Tech-Tuesdays - June 24, 2008

Tech-Tuesdays - June 24, 2008

Good Folks,

This is yet another in an ever-growing collection of “Tech Tuesdays” USUBC faculty training segments. In the previous couple of Tech-Tuesdays segments we’ve looked at an overview of podcasting and the steps necessary to create an .MP3 audio file on your PC. In this segment we’re looking at the steps necessary to post .MP3 files in your Blackboard course, and use Wimba Podcaster in Blackboard to create a podcast in iTunes. There’s a video demo posted below. It’s also posted on the RCDEA wiki at http://rcdea.wetpaint.com/ (look for my faculty training link in the list on the left side of the home page).

New Wimba Course Tools in Blackboard

By the way, I should mention that a rather extensive set of course tool enhancements from Wimba is now available in Blackboard. Together, these tools comprise the Wimba Collaboration Suite. You can read all about it at http://www.wimba.com/products/collaboration/.

To try out the Wimba tools, (1) log into Blackboard (http://bb.usu.edu), then (2) select one of your Blackboard courses. Now (3) click on the “Build” tab, and (4) click on the drop-down menu labeled, “Add Content Link.” From here you’ll be able to see all the Wimba Collaboration Suite tools.

Weekly Web Sighting

My pick this week for the weekly web sighting comes from a recent episode of “To the Best of Our Knowledge,” co-sponsored by Public Radio International and Wisconsin Public Radio. This episode is entitled, “We Generation,” and it deals with how the internet has influenced the dynamics of group interaction. It runs about an hour, but it’s worth a listen – especially segments 1 and 3. Here’s the link: http://www.wpr.org/book/080608b.html

Hey, please don’t hesitate to contact me with any concerns, questions, or suggestions you may have concerning Tech-Tuesdays, or anything dealing with the use of technology in teaching. Thanks!

John Spencer
Technology Training Specialist
USU Brigham City Regional Campus
john.spencer@usu.edu
435.734.2277 x252
435.757.8395 (Cell)
435.797.1784 x252 (From USU Campus)