Jason Ohler talks with Talis about Education and the Semantic Web

In our latest podcast I talk with Educational Technologist Dr. Jason Ohler. We discuss his work on the interface between education and technology, before turning to talk about his recognition of the important role to be played by the emerging Semantic Web.
During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;
- Blackboard
- Nick Carr, and his recent article in The Atlantic
- Digital Storytelling in the Classroom
- Jason Ohler
- Taming the Beast
- Then What?
- University of Alaska Southeast
- ‘Web 3.0 - the Semantic Web Cometh,’ Learning in Maine
This conversation was conducted using Skype on Monday 13 October, recorded with Ecamm Network’s Call Recorder for Skype, and edited on a Mac with Garageband.
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