LFS400 @ DME: Podcasts in the Hands of Students 

Link: bit.ly/2qX0UDr The tools of podcasting and digital storytelling have become more and more accessible in the last decade. UBC’s LFS 400: Audio Storytelling course makes use of these tools, teaching students to use audio technology and a journalistic framework in order to tell powerful stories and present academic content in engaging new ways. By the end of …

Presenting today at the OpenEd 2009 Conference

This past year, I helped teach AGRO 490, Special Topics in Agriculture and Digital Communications. Today, my teaching colleagues (Andrew Riseman, Kathryn Gretsinger & Cyprien Lomas) and I will be presenting about our course at the Open Ed 2009 Conference. Thanks to Brian Lamb, our colleague in OLT and the Open Ed conference organizer, for …

Freedom Rock

I’ve found that one of the biggest challenges for those hoping to bring their content online is grappling with copyright. People who aren’t accustomed to working online can find it arduous to work around the laws pertaining to the photo, song or clip they want to use. While Flickr has made finding Creative Commons photos …