Moving at the Speed of Creativity PodcastsMoving at the Speed of Creativity Podcasts include presentations and reflections relating to student engagement, the effective use of digital technologies to support learning, digital storytelling, web 2.0 in the classroom, and other topics related to improving both teaching and learning. Learn more on www.speedofcreativity.org. Produced by Wesley Fryer in Edmond, Oklahoma.Podcast230: Free Content + Open Tools + Massive Collaboration = Learning for All by Karen Fasimpaur- February 29, 2008 This podcast is a recording of a presentation by Karen Fasimpaur about OER (Open Educational Resources) and open content licensing options at the NCCE 2008 conference in Seattle, Washington. The program description of Karen's session was: Learning should be free and accessible to everyone! Come learn about how the Open Educational Resources movement is reshaping education. We'll look at Open Source tools, repositories of free textbooks, images, videos, music, lessons, and more. You'll learn how.http://www.speedofcreativity.org/podpress_trac/web/2530/0/2008-02-28a-speedofcreativity.mp... Podcast229: Educators Share Learning Points about Audacity, Switch, and Mobile Audio Recording- February 23, 2008 This podcast is a recording from Thursday, February 21, 2008, on day two of a three day workshop shared as part of the Celebrate Oklahoma Voices project at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. Participants had just spent an hour using their Olympus WS-110 portable digital audio recorders, Switch software, and Audacity software to create recorded interviews with each other about a variety of topics. We spent about twenty minutes discussing the challenges, obstacles, roadblocks,...http://www.speedofcreativity.org/podpress_trac/web/2520/0/2008-02-23a-speedofcreativity.mp... Podcast228: Pedagogic Crimes Against Students- February 12, 2008 Abraham Maslows Hierarchy of Needs indicates the perception of a safe environment, along with basic physiological needs, are pre-requisites for the development of higher order needs eventually culminating in self-actualization. This podcast focuses on our ethical obligations as moral educators to speak out and take action when pedagogic crimes are taking place in our schools against students. The specific pedagogic crimes I address in this podcast include verbally threating elementary school...http://www.speedofcreativity.org/podpress_trac/web/2505/0/2008-02-12a-speedofcreativity.mp... Podcast227: Digital Storytelling Through the Eyes of a Child by Christy Paradise- February 8, 2008 This podcast is a recording of a wonderful presentation by 4th grade teacher Christy Paradise at the Oklahoma State Department of Education's annual Social Studies and Fine Arts conference on Saturday, February 2, 2008, at the Moore-Norman Technology Center just south of Oklahoma City. Christy applied and was selected to participate last fall in a special digital centennial project in Mid-Del Public Schools. Along with 8 other teachers, she received her own Macbook laptop computer, a digital...http://www.speedofcreativity.org/podpress_trac/web/2501/0/2008-02-08b-speedofcreativity.mp... Podcast226: Celebrate Oklahoma Voices (A statewide digital storytelling project)- February 8, 2008 This podcast is a recording of a session which I co-presented with Dr. Dana Owens, Dr. Don Wilson, and Whitney Allen at the 2008 Oklahoma Technology Association's annual conference on February 6, 2008 in Oklahoma City. The program description was: The Celebrate Oklahoma Voices Project seeks to equip and empower Oklahomans to record and share oral history interviews and other digital stories relating to the history and people of Oklahoma with the world. Our project is currently focused on...http://www.speedofcreativity.org/podpress_trac/web/2499/0/2008-02-08-speedofcreativity.mp3 Podcast225: The K-12 Online Conference - Free, World-Class Professional Development for Educators about Web 2.0 Tools for Learning- February 7, 2008 This podcast is a recording of my spotlight presentation at the Oklahoma Technology Association's annual conference on February 5, 2008, about the K-12 Online Conference. The program description for this session stated: The K-12 Online Conference offers a fantastic, free opportunity for educators around the world to learn together about innovative and effective ways web 2.0 (readwrite web) technologies are and can be used to engage students as well as improve opportunities for learning. Each...http://www.speedofcreativity.org/podpress_trac/web/2495/0/2008-02-06-speedofcreativity.mp3 Podcast224: An Interview with Patrick Henry- February 4, 2008 This podcast is a recorded interview with Richard Schumann of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, who was the keynote speaker at the Oklahoma State Department of Educations annual Social Studies and Fine Arts conference on February 2, 2008. The title of the conference was Revolutionary Matters: The Virginia Firebrand of the American Revolution. Schumann portrays Patrick Henry at Colonial Williamsburg, and in keynote addresses like the one he shared yesterday here in Oklahoma City. I asked him.http://www.speedofcreativity.org/podpress_trac/web/2488/0/2008-02-03-speedofcreativity.mp3 Podcast223: Strengthening America's Foundation in STEM Education by Dr. Steven Beering- February 1, 2008 This podcast is a recording of Dr. Steven Beering's keynote address at our luncheon today during the 2008 OU K-20 Center's MidWinter Conference in Norman, Oklahoma. Dr. Beering is the Chair of the National Science Board of the United States. He was appointed by the President of the United States and his appointment was confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Dr. Beering shared key highlights of a recent report he just shared in Washington D.C. with our President and other national leaders, regarding...http://www.speedofcreativity.org/podpress_trac/web/2482/0/2008-01-31c-speedofcreativity.mp... Podcast222: Using Technology for Building Learning Communities by Alan November- February 1, 2008 This podcast is a recording of Alan November's first breakout session on January 31, 2008, at the MidWinter Conference of the OU K-20 Center held in Norman, Oklahoma, on the campus of the University of Oklahoma. The title of his session was "Using Technology for Building Learning Communities." The program description was: We now have tools to build and strengthen our learning communities. We have the opportunity to provide our students with authentic assessment realtionships over the web that...http://www.speedofcreativity.org/podpress_trac/web/2481/0/2008-01-31b-speedofcreativity.mp... Podcast221: Balancing Access and Freedom with Safety and Liability Protection- February 1, 2008 This podcast is a recording of my presentation on January 31, 2008, at the MidWinter Conference of the OU K-20 Center held in Norman, Oklahoma, on the campus of the University of Oklahoma. Most Oklahoma school districts censor and filter Internet content more strictly than the communist government of China. It is very important to protect students from objectionable content on the Internet as well as our school districts from liability risks, but it is also critical that we provide more open...http://www.speedofcreativity.org/podpress_trac/web/2480/0/2008-01-31a-speedofcreativity.mp... |