RPP #149: Teaching in a Digital Age - Interview with Tony Bates

• Interview with Dr. Tony Bates, CEO of Tony Bates Associates Ltd and Distinguished Visiting Professor at Ryerson University. Tony was the former Director of Distance Education and Technology at the University of British Columbia. We discuss the underlying principles that guide effective teaching in an age of technology: 
  
• New skills needed in our digital age
• Explicit skills, knowledge management, critical thinking, independent learning
• Preparing faculty for teaching
• Move toward team teaching
• Role of publishers
• Collaborative learning
• Communities of practice
• Agile design applied to teaching/learning
• Future of MOOCs after the hype
• Most important trends for education 5-10 years out
  
• Links
• Teaching in a Digital Age by A.W. (Tony) Bates
  
• Podsafe music selection
• The Christmas Season by Devo Spice, a comedy rapper from New Jersey who is one of the most popular artists on the nationally syndicated Dr. Demento Show.

Duration: 38:33

RPP #148: Sway - Interview with Jill Sitnick

• Interview with Jill Sitnick, Technology Strategist, Microsoft
• We discuss Sway, Microsoft's mobile graphic presentation tool. Create and share interactive reports, presentations, personal stories from your browser or smart phone. We discuss:
• What is Sway?

  

  Play Youtube Screencast

• Is it a Powerpoint replacement?
• Who is the audience?
• Can it be moderated?
• Sway 365 for schools & free consumer Sway
• Sharing and collaboration features
• Integration with third-party services
• Links
• RPP #148 Sway Screencast 
• Microsoft Office Sway
• Microsoft Sway Review (Tech Radar)
• What is Sway? (Youtube)
• What is Sway - Microsoft Sway Tutorials (Youtube)
• Disruptive Trends in the Education Industry (Sway)
• Podsafe music selection 
• 50 Ways to Lose Your Luggage by Robert Lund of the Funny Music Project

Duration: 33:24

RPP #147: Labster - Interview with Mikkel Marfelt & Aaron Knox

• Interview with Dr. Mikkel Marfelt and Aaron Knox of Labster
• We discuss laboratory simulation and how it can be highly effective for STEM education while opening up new avenues for distance learning disciplines. Labster's next generation of virtual lab simulations are helping to improve student motivation, engagement, as well as, theoretical and practical skills.

  

  Carpool Karaoke Podcasting

• Links
• Labster Virtual Laboratory Simulation - Introduction
• Michael Bodekaer: This virtual lab will revolutionize science class (Ted^xCERN)
• Virtual reality (VR) excerpt from TedTalk (Labster simulations)
• Unity 2D/3D Game Development Platform
  
• References
• Waldrop, M.M., 2015. Why we are teaching science wrong, and how to make it right. Nature, 523(7560), p.272.
• Bonde, M.T., Makransky, G., Wandall, J., Larsen, M.V., Morsing, M., Jarmer, H. and Sommer, M.O., 2014. Improving biotech education through gamified laboratory simulations. Nature biotechnology, 32(7), pp.694-697.
• Makransky, G., Bonde, M.T., Wulff, J.S., Wandall, J., Hood, M., Creed, P.A., Bache, I., Silahtaroglu, A. and Nørremølle, A., 2016. Simulation based virtual learning environment in medical genetics counseling: an example of bridging the gap between theory and practice in medical education. BMC medical education, 16(1), p.1.
• Makransky, G., Thisgaard, M.W. and Gadegaard, H., 2016. Virtual Simulations as Preparation for Lab Exercises: Assessing Learning of Key Laboratory Skills in Microbiology and Improvement of Essential Non-Cognitive Skills. PloS one, 11(6), p.e0155895.
  
  
• Podsafe music selection 
• Donkeys & Elephants by Gecko 3

Duration: 29:21

RPP #146: Autodesk Education - Interview with Randy Swearer

• Interview with Dr. Randy Swearer, VP of Education Experiences, Autodesk. We discuss Autodesk’s efforts to empower students for lifelong learning through problem-solving, collaboration and design thinking.
• Topics

  

  Dr. Randy Swearer

• Free Autodesk software for all faculty and students
• How "design thinking" applies to non-design careers
• Disruptions to traditional learning institutions
• Rise of microcredentaling & badging
• Preparing students for jobs of the future
• The classroom of the future
• Peer Learning
• Ted Nelson and the Autodesk connection to his Project Xanadu
• 3-D Printing
• Democratisation of learning
• Links
• Autodesk
• Autodesk - Free Software for Education
• Autodesk Design Academy
• Instructables
• OLO Smartphone 3D Printer
• ApprenNet by Practice XYZ
• The next manufacturing revolution is here
  
• Podsafe music selection
• New Age Piano: Lines Build Walls by Ehren Starks

Duration: 33:22

RPP #145: DubLabs - Interview with Tony Orlando

• Interview with Tony Orlando, CEO of DubLabs, LLC on how mobile apps from DubLabs "Unifies student mobility and increases engagement to improve performance and retention."
• We answer the questions:

  

  Tony Orlando, CEO

• What does DubLabs do?
• How are mobile apps developed?
• How do apps increase student engagement and improve performance & retention?
• How are they integrated with university systems?
• What kind of modules are supported?
• What mobile platforms are supported?
• How long does it take to implement?
• Who is responsible for managing the store (iTunes & Google Play)
• How often does one have to upload a new build?
• Links
• DubLabs LLC
• Podsafe music selection from Music Alley
• Air on G String by J.S. Bach performed by UK’s Brunswick Duo

Duration: 24:18

RPP #144: ExamSoft - Interview with Jason Gad

• Interview with Jason Gad, Vice President of Business Development, ExamSoft Worldwide Inc.
• We answer the questions:
• How does Examsoft work?

  

  Jason Gad

• What are advantages over online LMS exams?
• Does it work with Scantron-type paper exams?
• Can exams be proctored?
• Do exams work on all smart phones and tablets?
• What happens if the Internet connection fails?
• Can you map questions to learning objectives?
• Links
• ExamSoft
• RPP #137: ProctorU - Interview with Don Kassner
  
• Podsafe music selection 
• Concerto No. 2 in G Minor (Summer) from the CD entitled "The Four Seasons by Vivaldi" by the American Baroque Orchestra. 

Duration: 36:33

RPP #143: Knewton Personalized Learning - Interview with Jason Jordan

• Interview with Jason Jordan, Vice President for Higher Ed Markets at Knewton
• We answer the questions:



Jason Jordan, VP for Higher Ed Markets

• What is adaptive or personalized learning?
• How does Knewton work?
• Is it a tool kit or prepackaged content?
• Is Knewton used for more than math?
• How is crowd-sourced data used?
• Is Knewton used for corporate or competency/mastery based education?
• What higher ed challenges can Knewton help solve?
• What's in the future for Knewton?
• Links
• Knewton
• Podsafe music selection
• Hachiko by The Kyoto Connection

Duration: 23:47

RPP #142 Screencast: 10th Anniversary Edition - Podcasting 101

This is a special screencast edition of the audio podcast. See show notes below for details.

RPP #142: 10th Anniversary Edition - Podcasting 101

In this special 10th Anniversary Edition, Rod highlights some of the more interesting aspects of podcasting history, his particular podcasting story and gives tips on how to do your own podcast.

Brief History of Podcasting

• Birth of the iPod
• Apple iPod History
• Adam Curry's Daily Source Code
• Steve Jobs Introduces Podcasting at the D3 Conference
• Podcasting Historical Timeline & Milestones

• RPP #1 - Rod's First Podcast 

Podcasting 101 

Podcasting Concept Map

• Listening to podcasts
• iTunes (OS X & Windows)
• Google Play Store Podcasts
• Podcasts App by Apple
• Best iOS Podcast Apps
• Best Android Podcast Apps
• Other Podcatchers
• Rod's Favorite Podcasts
• On the Media from NPR
• This Week in Tech
• The 5 Best eLearning Podcasts
• Teaching in Higher ED
• Creating a podcast
• Choosing a Microphone
• Samson Podcasting Kit
• Other USB Condenser Mics (Amazon)
• Finding "podsafe music"
• Magnatune
• 17 Places to Find Podsafe Music
• Editing your audio file
• NPR's John Solomon: Pulling Back the Curtain
• Audacity for Mac
• Audacity for Windows
• GarageBand for Mac
• Windows Alternatives to GarageBand
• The Levelator
• Hosting your audio file
• Libsyn.com
• Blubrry.com
• Hosting your show notes
• Blogger
• WordPress
• Enhancing your RSS Feed for iTunes
• Feedburner 
• Submitting your podcast for distribution
• iTunes
• Google Play
• Other Resources
• 7 Things you should know about Podcasting (PDF)
• How to Publish your own Podcast on iTunes

• Podsafe Music Selection from the Podsafe Music Network
• On a Podcast by Cruisebox

Duration: 32:17

RPP #141: Mersive Solstice - Interview with Christopher Jaynes

• Interview with Christopher Jaynes, CTO of Mersive 

• We answer the questions:

  

  Christopher Jaynes

• What is Solstice?
• Does it improve classroom pedagogy?
• Does it replace AppleTV? 
• What are the Enterprise features?
• How is it used in active learning spaces?
• What are the network requirements?
• How about distant end users?
• How about lecture capture?

• Links
• Mersive
• Apple TV
  
• Podsafe music selection 
• Vivaldi: Concerto No. 1 in D Major (Spring, 1st Movement) from The Four Seasons by the American Baroque Orchestra

Duration: 28:38

RPP #140: Future Trends: Interview with Bryan Alexander

• Interview with Bryan Alexander, educator, futurist, speaker, writer, and senior researcher for the New Media Consortium (NMC). We discuss the future of higher education.

• We discuss: 
• NMC 2016 Horizon Report for Higher Education
• Time-to-Adoption Horizon: One Year or Less
• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) 
• Learning Analytics and Adaptive Learning 
• Time-to-Adoption Horizon: Two to Three Years
• Augmented and Virtual Reality
• Makerspaces & 3D Printing
• Time-to-Adoption Horizon: Four to Five Years
• Affective Computing
• Robotics
• Future Trends Forum

• Links
• Bryan Alexander Consulting, LLC
• Future Trends Forum
• Audrey Watters
• Google Cardboard
• ApprenNet
• Atlas - Next Generation Robot
• Double Bot iPad: Virginia Tech Innovation Space

• Podsafe music selection from Music Alley
• From the Beginning by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, from their Then & Now Live 1998 Album
  
Duration: 32:35

RPP #139: Design for the Mind - Interview with Victor Yocco

• Interview with Victor Yocco (@victoryocco), design researcher and author
  
• We answer the questions:
• What are your background and interests?
• What is andragogy?
• What are some of the key principles of learning design?
• How can psychology inform design?
• Can you tell us about your new book? 

• Links
• Design for the Mind
  For a 39% discount on the book, use the Promo Code: smayocco
• PhillyChi
• PADLA
• Podsafe music selection
• Vivaldi: Concerto No. 4 in G Minor “Winter” (Allegro movement) from The Four Seasons by the American Baroque Orchestra. 

Duration: 25:54

RPP #138: Higher Education Horizon Report by Alex Freeman

• The 2015 Higher Education Horizon Report presentation by Alex Freeman of the New Media Consortium



Alex Freeman

• Keynote presentation at the 2015 Pennsylvania / Delaware / New Jersey Distance Learning Association's (PADLA) Annual Conference & Expo
• Hear about the future of Higher Education:
• 6 Key Trends
• 6 Significant Challenges
• 6 Important Tech Developments
• Links
• Presentation Slides w/Audio
• PADLA.org
• NMC.org
• NMC Horizon Report Video Intro
• Horizon Report PDF
• RPP #123: 2014 Horizon Report
• Podsafe Music Selection 
•  "As The Wind Blows" by Kitaro

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Duration: 31:49