At the leading edge of a wave that will last for the next several years and beyond, personal broadcasting, which uses informally produced personal audio and video content as a form of personal expression and as a means of information delivery, is rapidly expanding into academe as small, easy-to-use devices increasingly allow people to capture and share personal experiences, information, and events.

From podcasting to video blogging (vlogging), personal broadcasting has clearly begun to impact campuses and museum audiences significantly. With roots in text-based media (personal websites and blogs), personal broadcasting of audio and video material is a natural outgrowth of a popular trend made possible by increasingly more capable portable tools.

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Designed for both synchronous and asynchronous participants, the event will be conducted entirely online using an innovative conferencing environment provided by NMC distinguished partner LearningTimes. Attendees of NMC's online meetings enjoy a wide range of features commonly associated with their traditional face-to-face conferences, including interactive sessions from engaging presenters, "hallway" conversations, exhibitions, chats with exhibitors, chances to ask presenters questions, and more.

The conference features 45-minute live presentations conducted in a unique interactive online format using VoIP. All sessions will be recorded, and accompanied by a vibrant threaded discussion that will expand on and illuminate the topic.

Digital Creativity
Nettrice R. Gaskins, Massachusetts College of Art

Hearing the Image
Beth Harris, Fashion Institute of Technology/SUNY
Steven Zucker, Fashion Institute of Technology/SUNY

Podcasting and Publication:
Constructing a Serialized Academic Audiobook
Richard Edwards, Saint Mary's College of California
Shannon Clute, Saint Mary's College of California

Podcasting at SFMOMA:
What Works, What Doesn't Work, What Remains to be Seen
Tim Svenonius, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Podcasting on the Cheap and Thinking Before Clicking Record
Alan Levine, New Media Consortium

Time You'll Never Get Back
Brian Lamb, Univeristy of British Columbia

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Panel 1: Technical and Pedagogical Implications
Many questions arise for those who are just embarking on this journey. Is it really a good idea to go there? If we decide to try it, how do we even get started? The posters in this panel consider the issues involved, share lessons learned, and make recommendations for how to get started with personal broadcasting.

Breathing New Life into Legacy Media Servers
   John M. Morris, Drexel University

The Darker Side of Personal Broadcasting:
Is it a Really a Good Idea?
   Jared Bendis, CASE Western Reserve University

Studio Design for Live Performance in
Multi-user Virtual Environments
   Joe Tojek, Capella University

Using Podcasts to Distribute Instructional Media in
Higher Education
   John Hildreth, Radford University

Which One When? Choosing Among Video, Audio, and Text
   Greg Reihman, Lehigh University

Panel 2: Personal Broadcasting in Practice
At a growing number of campuses, personal broadcasting in one form or another is already being used in classrooms. The posters in this panel share case studies of actual use, describing how it was done and what resulted.

iTripping on Route 66: "Can you Hear Me Now?"
   Phylis Johnson, Southern Illinios University

Let's Discuss this During My Office Hours
   Marion L. Carroll, Xavier University of Louisiana

Podcasts, Vodcasts, and the OpenCourseWare Movement
   John Dehlin, Utah State University
   Shelley Henson, Utah State University

Talk n' Jazz
   Peter Fadde, Southern Illinios University

Vlogging as a Public Good
   Donna Liu, University Channel

For questions or for additional information, please contact the NMC at 512-445-4200 or via email at info@nmc.org.