Education as portable as a pop song

Hey Aaron,

For a demonstration of successfully using podcasting in the classroom, check out:

http://podcast.music.sc.edu/siteinfo.html

On the page is a PDF that describes the automated podcasting system designed for the classroom. If this is something you are interested in, send the guy an e-mail (trust me: I'm that guy). :)

that should be librivox.org

eTunes vs. iTunes

Ironically enough I converted all of my distance learning classes (done in .wmv files) to iTunes files using iSquint.

Thinking more along those lines how about using iTunes a distribution vechile for everything from online blogs to video lectures that can be offered for distribution for education distance learning prorams?!

It fits because academic endevours are nothing more than philisophical thought offered up commercially to those a) that can qualifiy (academic scores) and secondly b) can afford it.

Pay iTunes/Apple for your education media. Now THERE'S a thought. Download CSE 542 from iTunes vs. new Static-X on your next visit - naturally price was $1050 for the medium vs. $9.99. Can you see Steve Jobs asking Academic Instituitions to stop DRMing their content?! nice.

As a current educator, I am also excited. I am currently writing a grant to get a class set of iPods. There is a ton of content out there. We subscribe to unitedstreaming.com for video clips. You can get audiobooks, poems, and historical documents from libravox.org.

I also hope to get some imics. My plan is for the kids to record a podcast, after the lesson. That gives the teacher something that demonstrates learning and makes for even more content. Add a video camera to the classroom and the possibilities grow.

Of course, it all starts with a good teacher who is willing to innovate.

The key here is adapting the content. We learned that you can't just videotape a talking head, ship out a VHS and let the learning begin. You have to have some production values. You have to adapt to the medium. As a former educator, I think the opportunities here are exciting.