BuzzLion for the week of November 25

Posted on November 30, 2007 
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Both the BuzzLion and the ETS staff are back after Thanksgiving break, ready to talk turkey about educational technology. Here is the BuzzLion for the week of November 25…..

ETS instructional designer Elizabeth Pyatt discusses copyright, technology, and making a buck.

“Interestingly, another article, “Prince the artist who formerly liked the Internet” has started an anti-file sharing campaign…despite being a pioneer in legal music downloading. Prince has not given a clear reasons for his change in heart, but I bet it has something to do with revenue.

A lot has been written on both sides on copyright issues, but in the end it really is about how much money you will make or lose in the transaction. I have to confess I’ve been both sides of it myself.”

ETS Marketing Coordinator Derick Burns shared his thoughts on a game that has some profound ideas behind it.

“The Metal Gear Solid series is known for intertwining real world issues and themes into its story line including the morality of soldiers and the consequences of war, but it mostly focuses on the threat of nuclear proliferation and the maneuverings of those in power in order to achieve their own ends.”

ETS Director Cole Camplese discusses a concept called the Digital Media Value Chain.

“During the last few weeks I have started to see some really amazing digital media artifacts coming out of our classrooms here at PSU. Two weeks ago I came across one of the most amazing uses of a student blog I have ever seen.”

ETS Senior Programmer Brad Kozlek wonders if anyone uses the blog comments feed.

“The Blogs at Penn State includes an rss feed for comments for each blog by default. Does anyone actually use these? I find them pretty important for certain blogs that tend to generate a lot of discussion.”

ETS virtual world expert Brett Bixler tells us about Arden, a virtual world based on Shakespeare.

“Ed Castronova is well-known for his advocacy for the use of virtual worlds in education. He’s just released Arden, a virtual world that integrates some of the Bard’s writings, plots, and thoughts.”

ETS ANGEL documentation expert Mary Janzen tells faculty how they can override quiz settings in ANGEL.

“A new article I have added to the Help & Information Guide explains how to override quiz settings such as time limit, end date, or maximum attempts for specific students while keeping the existing settings for the rest of the class.”

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