Communities for podcasting

20-April-2006

[ Open Source , Media literacy , ICT and learning , social software , Open Content ]
We are just starting to see the real potential and creativity of web 2 and multi media applications for learning. The communities listed here are paving the way...

I am getting more and more excited by the potential of multi media through the web.

Dave Tosh introduced me to Dave Cormier who has set up the Webcast Academy - I love the pedagogy behind this.

"The goals of the Webcast Academy include

  • increasing the number of people who are capable of producing live, interactive webcasts
  • applying the open source community approach to skill development
  • creating a place that formally recognizes proficiency, excellence, and innovation in these new media skills."

And Dave showed me the WebheadsinAction site - this is indeed cool stuff.

"Webheads is a world-wide, cross-cultural, and vibrant online-community of educators with an open enrollment for anyone who wants to join. Webheads in Action was created in 1997-8 by Vance Stevens, in Abu Dhabi, Maggi Doty in Germany, and Michael Coghlan, in Australia, for ESL learners and facilitators as a student-teacher community. It has expanded to encompass a myriad of educators involved in e-learning in TESOL EVOnline (Electronic Village) and other language or cultural-based curricula. Webheads meet online regularly to explore the latest synchronous and non-synchronous communications technologies, including video and voice, to adapt and demonstrate new innovative ideas for e- learning and classroom curriculum. These educators also display a deep warmth and dedication to helping others. They are evolutionary and enterprising scholars who are harmonious and know how to have a lot of fun."

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Graham Attwell; 20-April-2006 11:34:07;