by Derek Morrison, 2 April 2010
I’m always interested in sources of good quality material particularly those which wouldn’t normally be the first port of call for those seeking material related to learning and teaching in a digital world. The London School of Economics’ Podcasts archive is one such source. LSE is building a sizeable archive of public lectures by thought leaders in different domains. Below I highlight the MP3 downloads which I think could be of interest to those of interested in the perspectives of those analysing and synthesizing some of the the twists and turns of our increasingly digital world. I also include the odd non-digitally oriented lecture because what we do and what interests has, in the end, to be realised in our analogue world. Be warned these are not 5 minute conveniently chunked packages – they are long lectures; they all, however, merit our attention. LSE also offers a video archive of some of its public events.
You are not a gadget (Jason Lanier, LSE, 2 February 2010; MP3, 41 MB; ~89 minutes)
The Future of Internet Rights: A Conversation with Industry’s Leaders (Richard Allan, Kasey Chappelle, Alma Whitten, Usama M. Fayyad, LSE, 25 January 2010; MP3, 43 MB, ~ 92 minutes)
Education for Sustainable Development (Tony Juniper, LSE, 4 March 2010; 34 MB; ~73 minutes)
Digital Britain (Jeremy Hunt MP, Peter Bazalgette, Robin Mansell, Sacha Deshmukh, LSE, 17 November 2009; MP3, 33 MB; ~71 minutes)
The Silverstone Panel on Digital Natives: A Lost Tribe? (David Buckingham, Ranjana Das, Chris Davies, Sonia Livingstone, Rebecca Willet, LSE, 24 November 2009; MP3, 42 MB; ~90 minutes)
Here Comes Everybody: how change happens when people come together (Clay Shirky, LSE, 3 November 2009; MP3, 42 MB, ~92 minutes)
Children’s Media: More Harm than Good? (Sonia Livingstone, LSE, 24 January 2008; MP3, 19 MB; approx 81 minutes)
Nudge: improving decisions about health, wealth and happiness (Richard Thaler, LSE, 3 March 2009; MP3, 17.4 MB, ~75 minutes)
Superfreakonomics (Stephen J Dubner, Steven D Levitt, LSE, 9 November 2009; MP3, 19 MB, ~79 minutes)
The Future of Broadcasting – Public Service in a Digital Age (Ed Richards, Damian Tambini, LSE, 21 November 2007; MP3, 16 MB, ~68 minutes)
Global Media System, Public Knowledge and Democracy (James Curran, LSE, 30 November 2007; MP3, 20 MB, ~86 minutes)
