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COOLCast - January 10, 2012


78:33 minutes (35.96 MB)

Participants: Ben Samuels, Carol Yeager, Vanessa Vaile, Stephen Downes, Karen Scarlett, & Jeff Lebow

Topics: Blackboard's 'Openness' vs Moodle's Cost Effectiveness, Reflections on CMC11, Cyberbullying, & Calgary Weather


Part 2


Part 1


Next Coolcast: January 18/19 0300GMT (global times: http://bit.ly/yF7Khv   details)

COOLCast Nov. 2, 2011 - Where is the Change?


68:21 minutes (31.29 MB)
COOLCast
November 2, 2011

Participants; Tim Owenscarol yeagerJim StaufferStephen DownesGiulia Forsythe, Jeff Lebow
Topics:  Getting to know TimWhere is the change in Change 11?,  Interactivity in MOOC's, The Magic of DS106, Interactive Presentation options, How best to tune in to blog comments, the Canvas alternative, and plans for a Wowza date




COOLCast - October 5, 2011


101:25 minutes (46.43 MB)
 
Topics: platform options for course events, central cores and threads in MOOCs, designed around the loudest shouters, continuity in open learning topics, 'distributed' teacher goals vs. learner centralized desires, city tour bus vs. independent roaming, and lots more meandering...





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MOOCast - Week#4


89:19 minutes (40.89 MB)
MOOCast - Week#4 July 20, 2011
 Participants: Jeff LebowJohn GravesRob DarrowStephen DownesMichael MarzioDr.Nellie Deutsch Muller

John's Wiki-to-Speech Summary

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CCK 08 - Week#8 Discussion


54:58 minutes (25.16 MB)
Connectivism and Connective Knowledge Online Course
Week#8 Discussion
October 31, 2008
 

EdTechTalk#81 - The Mega-Connectivism Course (Part #1)


65:42 minutes (30.08 MB)
EdTechTalk #81
July 27, 2008

Talk #1 about the Connectivism Course
with Stephen Downes, Alec Couros, George Siemens and Leigh Blackall

1200 people sign up for a very cool Connectivism Course... but what is it?
We brought in 4 EdTech Luminaries to discuss it.

- Alec Couros - Assistant Director SIDRU Faculty of Education University of Regina at the university of Regina
- George Siemens - University of Manitoba - Assistant director Learning Technologies Centre
- Stephen Downes - Senior Researcher at the NRC in Moncton and editor of OLDaily
- Leigh Blackall - Works in Educational Development for the Otago Polytechnic

EdTechTalk #59 - Finding a voice for our community

Finding a voice for Edublog/ EdTech community


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We discuss who we are as a 'Educational Technology' community and how we can get our community's message spread to a wider audience. A quick look at a few different wikipedia entries for ed tech will show you how silent the community has been... With the recent discussions about DOPA and Blackboard, that community voice is more important than ever.

Some Wikipedia Links

Education Portal
Online Learning
E Learning
E Learning 2.0
Educational Technology

Chat Transcript Below



EdTechTalk58 Community Forum, Part#2

Community Forum on DOPA and the Blackboard Patent Part 2


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EdTechTalk58 Community Forum, Part2 has three parts. The first is a conversation about the Blackboard patent with the first breakout group including dave cormier, Stephen Downes, Michael Feldstein and Lee Baber. The second session is a breakout session led by Jeff Lebow talking about the DOPA issue. And part three sees us all get back together and wrap up by talking about what the community can do about these issues. (the audio is a little shaky for the second sessions but recovers for section 3)

EdTechTalk #20 - Part 2 - Will Richardson & Stephen Downes

EdTechTalk #20 - Part 2
October 16, 2005
Guests: Stephen Downes & Will Richardson
Part 2 (13MB, 56:56)
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Part #2 of our conversation with two leaders in the field of educational technology.  As Will returns after a power failure by skyping in from his cell phone we discuss possibilities of action research,  time management in a web2.0 world, structured blogging, resource profiles, microformats, social networking, blogging in K-6, professional development, differences between U.S. & Canadian educational systems, & lots more

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