Online Casting

Learncasting

posted by Michael @ 10:24 AM 0 comments

Cash for Comments!

From Graham Stanley at http://blog-efl.blogspot.com:

Not about podcasting but certainly relevant re legalities and how safe are you if you let it all hang out on your blog or podcast?
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On Saturday there was an article published in el Pais (www.elpais.es) about
a student who has been find 400 Euros (200 according to the electronic
edition of the newspaper) because of a comment published on his blog:
http://www.mafius.com/blog

Ivan Fresneda wrote about his college, saying that it was incoherent and
absurd, complaining about the lack of newspapers in his school, and was
extremely critical of the methodology of his Philosophy teacher.

Now Ivan has been taken to court and fined because of threats to the
Philosophy teacher that were published in the comments section of this blog
post. Although the comments were published anonymously, Ivan has been held
responsible because it is his blog, and he should have let the comment be
published.

Obviously, this has repercussions for bloggers everywhere, who could
potentially be held responsible for comments published anonymously on their
blogs, and is also related to the cyber-bullying incident I wrote about
recently (http://blog-efl.blogspot.com)

posted by Michael @ 9:44 AM 0 comments

To feed or not to feed?

I've been asking myself the "to feed or not to feed" question.

So, with a view to making some sense of the range of activity we're finding at different educational organisations under the umbrella of "online casting" - and with the name of our site an underlying consideration - I've been trying to get my mind around some of the terms we, and others, are using - and what we mean by these terms.
'Casts' whether broad-, web- or pod- are being interpreted and defined in a number of ways - and that's probably a good thing. But I thought it worth looking for some simple points of distinction. (Which you no doubt already have clear in your minds?)
So I've been scavenging through Wikipedia and here's a bit of summary of their definitions of podcasts and webcasts which might or might not be useful as discussion points for us, as well as a take on broadcasting that I rather like:

Broadcasting
Broadcasting is also the old term for hand sowing.
Sowing is the process of planting seeds. (Unlike animals, plants are limited in their ability to seek out favorable conditions for life and growth. As a consequence, plants have evolved many ways to disperse their population through their seeds. A seed must somehow "arrive" at a location and be there at a time favorable for germination and growth.)
Hand sowing is the process of casting handfuls of seed over prepared ground: broadcasting.
Key concepts:
Sowing
Dissemination
Dispersal
Prepared ground


Podcasting
Podcast = a podcast is distinguished by its ability to be downloaded automatically using software capable of reading RSS or Atom feeds.
Podcasters = individuals or organizations offering feeds
Podcatchers = special RSS aggregators with the ability to transfer the files to media player software or hardware.
Podcasting = "a digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, made available on the Internet for downloading to a personal audio player" (New Oxford American Dictionary)
Note: Podcasters' web sites may also offer direct download or streaming of their files
Key terms:
Digital recording
Feeds
RSS aggregators
Asynchronous broadcast/narrowcast
Download to a personal audio player


Webcasting
Webcast = a webcast uses streaming media technology to take a single content source and distribute it to many simultaneous listeners/viewers.
Key terms:
Streaming media
Distributed
Web broadcast
Simulcast (live) = synchronous

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posted by TerryT @ 12:01 PM 2 comments

ESL podcasts

posted by TerryT @ 3:17 PM 1 comments

The Author of Posts...

Seems that even though Delia and Brad have admin rights and can post and edit and delete etc it still appears as if I have posted everything cos I'm the owner of the blog. :( Can we all live with that? Maybe always sign your name so we can see at a glance who's posted?

posted by Michael @ 9:02 PM 2 comments

To cast or not to cast?

In my experience, it takes a while to find a name or names that best embody all the layers of meaning and desired associations. But I love the explorations along the way! Joyously, Delia.

posted by Michael @ 7:41 PM 0 comments

Brad's Back and Fishing...

posted by Michael @ 5:43 PM 0 comments

Casting around

I invite others to share what 'casting' means or suggests or evokes to them. Happy casting, Delia.

posted by Michael @ 4:13 PM 0 comments

A UK Model of Implementation

It's great to have this space, Delia.

posted by Michael @ 4:09 PM 0 comments

Irresistible

I simply cannot resist trying a post by e-mail.
Here's to a wonderful online adventure together!
Wattle, for me, symbolises this new season.
With best wishes, Delia.

posted by Michael @ 9:12 PM 1 comments

Audioblog Test

posted by Michael @ 12:01 AM 1 comments

Test

Just seeing if the email to Blogger account works.......

posted by Michael @ 11:30 PM 0 comments