Welcome to the CETL Podnovations website.  Podnovations is a series of pod casts sponsored by the GC&SU Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning on various topics related to teaching and learning.  Each of our channels below contains multiple episodes, and we hope to continue to add new ones.  You must have iTunes 4.9 installed on your computer to subscribe to pod casts and we have detailed instructions below for you.  

Some of our pod casts are enhanced, which means that in iTunes on your computer, in the video box to the lower left, you will see images and may often also find hyperlinks to outside resources.  If you sync your iPod to your computer, you can see these images, but won't be able to click on the hyperlinks. 

Miss a workshop? You can catch up through our workshop pod casting channel.  Want information on campus resources related to teaching and learning or to listen to our newsletter? Explore the CETL information channel.  Want information on assessment? Teaching gender issues? Want to know more about books related to teaching and learning? Explore these and other channels below.  CETL also welcomes contributions from faculty on campus and off. If you wish to contribute an episode, contact Deborah Vess. Happy listening!

Directions for subscribing to a pod cast:

a) copy the URLs in the location field of the resulting page in your browser (if you click on the buttons or hyperlinks) disregarding all of that XML gibberish you see.  You can also copy and past the URLS given in the section below for Windows users or those using Mac operating systems before MacOS X 10.4.x.

b) go to iTunes and make sure you have the latest version (4.9)

c) in iTunes, click on  Advanced and then  Subscribe to Pod cast...

d) When the dialog box appears, paste in the web address for the pod cast that ends with an .xml and click OK.

e) Look in the Pod casts area of iTunes (right under Library), click on it and find the selected pod cast

f) Click on the discovery triangle to reveal the available episodes and on the Get button of the episode you want to listen to if they haven't been downloaded already (grayed-out).  The Get button will disappear when the pod Cast has been downloaded.

g) Double-click on the little blue button to the left of the episode or the title of the episode you want to listen to.  The little blue button should turn into a speaker icon and the audio should be audible.
 

For those using Mac X 10.4.x platforms with Safari 2.0 or others using browsers enabling RSS feeds, click on the links or the buttons next to the links below and then follow the directions above to subscribe:

CETL Information Channel

Go here for information on international programs, grant support, library information, our CETL newsletter, and other items. 

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Assessment Tips

Book Reviews

Tips for Generating Discussion

Teaching with Technology

Learning Styles nothing yet but coming soon!

Cross-Cultural Issues 

Herstory: Gender Issues in the Classroom

Active and Collaborative Learning nothing yet but coming soon!

CETL Workshops

 

For those using Windows Platforms and versions of Mac operating systems before MacOS X 10.4.x , use these URLS to subscribe to our pod casts in iTunes 4.9:

CETL Information Channel http://podcasting.gcsu.edu/4DCGI/Podcasting/Channel/16.xml

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
http://podcasting.gcsu.edu/4DCGI/Podcasting/Channel/12.xml

Assessment Tips
http://podcasting.gcsu.edu/4DCGI/Podcasting/Channel/8.xml

Book Reviews
http://podcasting.gcsu.edu/4DCGI/Podcasting/Channel/28.xml

Tips for Generating Discussion
http://podcasting.gcsu.edu/4DCGI/Podcasting/Channel/11.xml

Teaching with Technology
http://podcasting.gcsu.edu/4DCGI/Podcasting/Channel/30.xml

Learning Styles (no episodes yet -- stay tuned)
http://podcasting.gcsu.edu/4DCGI/Podcasting/Channel/15.xml

Cross-Cultural Issues
http://podcasting.gcsu.edu/4DCGI/Podcasting/Channel/13.xml

Herstory: Gender Issues in the Classroom
http://podcasting.gcsu.edu/4DCGI/Podcasting/Channel/14.xml

Active and Collaborative Learning (no episodes yet-- stay tuned)
http://podcasting.gcsu.edu/4DCGI/Podcasting/Channel/10.xml

CETL Workshops
http://podcasting.gcsu.edu/4DCGI/Podcasting/Channel/29.xml

 

Our very special thanks to Dr. Jim Wolfgang, for providing iPods to all new faculty at GC&SU and for making this project possible, and especially to Dr. Frank Lowney,  who helped us to implement the project and kindly provided the directions for subscribing to a pod cast. 

 

 

Website designed and maintained by Deborah Vess. Special thanks to Cathy G. Locks for creating the top and bottom banner graphics.