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Gadgets, Games and Gizmos: Beyond iPoding

Kapp Notes

Click on the link if you'd rather listen to the podcast of this post, Beyond iPoding , you can find it here. don't need an iPod to listen, just your computer. The wide spread adoption of MP3 Players like Apple's iPod products has lead to an entire ecosystem of tools, accessories and content providers.

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Why Disruption and eLearning Matter to Higher Education

OpenSesame

As I see online education and distance learning grow in popularity, I have to wonder, did I attend college in a digital dark age? For example, disruption occurred in the music industry when CDs replaced cassette tapes and iPods and mp3s replaced CDs. But how does disruption apply to higher education?

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TCC09: Podcasting with Section 508

Experiencing eLearning

Digital File. Digital reference monitors–speakers for playback. He also has a keyboard (the piano kind) for music too. lots of music, instruments, etc available. Most people at their university use media players, not iPods. Market research on US podcast audience. million (2007). million (2008). Can be mp3.

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Listen Up! It’s Time to Add Podcasts to Your e-Learning

Trivantis

Do you need to be listening to music, or a book on tape, no matter what you’re doing? Consider these other reasons to add a podcast to your e-Learning: According to Pew Research, 40% of people in the US listen to audio on digital devices. Are you an auditory learner? Do you remember things better when you hear them? by next year.

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Why Disruption and eLearning Matter to Higher Education

OpenSesame

As I see online education and distance learning grow in popularity, I have to wonder, did I attend college in a digital dark age? For example, disruption occurred in the music industry when CDs replaced cassette tapes and iPods and mp3s replaced CDs. But how does disruption apply to higher education?

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A book - is it a method or a medium?

Clive on Learning

This confusion leads to all sorts of emotional outpourings, mainly by those who believe that by turning books digital we are depriving future generations of the joy of reading. No we are not, no more than using an iPod has turned us away from listening to music, i.e. on vinyl, tape or CD.

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Hire that Kid!

Kapp Notes

Kids are using iPods and MP3 players to cheat on tests. An article by Associated Press called “ Schools banning iPods to beat cheaters ” outlines how “schools across the country are targeting digital media players as a potential cheating device.” A teacher at San Gabriel High School in San Gabriel, Calif.,

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