Tech Chatter: A Very Nerdy Podcast

This week, Jude and Colin discuss the pros and cons of vendor-specific conferences, and the state of MOOCs in summer 2013

Jude and Colin discuss the news of EdX partnering with Stanford for open source LMS development. In addition, they discuss tips for getting the most out of conference travel. http://allthingsd.com/20130402/stanford-to-work-with-edx-open-source-learning-platform/

Jude and Colin talk about wearable computing - the Pebble watch, Google Glass and fitness trackers.

Jude and Colin discuss the pros and cons of the "juicy middle" of cloud service migration - hosted SaaS applications.

Jude and Colin discuss the latest news about e-textbooks out of CES. For details, check these links: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/09/kno-launches-kno-me-interactive-textbook-metrics-lets-you-stu/ http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/8/3850550/textbooks-ces-highlight-changing-education-industry-mcgraw-hill-smartbook http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/08/mcgraw-hill-smartbook/

This week, we discuss the immediate and long term impacts of Big Data in higher education. For a quick primer on some of the uses, check out this article from Texas.

Jude and Colin discuss digital education in Africa, spurred by this article from the Economist: http://www.economist.com/news/business/21567972-schools-africa-are-going-digitalwith-encouraging-results-tablet-teachers?frsc=dg%7Ca

Jude and Colin discuss the UW system's new flexible degree scheme - for details, check out http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/university/uw-milwaukee-will-be-st-system-school-to-offer-flexible/article_69884608-3961-11e2-8fb6-0019bb2963f4.html

The triumphant return! Jude and Colin discuss the rise of MOOCs.

Jude and Colin discuss the increased confusion and outrage surrounding patents, and the case of Aaron Schwartz and Jstor.

Jude and Colin discuss Google Plus, the new social network from Google

Jude and Colin discuss progress on the HD lecture capture studio.

Jude and Colin discuss the DOE update on accessibility in Ereaders, and a study on usability of tablet applications. http://www.nngroup.com/reports/mobile/ipad/ http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/education-deptartment-clarifies-e-reader-accessibility-rules/31507

This week, Jude and Colin discuss the new Google Chromebook options, and the overall mobile landscape.

TechChatter returns with a discussion of some new approaches to using twitter (and related social tools) in instruction

This week, Jude and Colin discuss Kaltura and other media platforms.

This week, Jude and Colin discuss the iPad 2 and the new Department of Education regulations regarding online learning. Visit http://wcet.wiche.edu/advance/state-approval for more information

Jude and Colin discuss legal and technical options for digital course packet distribution.

Jude and Colin discuss the annual ELI conference. For information on the Open Learning Initiative, visit http://oli.web.cmu.edu/openlearning/. For information on Startl, visit http://startl.org/

Colin and Jude discuss MacWorld San Francisco and the pros and cons of using iPads as replacements for specialized devices.