Episode 214 - Magic Lanterns, Digital Preservation, and OER

07/31/2018

It’s Friday, July 31st, 2018 and welcome to Episode 214 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom and I'm Stacey Knight-Davis. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology.

In this episode Stacey and I talk about the changing world of digital technologies and some considerations for preserving the massive amounts of digital content being produced everyday. From magic lanterns to modern cloud-based computing we have come a long way, but in terms of longevity the magic lantern may end up the winner.

#OER

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Show Notes:

Magic Lantern

Libre Texts

CK-12

Technology Picks of the Week

Tom's Tech Pick of the Week

Nothing Lasts Forever: questions to ask yourself when choosing a new tool or technology for research

Stacey's Tech Pick of the Week

Illinois Open Educational Resources

That wraps it up for Episode 214 of TechTalk4Teachers. For show notes please visit eiu.edu/itc and click on the techTalk4Teachers link. Until next time, this is Tom Grissom, and I'm Stacey Knight-Davis. Keep on Learning!

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Tom Grissom, Ph.D.

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