I was asked to produce a series of videos for an upcoming breast cancer fundraiser event in September. The concept was to interview someone who is currently in the midst of breast cancer, someone who has survived breast cancer and someone who has lost someone to breast cancer. This video is of a local women who has terminal cancer. It’s challenging and a little...

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This is my second pecha kucha attempt. Last spring I used it for this class as a wrap up and felt it was quite successful and insightful.  My last class is on December 3rd but I thought I’d better model one for my students. While I tried using the Keynote recording function, I was having trouble exporting to Quicktime and retaining the sound. Not sure...

Alec Couros‘ presentation Open, Social, Connected really delivers on how to present for an online conference. The challenge of creating content for an online conference is a daunting and exciting adventure. While this year’s presentations were limited to 20 minutes or less, they weren’t and aren’t restricted to any specific format. We’ve...

Dan Meyer  produced a fantastic 10 episode vodcast over the summer. We discuss his approach, his influences and the challenge of producing high quality, effective video. Show notes: Dan’s 10 videos Ze Frank David SimonThe WireGraphing Stories Summer Camp Video *My feed in itunes is not functioning. The feed validates but itunes says it’s wrong. Any help...

Ever since I came across this set in flickr from Alan Levine, I’ve both admired and used several of these images in my presentations. Most recently I downloaded about 30 of them and simply ran them prior to a presentation.  Good way to set the mood. I’ve consciously and subconsciously tried to recreate the idea a few times but decided today to begin a...