch the input levels to stop the occasional cracking but overall we thought it worked out well.
Keywords: elgg radio, george siemens, podcasting
Comments
http://elgg.net/elggradio/files/rss/podcast
the 'Introduction' post works but
'A Conversation with George Siemens' does not
would really like to hear it!
(have tried iTunes and NetNewsWire)
I was hoping someone knew a solution?
By opening the following link in Safari, a bunch of text shows up.
http://elgg.net/elggradio/files/rss/podcast
In there, you'll find some links, starting with http:// and ending with .mp3
Copy the needed adress(link), open up a new tab in Safari, paste the link into the adress area and press enter. Safari now shows you a white screen with the blue Quicktime Logo centered in the middle. Depending on the speed of your internet connection, Safari will, with the help of Quicktime, start to play back the interview.
I really hope someone with more insight takes a harder look for a better sollution. This workaround isn't pretty at all - but it gives you access to the relevant information.
/Lars
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