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BuzzLion for the week of August 17

THEYYYY’RRRRREEEE BAACCCCKKKKK. And if you have no idea what BuzzLion is talking about, you obviously have not been anywhere near campus or downtown State College. Yes, another semester is about to start, at the end of what has been a very productive summer for ETS. This week has been a great example.

Allan Gyorke talks about podcasting and how to teach students how to do them. Allan prefers the “three step method” and discusses in his blog why he thinks this is a great method of teaching.

Cole Camplese has issued a challenge this month – asked for staff and others to write one blog post a day. He talks about some of the more interesting surprises that came out of this project. By the way, when you go to some of these blog links in this week’s BuzzLion, be sure to look at all the other great blog posts many of the ETS staff are making lately.

With the Beijing Olympics going on, many of us are seeing a lot of Chinese writing. Elizabeth Pyatt, ETS resident Unicode expert, found an interesting link on using the Chinese language on the Mac and other electronic devices.

Dave Stong is a graphics expert, and he posts something this week that is about a certain graphical device that can carry a lot of information – QR codes. Dave talks about what they are and a few pretty cool ideas on how to use them.

As part of his job running the Blogs at Penn State project, Brad Kozlek presented at a graduate student orientation session. He talked to them about using blogs to chart their academic growth, and you can see his presentation slides here.

Mary Janzen recently posted an announcement to the ANGEL Community Hub on upcoming ANGEL workshops. Learn more about them, including how to register.

One final note – Teaching and Learning with Technology at Penn State has launched a new, redesigned site. Take a look at what is new on the site by going to http://tlt.its.psu.edu/. Content will always change (definitely not a static site), so bookmark the site and check back often.

That’s all for this week, thanks for reading!

TLT CoffeeRead: Building a Mediasite Enterprise at U. of Maryland/Baltimore

Building the Mediasite Enterprise: How the University of Maryland, Baltimore Developed the Infrastructure and Consensus for Campus-wide Lecture Capture

Information on registering for a free Webinar featuring Dr. Peter J. Murray, Vice President and Chief Information Officer at University of Maryland/Baltimore talking about building a media site. From the link:

“Discussion will include:
— UMB’s step-by-step process for deciding to standardize on Mediasite
for lecture capture, including their criteria for an enterprise
agreement, techniques for building consensus among many groups and
what Murray considers the number one ingredient for success
— the benefits of the Mediasite Enterprise Agreement
— an overview of UMB’s Mediasite enterprise architecture, including the
roles and responsibilities within each school and the central IT
office
— proven tactics for overcoming obstacles to campus-wide implementation
— issues to consider before, during and after launch, including the
biggest surprise Murray experienced along the way”

TLT CoffeeRead: Hi-Speed Campuswide Networks Bring Big Rewards, Big Risks

Hi-Speed Campuswide Networks Bring Big Rewards, Big Risks

“Whether wired or wireless, high speed computer networks allow students, teachers and administrators to communicate across the connected campus – be it grade school, college or university. In Canadian campuses, this is paramount as they are often spread over a large area in the city or outside it.

But networks can also give computer contagions and other digital threats a fast and easy way to get on campus – with potentially destructive consequences.”

TLT CoffeeRead: Universities turn to Web to recruit new generation

Universities turn to Web to recruit new generation

A sample of some of the interesting stats in this article:

“In Ganim Barnes’ nationwide study, 33 percent of 453 university admissions departments surveyed said they blogged for recruitment purposes, and 29 percent used social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace. Fifty-one percent viewed social media as very important to their marketing and recruitment strategy.”