Comments on: Moosecamp Roundup http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/10/moosecamp-roundup/ Alan Levine's space for barking about and playing with technology Fri, 25 May 2012 14:40:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Alan http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/10/moosecamp-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-3339 Alan Mon, 13 Feb 2006 19:47:34 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/10/moosecamp-roundup/#comment-3339 Thanks for the tip Gardner. I think I need to visit for a week and just hover over your shoulder and watch how aa pro edits. Yes, I've never had luck with noise removal- it always ends up sounding a bit under water garbling like. I did not get currect notes on the high pass / low pass filters- but wil check the ITConversations wiki; I had forgotten what a great resource it is. Thanks for the tip Gardner. I think I need to visit for a week and just hover over your shoulder and watch how aa pro edits. Yes, I’ve never had luck with noise removal- it always ends up sounding a bit under water garbling like.

I did not get currect notes on the high pass / low pass filters- but wil check the ITConversations wiki; I had forgotten what a great resource it is.

]]> By: Gardner http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/10/moosecamp-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-3334 Gardner Mon, 13 Feb 2006 14:03:49 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/10/moosecamp-roundup/#comment-3334 Bruce does good work on ITConversations and has done some useful scripting for the engineers and editors. I'd add a couple of cautions re: sound tips above. First, be careful with the noise reduction. It's easy to go overboard and get something that sounds very dead. EQ can't add that sparkle. So there's a trade-off here. Another is that the ITConversations website/wiki has some great tips for audio post-production. Just look for the engineers' detailed checklist. Gotta get back to doing some work for ITConversations soon--I miss it. Bruce does good work on ITConversations and has done some useful scripting for the engineers and editors. I’d add a couple of cautions re: sound tips above. First, be careful with the noise reduction. It’s easy to go overboard and get something that sounds very dead. EQ can’t add that sparkle. So there’s a trade-off here. Another is that the ITConversations website/wiki has some great tips for audio post-production. Just look for the engineers’ detailed checklist.

Gotta get back to doing some work for ITConversations soon–I miss it.

]]> By: Alan http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/10/moosecamp-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-3320 Alan Mon, 13 Feb 2006 08:18:27 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/10/moosecamp-roundup/#comment-3320 Thanks for the comment back Bryan-- I've mulled over from the first time I read about microformats/structured blogging as to what the leap is from movie/restaurant reviews are to educational environments. The trick is to identify something that is very appropriate to describe in a structured manner that would give a lot of bang for the buck's worth of structured blogging effort. I cannot say anything big has leaped out-- On weak idea is to apply it where learning object meta data did not fly, as a way of simply describing re-usable web content that teachers/students might create in a way that would make them easier to find, re-use, and to understand the context. It was something we tried to suggest a few clicks back in suggesting using weblogs to describe the situations and contexts where LOs were used: http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/show/merlot03/ http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/show/nmc1003/ But that does not seem like a signficant example that would take off. What needs to happen is not only present/describe the schemas for microformatting, but also having ready some tools/applications that can clearly demo how this formats are used/accessed, etc, the benefits gained by doing action. Otherwise, again, it is the heavy emphasis on the meta-data and not the application of it. To be continued.... Thanks for the comment back Bryan– I’ve mulled over from the first time I read about microformats/structured blogging as to what the leap is from movie/restaurant reviews are to educational environments. The trick is to identify something that is very appropriate to describe in a structured manner that would give a lot of bang for the buck’s worth of structured blogging effort.

I cannot say anything big has leaped out– On weak idea is to apply it where learning object meta data did not fly, as a way of simply describing re-usable web content that teachers/students might create in a way that would make them easier to find, re-use, and to understand the context. It was something we tried to suggest a few clicks back in suggesting using weblogs to describe the situations and contexts where LOs were used:
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/show/merlot03/
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/show/nmc1003/

But that does not seem like a signficant example that would take off.

What needs to happen is not only present/describe the schemas for microformatting, but also having ready some tools/applications that can clearly demo how this formats are used/accessed, etc, the benefits gained by doing action. Otherwise, again, it is the heavy emphasis on the meta-data and not the application of it.

To be continued….

]]> By: Ben Brophy http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/10/moosecamp-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-3312 Ben Brophy Sun, 12 Feb 2006 03:03:00 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/10/moosecamp-roundup/#comment-3312 I've been doing a lot of javascrpt lately, and it's been really fun. The DHTML book from sitepoint is worth a look, and downloading the prototype javascript library the first step towards enlightenment (haven't figured out steps 2+ yet). http://del.icio.us/zenkenobi/prototype for prototype links. I rememeber the soul crushing pain of doing DHTML in 1999. It's gotten much better. I’ve been doing a lot of javascrpt lately, and it’s been really fun. The DHTML book from sitepoint is worth a look, and downloading the prototype javascript library the first step towards enlightenment (haven’t figured out steps 2+ yet). http://del.icio.us/zenkenobi/prototype for prototype links.

I rememeber the soul crushing pain of doing DHTML in 1999. It’s gotten much better.

]]> By: Bryan Rieger http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/10/moosecamp-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-3311 Bryan Rieger Sun, 12 Feb 2006 02:06:07 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/02/10/moosecamp-roundup/#comment-3311 Alan, It was great to finally get a chance to say 'hello' - I've been lurking for a while and it's probably about time I get a little more involved. Blogging is interesting, but I'm much more interested in how to help people create more lasting, useful and structured content that can be reused and remixed on other devices, platforms and applications. Sort of like learning objects that actually get made, used and work. ;-) Microformats and structured blogging are a good start, but much of the interest there now is very commercial focused - that's why I'd love to get an edu view on things. How could you envision this technology being used, do you see it even being of interest? Bryan Alan,

It was great to finally get a chance to say ‘hello’ – I’ve been lurking for a while and it’s probably about time I get a little more involved. Blogging is interesting, but I’m much more interested in how to help people create more lasting, useful and structured content that can be reused and remixed on other devices, platforms and applications. Sort of like learning objects that actually get made, used and work. ;-)

Microformats and structured blogging are a good start, but much of the interest there now is very commercial focused – that’s why I’d love to get an edu view on things. How could you envision this technology being used, do you see it even being of interest?

Bryan

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