This week I will create a podcast, an assignment in my university class. Though I have created podcasts before, I must admit that they were never really organized well. Well, I decided to do a better job at organizing this time!
Podcast topic: Data Mining
Goals: Introduce data mining and its use in the business analysis context
Outline:
1. Musical Introduction
2. Speaking topics: Definitions of data mining, business analysis, the professional business analyst, software used
3. Examples, Business cases – benefits for companies
4. Questions, Related Information
5. Conclusion
Timing: 5-7 minutes
My plan is to learn to use the Adobe Soundbooth program while working on the project; however, I will turn to Audacity if Soundbooth proves to complex for me to be able to meet my deadline.
Are you a regular podcaster? What are some helpful techniques to get others started? What’s your technique for scheduling recording on a regular basis?
Let’s share ideas!
Ever heard of a webquest? Well, today I submitted my first webquest as a part of my online course.
Webquests facilitate learning.
A webquest is an inquiry-based online activity that students typically work on in groups(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebQuest). Generally, these tools are used in K-12 environments; however, depending on the content, they can also be applied to college courses.
I registered for a free 30-day membership on questgarden.com, selected a quest template and quickly starting building the webquest. Fortunately, I had planned my activities in advance and was able to copy and paste text. When learnng via webquest, students actively participate in the learning process: they do more than read an instructor’s notes and ‘regurgitate’ what the instructor has provided. If you are an instructor, perhaps the webquest methodology might be useful for you. Try it out and share your experience.
Let’s share ideas!
This week, one of the assigned tasks is to write a brief proposal for a website. Thinking back to the numerous online sites that I have created, I realize that in most cases, I did not do much planning as I probably needed to do.
I always sketched a navigation plan for how I wanted visitors to view my site; however, I did not give much thought to the purpose for the page, or the type visitors I hoped to attract.
My instructor’s requirements for an instructional website proposal included:
- Purpose of the Web site (why would someone come here?)
- Target audience for the Web site
What other requ1irements have you considered when desigining a website?
Let’s share ideas!
Like many others I know, I have set up multiple RSS feeds to news sites and companies. Yet, I don’t know many people who actually read their RSS feeds. Who really has the time to read it all?
Today, as a requirement of my university class, I subscribed to about ten blogs and followed 10 tweeters. The Twitter experience left me wondering whether there would be an easier way to follow others.
I did a quick Bing search and found links to articles about apps called TwitterMass (posted in April 2009), Twollow (2008 posting), and the Twitter auto-follow option, which apparently was eliminated sometime in 2009.
The existence of these apps helps to explain how some individuals had large followings, and why I often receive messages that users with strange names were following my account.
What has your experience been with subscribing to blogs, following, “liking” and linking with other users?
Let’s share ideas!
