http://www.radiojames.com/jblog About the use of Technology in Online Learning - and other thoughts - Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:12:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of the things that I used to use a lot, and that I wish was part of the Flash authoring environment, is the code Snippets feature that's available in Dreamweaver. Code Snippets is a feature that allows you to name and save snippets of HTML, javascript, or anyother type ... http://www.radiojames.com/jblog/2006/05/28/searchable-flash-actionscript-code-library/ One of the things that some new instructors that I work with struggle with, is writing traditional performance-based course and lesson objectives. I know that for myself it wasn’t until I entered my MA in education that I even became aware of their purpose in instruction, so when you consider ... http://www.radiojames.com/jblog/2006/05/19/online-objectives-builder-tool/ I am always on the look out for easy to use apps that students can use to create and publish narrated presentations/slideshows to use in online courses. I recently come across a good one. It's called Bubbleshare and though it wasn't designed with this in mind, turns out to be ... http://www.radiojames.com/jblog/2006/04/11/voice-enabled-online-presentations-using-bubbleshare/ I had planned on doing a post on Verosee, but came across another free skype enabled app or plugin mentioned on skype journal that has really impressed me. It’s called Unyte, and it’s developed by Web Dialogs - a company that offers web conferencing solutions in tow with WebEx, Live ... http://www.radiojames.com/jblog/2006/01/07/unyte-a-free-skype-enabled-desktop-sharing-tool/ I was perusing a Flash Com user list earlier and came across an interesting mention by Brian Lesser about something that launched today called Kodak Photo Voice. What it is, is a Skype plugin that allows two people to talk with one another while sharing photo slideshow. Kodak is promoting ... http://www.radiojames.com/jblog/2006/01/03/skype-kodak-kodak-photo-voice/ Thanks again to Version Tracker, I’ve come across a great online slideshow presentation builder for OS X called SlidesNow. The application allows you to build voice and/or video driven online presentation (Synchronous or asynchronous) using PowerPoint or Key Note. It also includes a note taking feature, chat (optional) and integrates ... http://www.radiojames.com/jblog/2005/12/29/slides-now-a-great-os-x-online-presentation-builder/ Finals ended today, and so other than a few calls and emails it's been dead quiet. So much so, that I can hear things that I otherwise don't notice - the sound of the heating system, the soft buzz from the fluorescent light balast over head and everynow and then ... http://www.radiojames.com/jblog/2005/12/22/last-day-of-the-fall-term/ It's been a little over a year since I last created a podcast.. I've been thinking about doing one, but thinking was the problem. The only way I can get myself to actually sit down in front of a mic - is if I remember that the whole reason I ... http://www.radiojames.com/jblog/2005/12/16/first-podcast-in-over-a-year/ After months of trying to get Flash Communication Server 1.5 up and running on one of our Linux video servers, I finally jumped ship, if only temporarily, and installed the new version Flash Server 2. I think the difficulties I was having had less to do with an incompatibility with ... http://www.radiojames.com/jblog/2005/12/15/the-jump-to-using-flash-media-server-2/ I have been a recluse for the last four months, so you can expect that this will be a ramble. Besides spending my time at and away from work, finishing up a whole series of small web-based communication applications that I will (finally) begin to pilot in some online courses, ... http://www.radiojames.com/jblog/2005/12/09/coming-out-of-a-coma-that-i-labeled-ia-project/