ATHE 2007 Podcast Links
At the recent ATHE conference in New Orleans, five panels sponsored by the Electronic Technology Committee (ETC) were recorded for podcast to ATHE members. These recording were made using an Apple iPod and have been edited using free software called Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net). The results are posted below as MP3 audio files (click on the file size to play the audio file; right click in Windows or control+click in Mac OS to download/save file).
A note about the editing. All of the panelists involved in these ETC sessions gave permission for their presentations and comments to be recorded and posted in this fashion. We did not ask members of the audience for permission to use their voices; instead, we opted to edit their comments and questions, and re-record them using a single voice (ETC member Tim Connors). In all cases, audience comments and questions have been re-recorded in a manner that attempts to be both accurate and true to the intent of the audience. In some cases, however, due to the limitations of the microphone and/or interference from panels in adjoining rooms, it was impossible to determine what the audience member was saying. Those comments have simply been cut from the final edit. The only voices clearly present on the podcasts are those of the panelists, ETC Chair Judith Sebesta, ETC member Tim Connors, and occasional general audience response (e.g., laughter, applause). The attempt to respect audience privacy has resulted in the occasional "clunky" edit for which I apologize.
What's posted here. The following sessions were recorded: "Teaching in the 21st Century" (Thursday, July 26; 1:30-3:00 p.m.); "Interactive Media in Immersive Performance and a Taxonomy of Digital Performance" (Thursday, July 26; 3:15-4:45 p.m.); "Online Teaching and MERLOT" (Saturday, July 28; 8:30-10:00 a.m.); and "Composing an Electronic Dissertation" (Saturday, July 28; 4:00-5:30 p.m.).
For the first two sessions above I have posted both a full-length recording of the session as well as the discreet presentations of the panelists. The other two sessions are posted in full-length versions only due to the more overlapping nature of the presentations. The fifth session – "Electronic Publishing: The State of the Field" (Saturday, July 28; 5:45-7:15 p.m.) – has a high level of background interference that I have not been able to satisfactorily reduce and is not yet posted.
In addition, some of the panelists used PowerPoint in their presentations. When available, those PowerPoints are also posted below.
Cautionary note. As you can see, some of the files are quite large. Downloading to computers with stable, high speed Internet connections is strongly recommended (click on the file size to play the audio file; right click in Windows or control+click in Mac OS to download/save file).
Questions, concerns and problems should be addressed to Tim Connors, Central Michigan University.
"Teaching in the 21st Century" (Thursday, July 26; 1:30-3:00 p.m.) – Co-Cordinators: Sean Kelley, Texas Tech University and Sara Rofosky Marcus, Queens College
Sean Kelley, Texas Tech University – WebCT (3.2 MB)
Kathy Privatt, Lawrence University – Moodle (3.4 MB)
Moodle.ppt (1.7 MB)
Bernadette Hamilton-Brady, St. Mary's University – Breeze (3.2 MB)
Breeze.ppt (368 KB)
Tim Connors, Central Michigan University – Podcasting (3.8 MB)
Podcasting.pdf (108 KB)
Complete session (20.5 MB)
"Interactive Media in Immersive Performance and a Taxonomy of Digital Performance" (Thursday, July 26; 3:15-4:45 p.m.) – Chair, Stephen Schrum, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
Lance Gharavi and Jacob Pinholster, Arizona State University – Political and Practical Strategies of Staging a Hyperreal Environment in Caridad Svich's "Iphigenia" (5.2 MB)
David Saltz and Vanessa Ford, University of Georgia – Exploiting and Extending the Performance Potential of Second Life (7.3 MB)
Stephen Schrum, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg – A Proposed Taxonomy of Digital Performance (3.2 MB)
Proposed Taxonomy.pdf (264 KB)
Proposed Taxonomy.ppt (444 KB)
Complete Session (21.5 MB)
"Online Teaching and MERLOT" (Saturday, July 28; 8:30-10:00 a.m.) – Session Coordinator, Judith Sebesta, University of Missouri-Columbia
Gary Maciag (Siena College) and Kathryn Farley (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Complete session (16.9 MB)
MERLOT.ppt (5.1 MB)
During this presentation a number of web sites were mentioned and/or demonstrated. Links to those sites can be found below.
External link to: MERLOT
External link to: In Medias Res
External link to: Virtual Vaudeville
External link to: Teorķa
"Composing an Electronic Dissertation: Digital Resources, Formats, and Authoring Tools for Graduate Students" (Saturday, July 28; 4:00-5:30 p.m.) – Chair, Kathryn Farley (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Kathryn Farley (Georgia Institute of Technology) – Electronic Formats and Authoring Systems for Academic Research
Composing an Electronic Dissertation.pdf (76 KB)
Katherine Whitlock (California State University at Chico) – A Step-by-Step Guide to Mastering Digital Submission Procedures and Resources
Emilie Woodbridge (Florida State University) – The Challenges and Possibilities of Using Web-based Resources for Conducting, Compiling and Reporting Research
Complete session (22.5 MB)
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