eLearning Stuff: Recent Episodes

James Clay

Listen to James Clay and friends as they discuss and talk about e-learning stuff. News views and tech as well as pedagogy.

Recorded live at the ALT Conference 2018 in Manchester, James talks with Donna, Lawrie and Zac about the Digital Perceptions Tool. Where did it come from? How was it built? What does it do? How it is being used? And where is it going?

With James Clay, Donna Lanclos, Lawrie Phipps and Zac Gribble.

This is the 92nd e-Learning Stuff Podcast The Digital Perceptions Tool.

Apologies for the sound quality on this podcast, partly as we were recording live at the ALT Conference, partly as I spoke too loudly into the microphone and partly as I was using Lawrie's equipment to record the whole thing...

Shownotes * The background to the Digital Perceptions Tool * The Digital Perceptions Tool

We converse about the current topics and issues in copyright in higher education.

With James Clay, Jane Secker and Chris Morrison.

This is the 91st e-Learning Stuff Podcast Conversing about copyright.

We explore what is Location Independent Working and the issues and challenges that surround this issue.

With James Clay, Donna Lanclos and Lawrie Phipps.

This is the 90th e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Location Independence Day.

Recorded live at the Xerte Community Day at the University of Nottingham. We discuss what is Xerte and the impact it has on teaching and learning. Find out more about Xerte at nottingham.ac.uk/xerte

With James Clay and David Sugden, Dave Foord, Lilian Soon and Julie Harding with special guest Ron Mitchell.

This is the 89th e-Learning Stuff Podcast, The Xerte Community Day.

We cover the power of social, why James hates BT, a few technical issues, and toilet rolls.

With James Clay and David Sugden, Dave Foord, Lilian Soon and Ron Mitchell.

This is the 88th e-Learning Stuff Podcast, We're going social.

What is the current landscape of ebooks in education? What is the future of ebooks? Where are we going?

With James Clay and Zak Mensah.

This is the 87th e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Are you a glue sniffing, magic mushroom addict?

Download the podcast in mp3 format: Are you a glue sniffing, magic mushroom addict?

I delivered the keynote at e-Books: Experiences and Future Directions, A Joint Higher Education and NHS Event for Library Staff held at UWE in Bristol.

What are the challenges and issues when it comes to the embedding and use of ebooks in libraries?

With James Clay.

This is the 86th e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Do you like books, or do you like reading?

BYOD, or Bring Your Own Devices. Is this the future of using technology for learning? What are the issues of using learner owned devices? What do institutions need to do to be able to ensure that learner owned devices can be used within the institution for learning? What about e-safety? Bring it on...

With James Clay, Lilian Soon, Dave Foord and Ron Mitchell.

This is the 85th e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Bring it on...

MoLeNET was a three year multi-million pound programme of mobile learning projects for Further Education, funded by the LSC and managed by the LSN. Two years on what is the legacy of MoLeNET and where are we with mobile learning now in FE. Have other sectors listened and learned from the lessons of MoLeNET. Listen to the legacy of MoLeNET.

With James Clay, Lilian Soon, David Sugden and Ron Mitchell.

This is the 84th e-Learning Stuff Podcast, The Legacy of MoLeNET.

We are discussing Kindles, e-Books, iPads, iBooks Author and all manner of stuff related to digital books.

With James Clay, Lilian Soon, David Sugden and Ron Mitchell.

This is the 83rd e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Read This!

From a recent presentation at a CILIP Excecutive Briefing on e-Books. Through the use of a number of mobile devices James will give an overview of how the FE sector is promoting their e-book collections through mobile technologies and how this can enhance the learning experience and extend the access and use of e-books.

With James Clay.

This is the 82nd e-Learning Stuff Podcast, e-Books go Mobile.

Shownotes

http://www.slideshare.net/jamesclay/ebooks-go-mobile

At ALT-C this year I interviewed Steve as part of ALT Live Beta and he interviewed me....

With James Clay and Steve Wheeler.

This is the 81st e-Learning Stuff Podcast, In conversation

Good news. The e-Learning Stuff podcast returns with a brand new episode after our summer break. James, David and Lilian discuss various news items, what they've been doing, sharing practice, collaboration and they have their tips and picks of the week.

With James Clay, Lilian Soon and David Sugden.

This is the eightieth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, We're back....

James recently presented at the JISC RSC SW Turbo TEL event in Bristol. The RSC SW recorded one of his sessions and interviewed him. These are those recordings...

With James Clay.

This is the seventy ninth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Turbo Telling.

So what is your digital footprint? Where can others find you online? What can you do about other people who post stuff about you on services such as Facebook, Google+ and the Twitter. Are you CMALTed? How many apps do you have on your iPhone?

With Zak Mensah and James Clay.

This is the seventy eighth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, My Digital Footprint.

Shownotes

Not on Facebook? Facebook still knows you.
Facebook announces that you can use video calling within Facebook.
Search for Gloucestershire College on YouTube and you might find this video hidden in the results, it use to be the number one result!
Not yet open to all, but we talked about Google+.
If you are a learning technologist you may be interested in becoming a Certified Member of ALT.
If you want to make notes on the move, have a look at Evernote which is available for the iPhone, the iPad, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone 7 as well as OSX, Windows and through a browser.
The most expensive iOS App James has bought is TomTom for the iPhone.
Audioboo lets you record and publish audio files along with an image the the geodata.
It was a normal busy Friday morning in the small West Yorkshire market town of Wetherby when someone working in a café spotted a man acting a bit suspiciously on the street. He appeared to have a small plastic box in his hand and after fiddling with the container he bent down and hid it under a flower box standing on the pavement. He then walked off, talking to somebody on his phone. Geocaching: the unintended results.
JISC Digital Media
There are various magazines available for the iPad including Empire and Wired.
Zak's personal website.

So why has David Sugden resigned as mayor? Why do people use Foursquare and other geo-services? Is there any benefit to teaching and learning, if so what is it?

With David Sugden and James Clay

This is the seventy seventh e-Learning Stuff Podcast, I resign as mayor!

Shownotes

I resign as Mayor!
Facebook: Five things to avoid

A rambling discussion about lots of things including VLE migration, Google Nexus One and then some more stuff....

With Janina Dewitz and James Clay

This is the seventy sixth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Kerching!

Shownotes

Geekpub

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A wonderful rambling discussion about lots of things including Google's Chromebook, Cbeebies, Flash, digital literacy, gaming, robots and stuff.

With Doug Belshaw, Rob Engelbright, Zak Mensah, David Sugden and James Clay

This is the seventy fifth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Bag of Pain.

Shownotes

Chromebook
Chromebook is for life on the web, but my travels indicate there are vast tracts between cities without 3G coverage.
BBC News - Is the internet going to be the death of television?
BBC News - Domesday Project reborn online after 25 years
Samsung 2560x1600 Tablet LCD Paves Way for iPad Retina Display

Potential, a recording of presentation from James' keynote at a Highland Council: High Tech Day.

This is the seventy fourth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Potential.

Shownotes

If the comments about scepticism seem familiar, that is because they probably are...
Slides from the presentation.

Keynote: Highland Council: High Tech Day: View more presentations from James Clay

James talks with Rob Whitehouse about how he uses ILT and the VLE to support teaching and learning.

This is the seventy third e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Has he got a Sinclair C5?

New devices, new ways of learning, recording of James' presentation from Learning and Skills Conference 2011.

This is the seventy second e-Learning Stuff Podcast, New devices, new ways of learning.

Shownotes

I was invited to speak on the potential and power of mobile technologies and the impact they have had and will have on learning in the workplace.

The proliferation of powerful mobile devices in the past 24 months, combined with a savvy population of users has led to a change in the way we use information. Many of us now expect to be able to read and interact on the move using smart devices like the iPhone and Android phones, or the iPad. At the same time, e-books and readers allow us to carry thousands of books in one device. Potentially this could be a great moment for extending learning – but what is the role of the L&D function in all this?

James talks about the forthcoming iPad 2. He now has Gingerbread for Android. Tagexdo, a Wordle type web application. Firefox 4 beta is now available.

With James Clay.

This is the seventy first e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Get a grip.

Shownotes

Apple announced the iPad 2.
Gingerbread is now available for the Google Nexus One and James has installed it.
Tagxedo is a Wordle type app, James' thoughts on it.
Firefox 4 beta is available.

Janina Dewitz and David Sugden discuss why James Clay is so annoying...

With James Clay, David Sugden and Janina Dewitz.

This is the seventieth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, James Clay is so annoying...

Shownotes

The article that started it all, Focus on the technology or not?
David's response, e-Learning Context.
Janina's reply, Gah! Focus on Training.
Wired on their fears on the iPad in education.
Martin Bean at ALT-C 2009 on the scepticism and resistance to innovation that has always been with us when new technologies are introduced into education.
No more Flip'ping Pilots.
Using the VLE more

Learning without Frontiers 2011 and Learning Technologies 2010 and not a mention of BETT.

With James Clay, Lilian Soon, Ron Mitchell and James Yorke.

This is the sixty ninth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Where have you been?

Ideas, sharing ideas are discussed along with Java and Screenr problems, discussion forums, Bloom's taxonomy and the 1% rule.

With James Clay, David Sugden, Lilian Soon, and Dave Foord.

This is the sixty eighth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, That’s my idea! No it’s mine!

Since this show was recorded a recent update 3.6.13 to Firefox for OS X has "fixed" the Screenr bug we discussed at the beginning of the show.

In the recording we refer to a podcast I made for the JISC Online Conference.

Shownotes

Testing your Java
Screenr
Dave Foord's Screenr
Screencast showing how to create a Discussion Forum within Blackboard
The 1% Rule
Beyond Bloom's taxonomy
Doug Belshaw's Models of Learning, video and blog.

The new Kinect, defining innovation, supporting innovators, snow (again). The e-Learning Stuff panel discuss all of these and James forgets where he lives!

With James Clay, David Sugden, Lilian Soon, Ron Mitchell, Rob Englebright and Di Dawson.

This is the sixty seventh e-Learning Stuff Podcast,Where do I live?.

Shownotes

Microsoft Kinect
Augmented Reality, now here’s an idea…
Think Different
The top iPad App for educators is Dropbox.
JISC Cetis PROD
How are you engaging with students in exceptional conditions?
Contingency plans for teaching in the midst of UK snow
Snow more problems!
"million-to-one chances happen nine times out of ten"
e-Learning Stuff Podcast #030: Snow Joke Two
Snow
e-Learning Stuff Podcast #012: It's Snow Joke
Known Unknowns

So what is screencasting, what can you do with screencasting, what tools are there for screencasting, top tips on making screencasts and delivery of your screencasts. James talks with Zak and Gavin from JISC Digital Media on screencasting.

With James Clay, Zak Mensah and Gavin Brockis.

This is the sixty sixth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Screencasting.

Shownotes

JISC Digital Media
JISC Digital Media on Free Online Screencasting Tools
JISC Digital Media on Screencasting Workflow
Camtasia
Camstudio
Captivate
Screenflow
Screenr
Screenjelly
Screentoaster
JISC Digital Media on Microphones and microphone technique

James chats with Dr Bex Lewis, Blended Learning Fellow from the University of Winchester about her work and social media.

With James Clay and Dr Bex Lewis

This is the sixty fifth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Have you got a digital fingerprint?

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Shownotes

Dr Bex Lewis on Twitter
Digital Fingerprint
Digital Fingerprint on Twitter
The Shallows: How the Internet is Changing the Way We Think, Read and Remember
World War Two Posters

The Shallows: How the Internet is Changing the Way We Think, Read, and Remember

James interviews Sarah Knight from JISC on the forthcoming JISC Innovating e-Learning 2010 Online Conference that takes place from the 23rd to the 26th November 2010. More information on the conference.

With James Clay and guest, Sarah Knight from JISC.

This is the sixty fourth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Bringing innovation to life: From adversity comes opportunity

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Bits and pieces of news from the realm of e-learning. James gets all excited over the MacBook Air. QR Codes are back in fashion and are flavour of the month. Does the top ten YouTube videos a symptom of the death of user generated content? FOTE 10 and videos and combining video with Twitter. Some more commentary on the Kindle. James really doesn't understand FourSquare, or to be honest Places on Facebook. James however does like Instagram. Finally James talks about the JISC Online Conference 2010.

With James Clay.

This is the sixty third e-Learning Stuff Podcast, I'm the Mayor of Morrisons....

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Shownotes

Apple's new MacBook Air
QR Codes in Education
Code and Chips Please
QR Codes: It’s not all about the phone you know
QR Codes in the Library
Top ten YouTube videos
James Clay at FOTE10 - podcast version
James Clay at FOTE10 with Twitter archive embedded into it...
Holding onto my Kindle
Lending me Kindle
Foursquare
Instagram
JISC Innovating e-Learning 2010 Online Conference

Chatting about presentations, Powerpoint, keynotes and bullet points.

With James Clay and David Sugden

This is the sixty second e-Learning Stuff Podcast, This is Bullet Points

Shownotes

coming soon...

A chat with Zak Mensah of JISC Digtial Media about their ten new advice documents.

With James Clay and Zak Mensah.

This is the sixty first e-Learning Stuff Podcast, A conversation with Zak.

Shownotes

#1 Introduction to e-Learning

2 Designing Learning Experiences

3 Common Methods for Viewing, Using and Producing Digital Media Resources

4 Considering the delivery of digital media online

5 Organising Digital Media Content in a VLE

6 Mobile Learning for Education

7 Providing Live Support to your Community over the Web

8 Audio Feedback

9 Telling it like it is - a how-to guide on creating audio feedback

10 Using Multimedia in a PDF

A recording of James' keynote at FOTE 10 on the iPad and the future of reading.

With James Clay.

This is the sixtieth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, The iPad is the future of reading

Discussing the MoLeNET Conference.

With James Clay and David Sugden.

This is the fifty ninth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Is it the end or the beginning?

Recording of the Do you like books or do you like reading? symposium from ALT-C 2010.

This is the fifty eighth e-Learning Stuff Podcast,Do you like books or do you like reading?

James has been attending ALT-C in Nottingham. He describes what he attended and thoughts on the "end of the lecture".

With James Clay.

This is the fifty seventh e-Learning Stuff Podcast,Where have you been?

Shownotes

FALT Wiki
ALT Learning Technologist of the Year
Guerilla Narratives of Media Workshop

We've put QR Codes in the Library to enable learners quick and easy access to electronic resources.

With James Clay.

This is the fifty sixth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, QR Codes in the Library.

Shownotes

I mentioned them on this blog nearly three years ago.
BIG QR Codes.
Create a QR Code.
QR Codes on Wikipedia.

We're talking about Flash this week and the impact that devices like the iPad will have on existing educational resources, development of new resources, tools and importantly the impact on learners and learning.

With James Clay, Dave Foord, Rob Englebright and Ron Mitchell.

This is the fifty fifth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Gordon's alive...

Shownotes

I am not that bothered as Steve Jobs talks about Flash
The Xerte Project provides a full suite of open source tools for elearning developers and content authors producing interactive learning materials.

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David and James talk about the iPad, iPad Apps and the uses of it for learning.

This is the fifty fourth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, I haz iPad too

Shownotes

iPhone App of the Week : This is a regular feature of the blog looking at the various iPhone and iPad Apps available. Some of the apps will be useful for those involved in learning technologies, others will be useful in improving the way in which you work, whilst a few will be just plain fun! Some will be free, others will cost a little and one or two will be what some will think is quite expensive. Though called iPhone App of the Week, most of these apps will work on the iPod touch or the iPad, some will be iPad only apps.
AudioNote
DocumentsToGo
David Sugden's blog post on his iPad
Pages for iPad
Keynote for iPad
Numbers for iPad
Star Trek Tricorder
Google Earth for iPad
Leather Case for iPad

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James talks about last week and stuff he saw, wrote about and found...

This is the fifty third e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Last week or so...

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Shownotes

100 ways to use a VLE
A five stage model for using the VLE
Opinion: On Models and False Economy
Sometimes it does go wrong…
View the section of Martin Bean's ALT-C 2009 keynote that deals with resistance to innovation.
The 200 slide solution
The "Lessig Method" of presentation
96 slides in 12 minutes – Presentation Styles
Mobile Learning Boot Camp

What is universal design for learning? Designing your learning so that it is accessible for everyone. In a nutshell, good teaching.

We also talk (at the end during the credits) about my Skype problems...

James Clay, Lisa Valentine, Lilian Soon and Ron Mitchell.

This is the fifty second e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Universal Design for Learning

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Shownotes

To follow...

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How can you more effectively use the VLE to enhance and enrich learning? How do you engage staff to ensure that they use the full functionality of the VLE? What models can you use to demonstrate to staff how they can progress their use of the VLE? James, David, Mick and Ron discuss how the VLE can be used, how to use it more effectively and provide tips and guidance on engaging staff to use it.

With James Clay, Mick Mullane, David Sugden and Ron Mitchell.

This is the fifty first e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Engaging with the VLE

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Shownotes

James' Five Stage VLE Model
David's Four Stage VLE Model
Increasing staff engagement with the VLE
From Repository to Interactivity - another VLE model from Louise Jakobsen
Xerte
EasyVoter for Moodle
100 ways to use a VLE

This podcast does not discuss James Clay, nor does it look at his Twitter feed, nor is he mentioned at all...possibly...

With Lilian Soon, David Sugden, Ron Mitchell and without James Clay.

This is the forty-fourth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, It's not James Clay

Shownotes

to follow....

James' keynote recording from the CoFHE Mid West Circle summer event. He talks about eBooks and eBook Readers and the future of reading.

James talks about his new iPad and some of the Apps he has been using on the iPad.

This is the forty-nineth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, I haz iPad

James talks about EdTech 2010, pilots, the iPad, JISC CETIS Mobile Tech Meeting, Android 2.2, Lessig Method and the ALT Learning Technologist of the Year Award 2010.

With James Clay.

This is the forty-eighth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, It's very warm out there

Shownotes

My thoughts on EdTech 2010
Slides from my keynote at EdTech 2010
EdTech 2010 website
You can do what with the iPad?
JISC CETIS Mobile Tech Meeting
Android 2.2 announced by Google
How to install Android 2.2 on your Nexus One
ALT Learning Technologist of the Year Award 2010
Lessig presentation method as mentioned on Doug Belshaw's blog.

Is the netbook as a concept finished? Is the iPad the future? James, David and John discuss the rise and fall of the netbook and the potential of Apple's iPad.

With James Clay, David Sugden and John Whalley.

This is the forty-seventh e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Is the netbook finished and now the iPad is the future?

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Shownotes

The netbook is dead
Channel Five's Gadget Show
TuneIn Radio - iPhone App of the Week
You can do what with the iPad?
e-Learning Stuff Podcast #006 – You say Asus and I say Asus…

Enhanced podcasts, subscribing to podcasts, iPhones and other stuff with James Clay and Lilian Soon.

This is the forty-sixth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, We're talking podcasts

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Personal responsibility, self-censorship, safeguarding, digital identity and Brighton!

James Clay, David Sugden and Col Hawksworth discuss many issues relating to digital identity and literacy in relation to the use of Web 2.0 tools and services.

With James Clay, David Sugden and Col Hawksworth.

This is the forty-fifth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Brighton Rock

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Shownotes

Col's photographs taken as we recorded.

Recording of the Keep Calm and Carry on debate at the Plymouth e-Learning Conference.

During the Second World War, the British government sought to use appropriate communications tools to convey policy to the populace, whether via posters, newspapers, radio, or legislation. Resource restrictions meant that there was not always a free choice in which to use.

Sound familiar? It should.

As James Clay indicated in a blog post on January 10th snow, floods and swine flu all have the potential bring our physical campus to a halt, for valid health and safety reasons. Institutions announce via local radio and the web that they are closed to students and staff. In most institutions such crises effectively bring the entire workforce to a halt. Despite the digital options available, the word ‘closed’ implies that no (formal) activity will take place, and sends the message to staff and students that they do not need to go to work, or even do any work, even if they could.

Culturally, most institutions do not incorporate online or virtual learning into everyday working cultures, at any level: management, staff or students. Those who do not routinely use digital options can’t see that closing the physical institution need not have a significant impact on the business of the institution, if that business can be carried out at home or online. The issue is not to focus upon contingency planning, but to focus on changing the way people work when there isn’t snow and changing the way people think when there is. Although this debate will centre largely upon Web 2.0 methods, it will take an outcomes-focused approach, rather than a tools focused approach, in line with William Morris’s quote “Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful”. We consider what is necessary, not just in times of crisis, but in implementing everyday e- practice to meet learning and teaching needs.

With a focus upon communities rather than machines, and a recognition that no tool offers “one size fits all”, each panellist will focus upon a specific relationship, specifically ‘Institutional Representation’, ‘Collaboration’ and ‘Teaching Purposes’. What institutional cultural factors will need to be addressed? What do electronic communications approaches offer that previous methods haven’t? What drawbacks are acknowledged in the use of each with regards to the outcomes required? Which tool is most appropriate for the outcome required, and what are its pedagogical purposes?

With James Clay, Bex Lewis and Carolin Esser and of course delegates from the Plymouth e-Learning Conference.

This is the forty-third e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Keep Calm and Carry on

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Shownotes

Plymouth e-Learning Conference
“million-to-one chances happen nine times out of ten”
Snow
Floods? Snow? Swine Flu? Terrorist Threats? “Keep Calm and Carry On”

Thoughts, reflections and recordings from the 5th Plymouth e-Learning Conference.

With James Clay and others....

This is the forty-second e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Don't feed the pelicans

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Shownotes

Plymouth e-Learning Conference
Pelican Fringe
Privacy has gone....
Augmented Reality Video

Last week saw the Game Based Learning Conference, we didn't go, but that didn't stop us from talking about using games for learning and using gaming devices to enhance and enrich the learning process.

With Kev Hickey, Ron Mitchell and James Clay.

This is the forty-first e-Learning Stuff Podcast, We're playing a game

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Shownotes

The Game Based Learning Conference is one of the largest events of its kind dealing with all aspects of games in learning. Building on the success of Handheld Learning and provided more depth by creating stimulating, challenging and provocative dialogue spaces at the intersection between the education, gaming, social media and consumer electronics sectors. There, policy makers, thought leaders, innovators and key practitioners met and exchanged ideas, knowledge and experiences as part of a unique ongoing conversation.
Using computer games to support learning - The Mobile Learning Network (MoLeNET) has released a new report exploring the ways in which computer games, digital games and digital learning games can be used to enhance and support teaching and learning.
The PlayStation Portable PSP is a portable gaming system that uses the GO! Camto take photographs and video. The PSP GO! doesn't have a camera and can't use the GO! Cam.
If you need cases for your PSPs, then Gloucestershire College have been pleased with the cases from Connected.
If you do have a PSP then you might want to consider an AV cable to connect it to a TV or a projector to show images and video.
If you don't like the PSP then you may want to look at the DSi or the new DSi XL (the one with the bigger screen).
Pictochat on the DSi is certainly a useful communication tool, in some ways the there are advantages it is a closed system.
We've talked about screencasting before and some time ago I wrote a post about screencasting tools for Mac OS X. At this time I use Screenr a fair bit.
The Nintendo Wii is one console that seems to have found a place in many classrooms.
A website created by Learning and Teaching Scotland to explore the latest games technology. Find out more about the background to learning with digital games and watch the case studies to see computer games successfully used within the classroom.
Neverwinter Nights was used to improve key skills.
at-Bristol in Bristol has a virtual volleyball game.
The future of gaming includes Sony's Eyepet for the PS3, Microsoft's Project Natal for Xbox and rumours of a Nintendo Wii with 3D.
Scrabble - 80% off this Easter, only £1.79
Prince of Persia

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Sony Go! Cam for PSP 1.3 Megapixel

Nintendo Handheld Console DSi XL

Nintendo DSi - Pink

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It's alive... the VLE it's alive... Thoughts, ideas and comments from James Clay on why and how practitioners should be using the VLE to enhance and enrich the learners' experience.

With James Clay.

This is the fortieth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, The VLE Lives

Shownotes

100 ways to use a VLE
a five stage plan for using a VLE
The VLE is Dead

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Do you like books or do you like reading? Are you a fan of e-Books? What about e-Book Readers? Will devices such as the iPad and Kindle change the way we feel about books and what impact will these new devices have on learning.

With James Clay and Chrissie Turkington.

This is the thirty ninth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Do you like books or do you like reading?

Shownotes

So do you like books, or do you like reading?
e-Book Readers, are they the future?
So you were thinking that you wouldn’t buy an iPad!

Do you iPod? Do you iPhone? The e-Learning Stuff Panel discuss the use of iPhones and iPods in colleges.

With James Clay, Ron Mitchell, Lilian Soon and Lisa Valentine.

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With James Clay, Ron Mitchell, Lilian Soon and Dave Foord.

Do you back up your data? If so how and where? The e-Learning Stuff panel discuss backing up.

This is the thirty seventh e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Backing up

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Shownotes

Microsoft’s Skydrive.
Dropbox.

With James Clay, Mick Mullane and David Sugden.

It's not just about the technology, it's also about the culture of the organisation when it comes to embedding learning technologies and e-learning. Cultural change often needs to happen if there is to be transformation within an educational institutiuon.

This is the thirty sixth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Cultural Change

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Shownotes

You can follow James Clay, Mick Mullane and David Sugden on Twitter. Also now follow all the ILT news from Gloucestershire College by following @gcilt.
BBC report on the Ofsted report on e-safety. My blog post on the subject, To block or not to block.
DimDim or Wiziq for when it snows.
Facebook for supporting learning.

This is the thirty fifth e-Learning Stuff Podcast,The Google Nexus One

James Clay gives his first impressions of the Google Nexus One.

This is the thirty fourth e-Learning Stuff Podcast,Just Some Stuff.

Originally a video recording of a conversation between Alan Graham and James Clay.

James Clay's Keynote at Ascilite 2009.

This is the thirty third e-Learning Stuff Podcast,The Ascilite 2009 Keynote.

A recording of James Clay's Keynote at Ascilite 2009 in Auckland, in New Zealand. This took place in December 2009.

Due to the nature of the recording, the audio quality of this podcast is lower than would normally be expected.

James Clay in conversation with Alan Graham.

This is the thirty second e-Learning Stuff Podcast, In conversation.

Alan Graham in conversation with James Clay. Alan talks about how he is using mobile devices and the college VLE. As well as some other stuff.

With David Sugden, Ron Mitchell, Lilian Soon and James Clay.

This is the thirty first e-Learning Stuff Podcast,Store it, Tag it, Share it.

James, David, Ron and Lilian discuss various web tools that can be used to store your stuff; like documents, notes, files. Tools that allow you to tag your stuff and share your stuff. They talk about the tools they use with their stuff and they talk about how these tools can be used for learning.

Shownotes (links to follow)

Evernote
Dropbox
Etherpad
iEtherpad
Our snow podcast from last week.
TinyGrab
Skitch
Screenr
Screencast
Jing
Format Factory
iPadio
Veho USB Microscope
Screencasting Student Feedback
Gmail
Delicious

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With David Sugden, Lilian Soon and James Clay.

This is the thirtieth e-Learning Stuff Podcast,Snow Joke Two. After a bit of break, well we've not had an episode since October, this is hopefully the first of a more regular podcast.

Download the podcast in mp3 format: Snow Joke Two

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Shownotes

Our Snow podcast from last year.

Recorded live at Handheld Learning 2009 (hence the background noise) James is joined by David Sugden, Lilian Soon, Ron Mitchell and Nick Jeans.

We reflect on the keynotes, presentations, sessions, the conference, hheckl and stuff.

The VLE is Dead!

A recording of the symposium run at ALT-C 2009 in which Steve Wheeler, Graham Attwell, James Clay and Nick Sharratt, with Josie Fraser in the Chair; discuss the if and how we should be using VLEs to enhance and enrich learning.

This is the twenty eighth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, The VLE is Dead.

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ALT-C 2009 Conference
The VLE is Dead
Watch the video recording of the debate (instead of listening to the audio).

The future success of e-learning depends on appropriate selection of tools and services. This symposium will propose that the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) as an institutional tool is dead, no more, defunct, expired.

The first panel member, Steve Wheeler, will argue that many VLEs are not fit for purpose, and masquerade as solutions for the management of online learning. Some are little more than glorified e-mail systems. They will argue that VLEs provide a negative experience for learners.

The second member of the panel, Graham Attwell, believes that the VLE is dead and that the Personal Learning Environment (PLE) is the solution to the needs of diverse learners. PLEs provide opportunities for learners, offering users the ability to develop their own spaces in which to reflect on their learning.

The third panel member, James Clay, however, believes that the VLE is not yet dead as a concept, but can be the starting point of a journey for many learners. Creating an online environment involving multiple tools that provides for an enhanced experience for learners can involve a VLE as a hub or centre.

The fourth panel member, Nick Sharratt, argues for the concept of the institutional VLE as essentially sound. VLEs provide a stable, reliable, self-contained and safe environment in which all teaching and learning activities can be conducted. It provides the best environment for the variety of learners within institutions.

The session was chaired by Josie Fraser.

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James discusses what he will be doing at the ALT Conference in Manchester from the 7th-10th September 2009.

This is the twenty seventh e-Learning Stuff Podcast, It’s conference time…

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ALT-C 2009 Conference
The VLE is Dead

David, Lilian and Dave discuss what they did at the Gloucestershire College Staff Development Day whilst waiting for a train at Gloucester Station.

This is the twenty-sixth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, We’re waiting for a train…

With Dave Foord, David Sugden, Lilian Soon and the introduction by James Clay.

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Gloucestershire College
Turnitin

James talks about his opinion of Apple's new iPhone 3GS. He talks about the new features, the 3MP camera, video, digital compass, faster hardware, internet tethering.

He mentions JoikuSpot, the Nokia N95, MiFi, wifi hotspots and the WiFi Zone and Wifi Trak iPhone applications. He then reviews his new Polaroid Pogo printer and finishes off on Evernote.

This is the twenty-fifth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, To tether or not to tether.

James is on his own this week.

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Apple launch the new iPhone 3GS which has some nice new capabilities.
JoikuSpot allows you to use your wifi phone, such as the Nokia N95, as a wireless access point.
The MiFi is a 3G wireless access point, which runs on battery.
WiFi Zone and WiFi Trak are iPhone applications which allow you to find WiFi hostspots (both links are iTunes Store links)
The Polaroid Pogo is a Bluetooth portable battery powered printer which prints 3" x 2" sticker prints using a zero ink technology called Zink.
Evernote is a web based note application.

Audio recording, sound recording, podcasting, content and then some.

Do you blog, do you read blogs, do you use blogging to support learning, are blogs dead?

James is joined by Kev Hickey and David Sugden.

Online interaction or wasting time? Do services such as Twitter have potential for supporting learning or are they a distraction?

This is the twenty-second e-Learning Stuff Podcast, The Internet Brick.

James is joined by Shri Footring, Jane Edwards and David Sugden.

Shownotes

You can find James, Shri Footring, Jane Edwards and David Sugden all on Twitter.
Is Twitter going to wither and die?
Ten things people say about using Twitter, but really they shouldn’t
Do have a look at tweetdeck - useful for filtering and grouping people.
Useful for a range of stuff includin Twitter, Flickr and RSS feeds, is Friendfeed.
Have a go with ipadio.

So what do you understand by inclusion? Can we use learning technologies to improve inclusivity?

We discuss the ILT Champions Conference at Gloucestershire College, including the unconference format used and the learning spaces seen at the college. Do we need big names at conferences? Do we need keynotes? How do we make conferences financially viable?

We move onto planning. Do you plan your lessons a week, a month or a year in advance? Is planning a good thing or does it hinder creativity?

This is the twenty-first e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Goldilocks, what's that all about then?

James is joined by Dave Foord, David Sugden and Nick Jeans.

Shownotes

The ILT Champions Conference took place on the 21st April at Gloucestershire College.
What is an unconference?
The Ofsted report on VLEs.
James' keynote at the RSC Eastern Mobile Learning Event.
James will be presenting a keynote at ASCILITE 2009 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Ewan McIntosh was at the JISC Conference.
James' blog post on Twittering at conferences.

At the RSC Eastern Mobile Learning Event, James Clay considers the future of learning…

Is Wikipedia a evil place we should ignore, or a useful resource for our learners?

James, Nick and Lisa discuss the merits and challenges of using Wikipedia, and provide advice and guidance on how and when it should be used by practitioners and learners.

This is the nineteenth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, W.. W.. W.. W.. Wikipedia.

James is joined by Lisa Valentine and Nick Jeans.

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The Scots language version of Wikipedia.
The Copyright Activity mentioned in the podcast

James Clay, Kev Hickey, Shri Footring and Lisa Valentine discuss Twitter, digital literacy, digital identity and other stuff too.

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Digital Literacy Debate - The purpose of the debate is to try and move forward on issues surrounding Digital Literacy. The focus of the debate will be the UK education sector, but international attendees and contributors are more than welcome. Recently, Digital Literacy has gained a lot of traction within academic and educational technology discussion within the UK, and is generally thought of as A Good Thing. However, some important questions have yet to be addressed.
James, Shri, Kev and Lisa all use Twitter, but some of us prefer Jaiku.
So what is a hashtag?
Pat Parslow's comment on the term digital native.
Marc Prensky's new paper on digital wisdom.
Dave White’s blog a post about residents or visitors to the online world.
The e-Learning Stuff podcast on the whole digital native, immigrant, visitor, resident, naturalised debate.

James and David Sugden talk about pedagogy, e-learning, learning technologies and stuff.

This is the seventeenth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Pedagogically Sound.

James is joined by David Sugden.

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James' blog post on the Nintendo DS.
Research from the University of Rennes has concluded that using the Nintendo DS Brain Training game “does no such thing” as reported in The Telegraph. The BBC reports on the Which article about Brain Training.
The use of Brain Training on the Nintendo DS in Scotland had better results.
Charles Dickens' literary style.
The telephone.

On the 12th February 2009 David Sugden was given an iPhone for just one month. In a previous podcast he talked about his first impressions. Now a month later, is he still excited by the iPhone? Does he want to keep it? Will he be buying one for himself? Find out more in the e-Learning Stuff Podcast, "One month later..."

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David's first reactions to his new iPhone, e-Learning Stuff Podcast #013: To iPhone or not to iPhone that is the question
David made a fair few audio recordings and blog posts about his experiences using the iPhone which he published to his Posterous Blog, they included: Day 1; Day 2; Day 3; Day 4; Day 6; another day; one week to go; the final chapter.
Lilian Soon’s original blog post on the iPhone.

James, Lilian, Lisa and Ron discuss the recent publicity over Susan Greenfield’s comments in the Daily Mail on the “dangers” of social networking and young people’s brains. Does using social networking sites lead to loneliness and isolation? Do users of Facebook and Twitter feel excluded from society. In this podcast we discuss the furore and the issues.

This is the fifteenth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Social networking rots your brains.

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James’ blog post on this subject.
BBC News reports on Susan Greenfield.
The story then ran in the Daily Mail and Susan was interviewed.
Dr Ben Goldacre has published his reaction to the article on the Bad Science blog.
Dr Ben Goldacre also linked to some useful academic papers which dispute the “connection” between social networking and loneliness.

o Caplan SE published a paper in 2007 entitled: “Relations among loneliness, social anxiety, and problematic Internet use.” Dr Sigman did not quote this paper in his article. Why not? “The results support the hypothesis that the relationship between loneliness and preference for online social interaction is spurious.”

o Sum et al published a paper in 2008 with the title: “Internet use and loneliness in older adults“. Dr Sigman chose not to quote this paper. Why not? I don’t know, although it does contain the line “greater use of the Internet as a communication tool was associated with a lower level of social loneliness.”

o Subrahmanyam et al published a paper in 2007 called “Adolescents on the net: Internet use and well-being.” It features the line “loneliness was not related to the total time spent online, nor to the time spent on e-mail”. Dr Sigman ignored it.

Another good blog post on this is from Sue Thomas.
Why Social Networks Are Good for the Kids.
Age Concern backs social networks.

Finally the photo above of zombies meeting in the real world was organised on Facebook. So you could argue that Facebook has turned them into zombies, however I don’t think these kinds of social gatherings was what Susan Greenfield meant.

James, Ron and Lilian just chat about a range of different stuff, basically they meander…

This is the fourteenth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Half-Term Meanderings.

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The iPhone.
David and James’s Podcast on the iPhone.
Lilian Soon’s original blog post on the iPhone.
The Skype deal James mentions in the podcast only covers landlines and does not cover mobiles.
The Three Skype Phone doesn’t appear to be available on the Three website, but is available from Amazon.
Ambrosia’s Wire Tap Anywhere which James uses to record Skype.
Levelator levels your podcast recording.
James uses Instant Presenter for the MoLeNET Online Conferences, but is considering using Ustream instead, but would need a Tricaster (available from PlanetDV in the UK) to do this.
Ron said have a look at Adobe’s OnLocation.
James uses the Sony HDR-SR10E HDD Camcorder to record video for his blog and for the JISC Online Conference Blog. He then uses iMovie to allow him to crop the HD video
Geoff Minshull runs DirectLearn and uses WebEx for running online conferences. At the last JISC Conference they also used Elluminate for live presentations.
Gabbly can be used to discuss a website.
Feedburner from Google allows you to create a better RSS feed.
Feeder allows you a lot more control over your RSS Feed.

Following a blog post from Lilian Soon and David Sugden receiving his new iPhone; James and David discuss the iPhone and how they both feel about the device.

Recorded during the height of the snow at the beginning of February 2009 the panel discuss the role that learning technologies and communication tools can have in supporting colleges and schools that get closed because of the snow.

This is the eleventh e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Mobile Learning. In this show, James talks about what he believes mobile learning is all about.

So what is it about Google Docs and Evernote and other online office type applications? Why are they useful for learning? What can we use them for.

This is the tenth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Let’s take a note.

In this show, James is joined by Dave Foord and Nick Jeans.

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Google Docs
Google Gears
Evernote
BBC news item on pupils bypassing web filters
Mac OS X Spaces
Flip Mino Video Camera

So is the VLE the future for e-learning, the past or just a temporary solution? Are they fit for purpose or a compromise? What about the learners?

This is the ninth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, The VLE Debate.

In this show, James is joined by Steve Wheeler, Rob Englebright, Dave Foord and David Sugden.

This show is a result of two blog posts one by Steve Wheeler and one by James Clay.

Shownotes

Steve Wheeler’s Monkey Business blog post which started off this whole debate. Since this was recorded Steve has written a follow up post: The Emperor’s new clothes?
James Clay’s response “A bad workman always blames his tools”.

This is the eighth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Forcing the windows open!

In this show, James is joined by Nick Jeans, Kev Hickey, Dave Foord and David Sugden.

In this the eighth episode of e-Learning Stuff they discuss the pros and cons of forcing links to open in new browser windows. In that discussion they cover accessibility, usability, links, legal implications, frames and then some…

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My original blog post on new browser windows.
BBC News article on the Shetland Internet “squabble”.

This is the seventh e-Learning Stuff Podcast, We’re not negative!

In this the seventh e-Learning Stuff podcast, James is joined by Nick Jeans, Kev Hickey, Dave Foord, David Sugden and Lilian Soon.

Today we discuss teacher training and e-learning.

This is the sixth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, You say Asus and I say Asus…

In this show, James is joined by Nick Jeans, Kev Hickey, Dave Foord, David Sugden and Lisa Valentine.

The discussion starts off looking at the role of the Asus EeePC and other netbooks on e-learning on colleges across the UK. The discussion also looks at the variety of presentation software now available from PowerPoint to Keynote, Open Office to Google Docs. Then there is other stuff as well…

Shownotes

The Asus EeePC is one year old.
Case Study: Using Mobile Technology to Encourage Independent Study (John Leggott College).
The ZoomStorm FizzBook which has a handle like the OLPC.
ZuiPrezi is a zooming presentation editor which allows you to easily create stunning presentations. With the help of ZuiPrezi you can create dynamic and visually structured zooming maps of texts, images, videos, PDFs, drawings. ZuiPrezi has a very intuitive interface and support for online sharing.
Create professional video for the classroom with the click of a button! Animoto combines your images and music to produce video with the visual impact of a music video.
Using Flowgram you can create interactive guided presentations by combining web pages, photos, Power Point and more with your voice, notes and highlights. Viewers can control the pages, scroll, click on links, view videos and more. An example Flowgram that was made by James.
Wikipedia definition of a mind map.
Mindomo is a versatile Web-based mind mapping tool, delivering the capabilities of desktop mind mapping software in a Web browser - with no complex software to install or maintain.
Pecha Kucha is a presentation format that allows just twenty slides and twenty seconds for each slide. The presentation from James he delivered at the Pecha Kucha session at Handheld Learning 2008.
Dave Foord’s excellent cameraphone!
Nice article on how to use web based office tools offline.

This is the fifth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, it’s because he’s from Sheffield…

In this show, James is joined by Nick Jeans, Dave Foord, David Sugden and Lisa Valentine and they start to discuss podcasting, Skype, quality of Skype before moving onto LLW. Apologies for the poor audio quality of Nick which is because he’s from Sheffield (or so Dave says).

Shownotes

Download Skype.
Dave Foord’s blog post on the Excellence in Inclusivity Event.
RSC Yorkshire and Humberside Excellence in Inclusivity Event.
The Excellence in inclusivity portal.

This is the fourth e-Learning Stuff Podcast, natives, immigrants, residents and visitors.

In this show, James is joined by Nick Jeans, Dave Foord, David Sugden and Lisa Valentine and they discuss the concept of the digital native, the digital immigrant, resident and visitor. Apologies for the poor audio quality of Nick which we’re blaming on his Skype connection.

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My original blog post can be found here.
Marc Prensky on Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants.
Dave White’s blog a post about residents or visitors to the online world.

This is the third e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Mainly Phone Stuff.

Shownotes

“Facebook a valid educational tool” – Have a look at the full report.
Nokia buys out Symbian.
LSN announce MoLeNET Conference.
3G usage rises as prices fall.

This is the second e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Stuff.

Shownotes

Asus may release a 10″ UMPC.
Alton Towers to “ban PDAs”.
Twittering from Mars.
Gordon Brown Twittering from 10 Downing Street.
The benefit of Virtual Worlds for children.
JISC Circular 7/08: JISC Institutional Innovation Programme

This is the first e-Learning Stuff Podcast, Podcasting Podcasting.