Summary: In this episode Chris Betcher gets interviewed by Texan librarian Carolyn Foote. They discuss a range of issues from dealing with the restrictions of policies and filters, the use of Skype for cross-cultural learning, and anything else that came to mind! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Carolyn asked if we could record this chat for a librarian’s research project she was working on about the use of Skype for educational purposes, and we agreed to have the chat and release it on the Virtual Staffroom as well. Skype - Free VOIP Internet telephonyAudacity - Free and Open Source multitrack audio recorderGarageBand - Apple’s amazing multitrack audio and podcast editorLevelator - Make your recordings sound their very bestOperator11 - Multi camera video shootsWomen of Web 2.0 - An excellent educational webcasting projectiSight - Apple’s built-in webcam toolThe Plague of Plagiarism - Chris’s blog post about plagiarismThe Economist - Article about debating mentioned by CarolynThanks to Carolyn for suggesting this chat and helping us to have such a fun (and hopefully useful) conversation.
