12 Seconds

November 11th, 2008

I was recently introduced to 12 seconds. It is another online video site. However, with this one, you only get 12 seconds to say what you need to say. At first thought, this might seem a questionable format, as there is little one can say in a mere 12 seconds. However, Read the rest of this entry »

Post PodcampAZ 08

November 9th, 2008

PodcampAZLast week, I attended and presented both days at PodcampAZ 08.
time at podcamp

It was truly an excellent event at which I met many great people. Much networking, exchanged social capital, and gained inspiration. Read the rest of this entry »

ATTW Conference Presentation Proposal

October 24th, 2008

Here is the proposal I am submitting for the 2009 ATTW Conference:

Simulating Synchronicity in the Online Classroom Through Embedded Audio-Visual Discussions Read the rest of this entry »

The Social/Rhetorical/Epistemic Situation of Audio-Visual Discussion

October 17th, 2008

This post is in response to This comment, which essentially inquires as to the way in which elements of primary AND which elements of secondary orality play into:

  • Orally-based web 2.0 technologies;
  • Interpersonal relationships and the associated oral communication patterns;
  • People in front of the radio or around an orator versus the experience of having those relationships in a virtual environment;
  • Orality and epistemology; and
  • Oral communicative patterns.

Additionally, the comment acknowledges the freedom podcasts [and related audio-visual discussions] grant us in terms of when/where (portability) and inquires as to how such technologies meet the innate need to set new knowledge into social context.
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Audio-Visual Discussions

October 15th, 2008

In response to This comment, I’m not fully comfortable with “Video Chat,” which seems to suggest conversations generally formed of quick snippets of thought that are conversational and not fully thought-out before presentation. I’d prefer a title like “video discussion” or “audio-visual discussion.” [NOTE: While a google search of "visual discussion" revealing 3750 hits, shows I did not coin this term, it is a term I have not previously heard. Therefore, I will research how other people are using the term and will likely present a follow-up post with my findings.] This point is really about this concept that adding a video comment to an online video allows the commenter to more fully form his or her thoughts, just as one can do in a written comment.
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