Archive for April, 2007
On Thursday, April 26, Fox School of Business will meet to discuss ways and means to increase preparedness in emergency notification and management in the wake of the recent Virginia Tech tragedy. See http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/16/vtech.shooting/index.html
I applaud FOX responsiveness to the VT tragedy and the emphasis on notification and preparedness. Temple University Computer Services is responding as well with enterprise wide plans for emergency notification across a broad spectrum.
However, I believe there is value in having FOX perspective, even redundancy, regarding emergency notification and preparedness. I believe one key to preventing further tragedies of this kind is not only post-emergency contingency planning (”first responder support”) but also addressing the human factors and attitudes that promote prevention and harm reduction before and during an emergency (”first preventer support”).
Anyone paying close attention to the VT incidents must reckon with the critical role of mobile, social technology during and immediately after these incidents. In the weeks following, accounts are appearing now that…
1) VT victims, especially students, who were facing gunfire responded with cel phones, texting, instant messaging, and other mobile social networking tools during the first and second incidents. Such responses may have saved lives… more lives than the VT administration’s single email broadcast.
2) VT victims and eyewitnesses immediately posted text, pictures, and video from cel phones to social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, YOUTUBE, and others. Cel phone video was posted within 15 minutes of the first incident. Compare that to VT administration who sent a single email broadcast more than 2 hours after the first incident.
3) In the VT aftermath, social networking sites like Myspace, Facebook, and others offered immediate “I’m OK” verification to the world. Major TV media turned to Facebook and Myspace to verify victims and survivors. One parent, attempting to get official verification from VT administration, waited until 11PM on Monday evening (14 hours after the incidents) to confirm that her child had been killed at VT.
Need I point out that cel phones, instant messaging, MySpace, FaceBook, and other mobile, social networking systems are among the most opposed, and in some cases most banned, technology on college campuses?
I believe this terrible tragedy should prompt a reappraisal of those attitudes, at least in the context of emergency notification and preparedness. Adopting and adapting newer and more technology for notification after the fact will not be enough, if the attitudes, biases, and decisions of higher education administrations are not in alignment with the forensic realities being uncovered in the wake of the tragedies at Virginia Tech.
For more information, see…
School Shooting Seasons:
http://copycateffect.blogspot.com/2007/03/school-shooting-seasons.html
Virginia Tech Shooting. Eyewitness testimonies and footage dominate news
http://www.smartmobs.com/archive/2007/04/17/virginia_tech_s….html
Virginia Tech shootings: the web reaction: http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/science_technology/virginia+tech+shootings+the+web+reaction/439052
Lessons From Virginia Tech: A Disaster Alert System That Works
http://www.wired.com/culture/education/news/2007/04/vtech_disaster_alerts
The Virginia Tech Shootings: A Case for Redundant Communications:
http://www.nixatron.com/StratT-VirginiaTech.htm
April 25th, 2007
BOYER_FIN_0193_001_MWF_0240P_0330P_200703_BOYER_TABLET_2007-04-22_12-58-PM
http://tinyurl.com/2l9bt4
Congratulations to ED BOYER for activating his TUCAPTURE MOBILE TABLETPC to bring TUCAPTURE to his students in Fort Washington, Center City, and everywhere!
Dr. Boyer joins the ranks of FOX faculty & staff using TUCAPTURE MOBILE TABLETPCs to bring capture of audio/visual/handwriting to any campus, classroom, office… Anywhere!
DARIN KAPANJIE http://tinyurl.com/2emjfx
JON SCOTT http://tinyurl.com/2xqhrs
ROBERT PRED http://tinyurl.com/33zl5m
DONALD WARGO http://tinyurl.com/3b8t98
MART DOYLE http://tinyurl.com/25duo6
CHRISTIAN WURST http://tinyurl.com/274pzc
JOHN DEANGELO http://tinyurl.com/2ekoqz
DAVID FEENEY http://tinyurl.com/3bffbh
RIU BARING http://tinyurl.com/2keo75
ZEKE MOCTEZUMA http://tinyurl.com/ywc45e
ERIC PRESS
MARC SOBEL
April 25th, 2007
I apologize for late posting, I haven’t been able to login, and just now discovered how to reset my password. So on with our show!
FYI, my name is David R. Feeney, Director of Digital Education at Fox School of Business at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. You can read more about me at http://www.davidfeeney.com/
My primary responsibility at TU since 2004 has been “academic capture” and systems to increase its quantity and quality. The resulting automatic, enterprise system for recording, webcasting,podcasting, and Blackboardcasting classroom minutes is called TUCAPTURE. The attached Word document can give you more details.
In addition to being an automated system, TUCAPTURE is also a way to view and review the events happening in classrooms on an unprecedented scale. TUCAPTURE is a way to get to know faculty, their behavior in the classroom, and immerse oneself in the ecosystems of education. To that end, I compiled a single day’s TUCAPTURES from every classroom and mobile system across the Temple University enterprise… from Business, to Liberal Arts, to Podiatric Medicine, Medicine, and more, from 0800AM til class end past 0955PM on The matrix below should provide some food for thought about the places, people, disciplines, quantities and qualities of an enterprise-wide endeavor to record & broadcast classroom minutes:
FACULTY_DEPT_COURSE_SECTION_DAY_START_END_ROOM_SEMESTER FACULTY NAME LABEL START TIME
1. KAMP_FIN_W350_4_W_0530P_0800P_FOX114 SPRING 2007 Steven Kamp FOX114 4/4/07 5:30 PM
2. LAZARRO_STOC_0065_401_403_MW_0530P_0820P_TUCC607 SPRING 2007 Gerald Lazzaro TUCC607 4/4/07 5:30 PM
3. GEDDES_HRM_0330_2_W_0440P_0710P_200703_FOX115 SPRING 2007 Deanna Geddes FOX115 4/4/07 4:40 PM
4. TITUS_BA_W361_14_W_0440P_0710P_FOX212 SPRING 2007 George Titus FOX212_VIDEO 4/4/07 4:40 PM
5. SOBEL_STAT_0022_401_MW_0440P_0555P_TUCC608 SPRING 2007 Marc Sobel TUCC608 4/4/07 4:40 PM
6. PRED_STAT_0022_8_MWF_0340P_0430P_FOX115 SPRING 2007 Robert Pred FOX115_MCAST 4/4/07 3:40 PM
7. KAMP_FIN_W350_1_W_ 0240P_0510P_FOX114 SPRING 2007 Steven Kamp FOX114 4/4/07 2:40 PM
8. KAPANJIE_STAT_C011_7_MWF_0240A_0330A_FOX115 SPRING 2007 Darin Kapanjie FOX115_MCAST 4/4/07 2:40 PM
9. Fundamentals of Podiatric Practice 2007 Samuel Spadone 802130 4/4/07 2:00 PM
10. CONRAN_MKTG_0210_1_MWF_0140P_0230P_FOX114 SPRING 2007 Mary Conran FOX114 4/4/07 1:40 PM
11. KAPANJIE_STAT_C011_2_MWF_0140A_0230P_FOX115 SPRING 2007 Darin Kapanjie FOX115_MCAST 4/4/07 1:40 PM
12. TITUS_BA_W361_8_W_0140P_0230P_FOX212 SPRING 2007 George Titus FOX212_VIDEO 4/4/07 1:40 PM
13. SOBEL_STAT_C012_402_MWF_0140P_0230P_TUCC608 SPRING 2007 Marc Sobel TUCC608 4/4/07 1:40 PM
14. Gerontology 2006-07 Samuel Spadone 801260 4/4/07 1:00 PM
15. MARGULES_PSYCH_0070_2_MWF_1240P_0130P_AL07 SPRING 2007 David Margules AL07 4/4/07 12:40 PM
16. RYAN_ACCT_0131_1_MWF_1240P_0130P_200703_FOX112 SPRING 2007 David Ryan FOX112 4/4/07 12:40 PM
17. KEEN_FIN_0223_2_MWF_1240P_0130P_FOX114 SPRING 2007 Howard Keen FOX114 4/4/07 12:40 PM
18. KAPANJIE_STAT_C011_1_MWF_1240A_130P_FOX115 SPRING 2007 Darin Kapanjie FOX115_MCAST 4/4/07 12:40 PM
19. PRED_STAT_0022_2_MWF_1240P_0130P_FOX213 SPRING 2007 Robert Pred FOX213 4/4/07 12:40 PM
20. CONRAN_MKTG_0091_1_MWF_1240P_0130P_FOXTL203 SPRING 2007 Mary Conran FOXTL203 4/4/07 12:40 PM
21. WARGO_ECON_C052_403_MWF_1240P_0130P_TUCC608 SPRING 2007 Donald Wargo TUCC608 4/4/07 12:40 PM
22. OR Protocol 06-07 Kim Flood 801253 4/4/07 11:00 AM
23. KEEN_FIN_0101_3_MWF_1040A_1130A_AL07 SPRING 2007 Howard Keen AL07 4/4/07 10:40 AM
24. BOYER_FIN_0103_8_MWF_1040A_1130A_FOX114 SPRING 2007 Edward Boyer FOX114 4/4/07 10:40 AM
25. KAPANJIE_STAT_C011_4_MWF_1040A_1130A_FOX115 SPRING 2007 Darin Kapanjie FOX115_MCAST 4/4/07 10:40 AM
26. GREENBERG_ACCT_0121_1_MWF_1040A_1130A_FOX213 SPRING 2007 Ralph Greenberg FOX213 4/4/07 10:40 AM
27. WEISBERG_PSYCH_0060_WF_1040A_1130A_AL17 SPRING 2007 Robert Weisberg AL17 4/4/07 10:35 AM
28. Lower Extremity Anatomy 06-07 Raymond DiPrimio 802103 4/4/07 10:00 AM
29. PRED_STAT_0022_1_MWF_0940A_1030A_AL17 SPRING 2007 Robert Pred AL17 4/4/07 9:40 AM
30. BUCK_ECON_C052_1_MWF_0940A_1030A_FOX114 SPRING 2007 Andrew Buck FOX114 4/4/07 9:40 AM
31. KUMAR_ACCT_0002_10_MWF_0940A_1030A_FOX115 SPRING 2007 Harshita Kumar FOX115 4/4/07 9:40 AM
32. CONRAN_MKTG_0250_1_MWF_0940A_1030A_FOX212 SPRING 2007 Mary Conran FOX212_VIDEO 4/4/07 9:40 AM
33. DAERR-BANNON_LEGAL_C001_MWF_0840A_0930A_FOX114 SPRING 2007 Kathe Daerr-Bannon FOX114 4/4/07 8:40 AM
34. DOYLE_MIS_W201_1_MWF_0840A_0930A_FOX115 SPRING 2007 Mart Doyle FOX115_MCAST 4/4/07 8:40 AM
35. KUMAR_ACCT_0002_8_MWF_0840A_0930A_FOX212 SPRING 2007 Harshita Kumar FOX212 4/4/07 8:40 AM
36. WURST_ACCT_0001_9_WF_0810A_0930A_AL17 SPRING 2007 Christian Wurst AL17 4/4/07 8:10 AM
37. Information Processing in the CNS: Introduction to Transmitters- Dr. Driska Mark Black KresgeA 4/4/07 8:00 AM
38. Microbiology/Immunology- Dr. Long & Staff Gerald Sterling KresgeB 4/4/07 8:00 AM
As usual, you may view TUCAPTURE examples updated 24/7 at http://groups.google.com/group/ACUG
My best,
Dr. David R. Feeney
david.feeney@temple.edu
Director of Digital Education
Fox School of Business & Management at Temple University
337 Speakman Hall
1810 N.13th Street, Philadelphia PA 19122
Office: 215-204-2727
Cell: 267-738-0562
TUCAPTURE IS THE #1 ACADEMIC CAPTURE SYSTEM IN AMERICA! 300,000+ minutes of live classroom instruction, & thousands of minutes of new podcasts & webcasts weekly from Business, Podiatric, Medicine, Liberal Arts, TU JAPAN & more… taskfree!
* TUCAPTURE BROCHURE http://tinyurl.com/yszzor
* TUCAPTURE USAGE CHART from FOX SCHOOL HRM students http://tinyurl.com/2dc7xm
* TUCAPTURE LIVE SURVEY from FOX SCHOOL HRM students http://tinyurl.com/2xp5cs
* TUCAPTURE LIVE SURVEY from TU SCHOOL OF PODIATRIC students http://tinyurl.com/37bflf
* TUCAPTURE at CAMPUSTECHNOLOGY.COM http://tinyurl.com/2ajavw
* TUCAPTURE at PC MAGAZINE http://tinyurl.com/23866f
* TUCAPTURE at PROAV MAGAZINE http://tinyurl.com/3chpd2
* TUCAPTURE at Temple News http://tinyurl.com/2v5kjr
* TUCAPTURE at Temple Times http://tinyurl.com/2ohqx3
* TUCAPTURE Presentations http://www.davidfeeney.com/events
* TUCAPTURE examples updated 24/7 at http://groups.google.com/group/ACUG
April 17th, 2007
DOYLE_MIS_120_2_TR_0110P_0230P_200703_FOX27_TABLET_2007-04-03_01-10-PM
http://tinyurl.com/3xjvs3
Great audio, great visuals with handwriting and annotation, all from Professor Mart Doyle’s TUCAPTURE MOBILE TABLETPC! But the groundbreaking improvement is that we have successfully AUTOSCHEDULED the start/stop/delivery of TUCAPTURE on Professor Doyle’s tabletpc.
What benefits does this provide?
1) TASK ELIMINATION: Before, Professor Doyle had extensive hand-tasks to open APRESO CLASSROOM INSTRUCTORWEB browser, then copypaste standard COURSE IDs, COURSE NAMES, SECTION NUMBER, CMS ID, and other fields. Then, Professor Doyle had to START each capture by hand, calculate the TIME DURATION of each capture, and then click STOP by hand. This added to all the tasks of carrying in a tabletpc, setting it up, hooking up a wireless mic, etc. With AUTOSCHEDULING, dozens of tasks to start/stop/manage/deliver TUCAPTURE MOBILE presentations have been eliminated.
2) INVENTORY CONTROL: Copypasting complex metadata, by hand, into APRESO CLASSROOM INSTRUCTORWEB resulted in common errors, mistakes, and other issues that made TUCAPTURE search/sort/RSS feed inventory management harder. With AUTOSCHEDULING, all such metadata are programmed once a semester, and each capture is automatically stamped with such metadata, allowing easy sort/search/RSS feed, and more.
3) FEATURE PARITY: Importantly, presenters who choose TUCAPTURE MOBILE laptops/tablets to record scheduled meetings can now have the same task-freedom, fit, and finish as those working in classroom-based TUCAPTURE. Task elimination and inventory assurance mean that professors like Mart Doyle can focus on his classroom audience, not tool tasks. This improves each and every class meeting, and makes reoccurring review of every TUCAPTURE easier.
AUTOSCHEDULING on TUCAPTURE MOBILE devices will continue to be torture tested each week in Mart Doyle’s SPEAKMAN 27 classes, and others where he takes capture systems. We predict that AUTOSCHEDULING of TUCAPTURE MOBILE laptops, tabletcs, studios, etc will become a standard operating procedure.
For more live TUCAPTURES updated 24/7, visit http://groups.google.com/group/ACUG
My best,Dr. David R. Feeney
david.feeney@temple.edu
Director of Digital Education
Fox School of Business & Management at Temple University
337 Speakman Hall
1810 N.13th Street, Philadelphia PA 19122
Office: 215-204-2727
Cell: 267-738-0562
TUCAPTURE IS THE #1 ACADEMIC CAPTURE SYSTEM IN AMERICA! 300,000+ minutes of live classroom instruction, & thousands of minutes of new podcasts & webcasts weekly from Business, Podiatric, Medicine, Liberal Arts, TU JAPAN & more… taskfree! But don’t take my word for it! 
* TUCAPTURE USAGE CHART from FOX SCHOOL HRM students http://tinyurl.com/2dc7xm
* TUCAPTURE LIVE SURVEY from FOX SCHOOL HRM students http://tinyurl.com/2xp5cs
* TUCAPTURE LIVE SURVEY from TU SCHOOL OF PODIATRIC students http://tinyurl.com/37bflf
* TUCAPTURE at CAMPUSTECHNOLOGY.COM http://tinyurl.com/2ajavw
* TUCAPTURE at PC MAGAZINE http://tinyurl.com/23866f
* TUCAPTURE at PROAV MAGAZINE http://tinyurl.com/3chpd2
* TUCAPTURE at Temple News http://tinyurl.com/2v5kjr
* TUCAPTURE at Temple Times http://tinyurl.com/2ohqx3
* TUCAPTURE Presentations http://www.davidfeeney.com/events
* TUCAPTURE examples updated 24/7 at http://groups.google.com/group/ACUG
April 5th, 2007
