UEN NetNews

Texas author Teri Lesesne, Utah Librarian Beckie Lewis, and Utah author Lisa Mangum discuss the future of the book and the creative challenge of writing.

The June 2009 NetNews podcast features an extended interview with Aaron Dewald, director of the technology initiative at the University of Utah College of Law. Aaron discusses how a team built a counter-terrorism simulation for students, how it was received, and ideas for educator to create simulations of their own.

The May 2009 NetNews podcast features interviews about teacher stress busters from UEN’s Professional Development staff including Jessica Anderson, Jared Covili, Victoria Rasmussen, Ross Rogers and Tim Stack. The podcast also features a rundown of May resources and events.

The April 2009 NetNews podcast features an interview with Dr. Laura Hunter, Director of Instructional Services at the Utah Education Network. The podcast also includes highlights of April events including Earth Day and the new five-part PBS Series We Shall Remain.

The March 2009 NetNews podcast features an interview with Dr. Lolita Nikolova of the University of Utah Anthropology Department. The podcast also includes highlights of March events including Music in Our Schools month and related downloadable videos from eMedia and CollegeMedia.

The February 2009 NetNews podcast features an interview with Utah teacher Paul Ramsey at some of his science students at AMES, the Academy for Math, Engineering and Science. The podcast also includes highlights of February events including teacher resources for the 200th birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin.

The January 2009 NetNews podcast features an interview with professors Brent Horn and Russ Dean of the Criminal Justice Department at Weber State University about the science training needed for crime scene and crime lab investigations. The podcast also includes highlights of January events including teacher resources for the inaugurations of President Obama and Governor Huntsman.

The December 2008 NetNews podcast features an interview math professor Kathy Eppler of Salt Lake Community College. She explains how she uses a collaboration tool to bring live interaction to her online mathematics courses. The podcast also includes highlights of December broadcasts for teachers, plus a tip on how to make the most of video clips in the classroom.

The November 2008 NetNews podcast features an interview about Web collaboration for teachers with Scott Allen, the Learning Services Administrator for the Utah Education Network. The podcast also highlights Native American month and related resources.

A special Web Collaboration edition of UEN NetNews with the Learning Systems Administrator, Scott Allen of UEN.