the versatility of the podcast

2007-2008 will be an exciting year for podcasting at Maricopa...

We have many new things planned: a four-level series of podcasting for educators (see http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/ for more information as we get closer to fall); a kickoff of iTunes U at Maricopa, and a new podcasting tool in Blackboard called Learning Objects. The more I work in the podcasting space, the more I am amazed by all of its applications. Check out these resources:

http://mashable.com/2007/07/04/podcasting-toolbox/
http://maricopatech.blogspot.com/2007/07/stop-reading-start-listening.html
http://mashable.com/2007/06/19/blogging-toolbox/

and this Teaching w Technology White Paper: Podcasting.

iTunes U + Maricopa

iTunes U has arrived at the Maricopa Community Colleges, forever blurring the lines between education and entertainment. At least, this is one of many desired effects. A few universities have adopted iTunes U: University of Wisconsin, Stanford U, Duke U, ASU, and now.... Maricopa.

At this time, most of our sites are private while we work out authentication and copyright issues. We plan to roll out a few iTunes U events in the fall and continue to work on developing podcasting in teaching and learning. More to come...