The short segments of TV411 videos would be ideal for a video iPod, it
seems. Have you tried it out, Alex?

OTAN is experimenting with posting some of our videos of good classroom
practices as podcasts. We aren't quite ready for prime time yet, but not
many of our teachers have video iPods yet either, so I figure we have a
little time. :)

We've also talked about putting the video episodes of English for All
(www.myefa.org) up as podcasts. As you said, though, the barrier is the
cost of the iPod or the cell phone charges for the student or end user. On
the other hand, it seems that more and more people have fancy cell phones
that include video, so maybe this is the wave of the future. 

Talk about convenience! I certainly think that podcasting of audio to mp3
players is going to make audio information so much more accessible, and
there is so much great free stuff available! Education is starting to jump
on this bandwagon. Can video be far behind?

Marian Thacher
OTAN
Sacramento, CA

The Technology and Literacy Discussion List <technology at nifl.gov> on
Wednesday, March 01, 2006 at 10:34 AM -0800 wrote:

>David,

>

>Great list.  I've been thinking a lot about how video I-pods and other

>handheld video devices (including cellphone/PDA's) could be used in adult

>education.  I've heard a lot about entertainment and commercial

>applications

>but have discovered very little about educational uses.

>

>When we created TV411 we designed it as at as a collection of stand-alone

>segments - 30 seconds to 6 minutes in length.  Although TV411 airs on

>television as a half-hour show, we have been busy disaggregating the

>material for other venues and platforms, and I think mobile video will

>certainly be an additional platform for us in the future.

>

>Obvious advantages of mobile video technology are portability and the

>potential for on-demand content to facilitate anytime/anyplace learning.

>

>A big concern is the financial cost to user, particularly potential

>cell/video phone charges.

>

>How might such a resource be a useful supplement to formal instruction?

>

>Are there other curriculum developers out there who are designing adult

>educational material for mobile video devices?  If so, what kinds

>challenges

>are you facing?

>

>Alex Quinn

>

>

>

>A serious concern is the potential financial cost to the end user.

> 

>

>

>On 3/1/06 8:30 AM, "David Rosen" <djrosen at comcast.net> wrote:

>

>> David and Alex,

>> 

>> Here's a list of new or emerging technologies, applications, or

>> technology-related services that I think -- or have heard from others

>> that they think -- have potential for adult literacy education.  What

>> would you add to this list?  Pick a couple (or more) from the list

>> that you think have a lot of potential and tell us why.

>> 

>> 1. electronic white boards

>> 2. Video (and audio) i-pods

>> 3. mobile phones with Web access

>> 4. wireless access

>> 5. Internet2

>> 6. wikis

>> 7. blogs

>> 8. the OLPC/Negroponte/MIT Media Lab (under $100) computer for

>> schools in developing countries

>> 9. the Wikipedia

>> 10. low(er) cost multimedia projectors in the classroom

>> 11. Development of "learning objects" (online learning "modules) for

>> the field.

>> 12. Free/low-cost Internet telephony (such as Skype or Gizmoproject)

>> 13. desktop videoconferencing

>> 14. advanced two-way speech recognition software

>> 

>> 

>> Anyone, what else should we add to this list?

>> 

>> David J. Rosen

>> djrosen at comcast.net

>> 

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