Neil Gomes's Blog at USF

This is a podcast of a Camtasia video. This is a test for a workshop to see how the Camtasia Video projects when you subscribe to this feed via iTunes.

Click the following link to view the podcast: camtasia-video

The following are links to some resources I use in the Wikis and Blogs workshop at USF:

1. About Blogs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog
2. About Wikis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki
3. Top 100 Education Blogs: http://oedb.org/library/features/top-100-education-blogs
4. Using Wikis in Education:
   http://www.scienceofspectroscopy.info/edit/index.php?title=Using_wiki_in_education
5. Using Blogs in Education: http://awd.cl.uh.edu/blog/
6. USF Blog Tool (Recommended for USF Faculty and TAs and based on WordPress): http://blog.usf.edu/
7. Create a USF Blog: http://blog.usf.edu/create-a-blog/
8. USF Blog FAQ: http://blog.usf.edu/faq/
9. PB Wiki (Recommended Wiki for Educators): http://pbwiki.com/
10. PB Wiki Page for Educators: http://pbwiki.com/education.wiki
11. PB Wiki Video Tour of Features: http://pbwiki.com/content/tour

I recently created some tutorials and a quiz (based on the tutorials) on the topic of Computer Aided Instruction. These tutorials are intended for instructors, teaching assistants, and instructional technology students that might be thinking about creating CAI tutorials of their own to improve teaching and learning. The links for the tutorials and the quiz are listed below. It is recommended that you proceed through the tutorials and the quiz in the suggested order. The tutorials were created using Articulate Engage and the quiz using Articulate Quizmaker.

1. http://www.cte.usf.edu/tutorials/cai/cai1/engage.html
2. http://www.cte.usf.edu/tutorials/cai/cai2/engage.html
3. http://www.cte.usf.edu/tutorials/cai/cai3/index.html
4. http://www.cte.usf.edu/tutorials/cai/cai4/engage.html

Listed below are some of the handouts and resources provided to participants at the Podcasting workshop held at the University of South Florida on Nov 27, 2007.

1. Workshop Agenda
2. What is Podcasting?
3. "What is Podcasting?" Presentation
4. Obtaining a netID at USF
5. Activating a USF Blog – For Faculty
6. Using Audacity and the USF Blog to Create your own Podcast
7. How to Download and Install Audacity
8. Podcasting with Garageband 3
9. Creating a Blackboard Podcast
10. Using iTunes for Podcasting
11. Podcasting Resources

Podcast Movie: Test Movie Podcast

On November 27, 2007, the Center for 21st Century Teaching Excellence (C21TE) along with the Florida Center for Instructional Technology (FCIT), the Tampa Campus Library (LIB), and Academic Computing (ACOMP) will present a workshop on Podcasting for faculty at the University of South Florida (USF).

The workshop, titled “Overview of Podcasting-related Technologies at USF” will be conducted in the TECO Room of the College of Education, from 9 am to noon.

This session is open to faculty and staff, and it will include examples of the use of Podcasting (including iTunes U) presented by USF faculty, as well as information about the use of Podcasting-related technologies. On hand will be experienced podcast developers and supporters from the College of Education’s Florida Center for Instructional Technology, the Center for 21st Century Teaching Excellence, USF Libraries, and Academic Computing. Other topics include methods for delving into the rich repository of ready-made podcasts for use in teaching and information on creating podcasts. Handouts will be provided and plans for more detailed follow-up support for teaching with Podcasting will be discussed.

Please reserve a space by registering in advance: email Dawn Christian at christian@cte.usf.edu. If you have questions unrelated to registration, please email Diane Williams, dwilliams@cte.usf.edu.

Mp3 File Link: Podcasting Workshop at USF
Neil Gomes – Podcast Episode 3 – Podcasting Workshop Announcement

Podcasting Announcement PDF File:
Podcasting Workshop Announcement Flyer

I have finally managed to work this blog and podcasting project into my schedule at work. I am a faculty developer and instructional designer at the Center for 21st Century Teaching Excellence at the University of South Florida.

I plan to update this blog periodically with information related to instructional design and technology and its use to enhance instruction and student learning. This information will be presented via text on this blog and/or via podcasts. While this blog and the podcasts may be of special interest to instructors in higher education institutions, it will also be relevant to instructors in any field of learning.

The kind of information I plan to post includes:

1. New developments in the field of instructional design and technology
2. Quick and focused software and hardware tutorials
3. Tips and tricks on using relevant software and hardware
4. Introductions to relevant instructional software and hardware
5. Innovative insights into and the application of existing technology to enhance instruction and learning
6. Personal experiences with relevant instructional technology
7. Links to external resources relevant to instructional technology

I hope that you enjoy reading my blog and that you return to check for updates and new podcast episodes.

Remember to bookmark (add to favorites) this blog [http://ndg.blog.usf.edu] and subscribe to my podcast by inserting this URL [http://ndg.blog.usf.edu/wp-rss2.php] into your podcasting client (“Advanced > Subscribe to Podcast” | In iTunes).

Mp3 File Link: Update Announcement – Here I Go Again…
Neil Gomes – Podcast Episode 2 – Blog and Podcast Objectives

This post is intended for those that attended our last workshop titled: “Using Wikis, Blogs, and Podcasting to Enhance Teaching and Learning” [http://www.cte.usf.edu/workshops/#wikipod].

Good News:
Before this workshop, we were assured by USF Blog administrators that all USF faculty and students could have their own USF Blog Space. However, during the workshop some faculty were unable to create a USF Blog even though they had a USF netID. I inquired with USF Blog Admins, they investigated the issue, and came up with the following resolution:

The server that houses the blogs is primarily the student web and email server, so accounts are not automatically generated for faculty. Faculty will first have to get a mail.usf.edu account and then activate their USF Blog Space (see attachments below for directions). To get a mail.usf.edu account, faculty will need to send the following info to usg@mailman.acomp.usf.edu –

– Full name
– Affliation with USF (student, staff, faculty, etc)
– NetID
– USF Email Address

So this is great news! Send out the email at your earliest convenience so that you can start blogging and podcasting.

Contact me: ngomes@cte.usf.edu for any additional information.

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Document Downloads:
I have included links to the Podcasting workshop documents below. All documents are in the Adobe Acrobat PDF format. If you cannot open the files, you will need to download and install the Free Adobe Acrobat Reader from: Click to download Free Adobe Acrobat Reader

Podcasting Presentation:
> Podcasting Tutorial: Neil Gomes

Audacity (Audio Editing Software) Tutorial:
> Installing and Using Audacity

SSH Tutorial Links:
> Installing and Using SSH 1
> Installing and Using SSH 2
> Installing and Using SSH 3

USF Blog FAQ:
> USF Blog FAQ

For those of you that do not have a netID, learn how to get one by downloading and reading the following document:
> Obtaining a netID at USF

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- Neil

This is a podcast I have decided to host on the topic of podcasting. You could call it a meta-podcast.

In this current (first) podcast, I discuss the origins of podcasting and some of the underlying technologies that enable podcasting.

My first podcast session link is listed below. If you like my podcasts, you can request earlier sessions by emailing me at: neilgomes@mail.com or posting a comment to this post. Podcasts will be updated on a monthly basis.

Please note that these podcasts are copyright protected. You are most welcome to link to them and listen to them for free, but please do not claim them to be your own

Thank you. Enjoy!

You could simply download the mp3 file, but I would encourage you to add my podcast to your mp3 music player or RSS list aggregator. My podcast’s RSS link is: http://ndg.blog.usf.edu/wp-rss2.php

Mp3 File Link: Podcasting Podcast: Session 1

We will be conducting a workshop on Using Wikis, Blogs, and Podcasting to Enhance Teaching and Learning following are the details:

Using Wikis, Blogs, and Podcasting to Enhance Teaching and Learning
Facilitator(s): Neil Gomes (C21TE), Albert Ritzhaupt (C21TE), Shauna Schullo (C21TE)

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 | 2:00 PM to 4:00PM | Location: LIB309

Overview: Wikis, Blogs, and Podcasting… ever wonder about these buzzwords and what they mean? Ever think about how they could be used to enhance teaching and learning? This workshop provides you with a detailed understanding of these revolutionary collaboration and content presentation tools and their application to academia. In addition, you will create and publish Wikis, Blogs, and Podcasts and will also learn to record your own Podcast.

Contact: Please email ngomes@cte.usf.edu with any queries regarding the workshop.

This workshop is FREE and will be at the Tampa Campus of the University of South Florida. The workshop is only open to USF Faculty and Graduate Teaching Assistants.

Register for this and other workshops at:
http://www.cte.usf.edu/workshops

Download the sample mp3 file for this workshop at:
Sample mp3 File for Podcasting Workshop