A radical new idea is turning schools upside down. 'Flip the Classroom' is based on a simple concept: kids watch podcast video presentations of lecture material on their own time - at home. They then do the 'homework' at school, in an environment where the teachers can guide and support them, instructing on specific points as required. Colorado teachers Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams have been pioneering the technique, and their
Learning4Mastery website is a fount of information on it.
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posted by woodblock100
on Nov 28, 2011 -
65 comments
More and more authors are turning to podcasting to find their audiences after being rejected by traditional book publishers,
it seems. Interested in hearing some of their stories for free (or if you're feeling generous, a suggested donation of $9.99)? Check out
PodioBooks, where there's a tonne of free literature just waiting to be downloaded to your iPod.
posted by Effigy2000
on Mar 8, 2007 -
9 comments
The popularity of
podcasting has grown by leaps and bounds in the past year.
Evan Williams, co-founder and former CEO of
Pyra Labs, the makers of Blogger, is a co-founder of
Odeo, a resource for podcast listeners and
podcasters.
More info here. Odeo is
just one of many podcast directories; personally, my favorite is
Podcast Pickle. Another great resource
for audio content is
PodioBooks.com,
founded by
Evo Terra.
PodioBooks are serialized
audio books which are made available in podcast format, many read by their
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posted by eclectica
on Sep 24, 2006 -
29 comments
Meet the Bloggers is a group of Ohio citizen journalists who have been interviewing state political candidates, podcasting the interviews and taking questions from anyone who is interested in the candidate's policies. [more inside]
posted by sciurus
on Jan 10, 2006 -
3 comments
Is your podcast being hijacked? The nature of RSS and podcast content makes it really easy for somebody to create new feeds based on somebody else's content and pass it off as the original through directories like Yahoo's or iTunes; then, of course, they potentially add advertising or use the built-up audience to extort the original podcaster.
Podkeyword, the organization that has sparked concern about the issue, says they're not doing anything illegal or unethical; correspondence between Podkeyword and
the guy whose podcast is at issue
is available. [First pass legal take
here, potential third-party retribution
here;
via.]
posted by aaronetc
on Dec 14, 2005 -
31 comments
Latin Podcasting is now available featuring recordings of neo-Latin colloquia saved as mp3 files. From Willard McCarty on the
Humanist Discussion List: "So far there's only the Prima Salutatio of 3 minutes 21 seconds, but more is promised." They've already registered the project with the iTunes Podcast Directory and Bloglines. Future plans include adding captions.
posted by leo
on Nov 24, 2005 -
3 comments
Sounds Like Radio "casting you the best in new music; transcending oppressive style and genre restrictions; unleashing the world's musical underground". Sort of a music blog, presented as radio shows. There's all kinds of interesting music here, from all kinds of genres, most-all from unsigned acts. Surprisingly varied, and good.
posted by biscotti
on Mar 3, 2005 -
13 comments
