Sunday, November 20, 2005

Weeks 13 and 14 in PAC 442 Section B

Hi everyone! This posting has a short podcast for our class - a summary of Week 13 and a look ahead to Week 14.

As always, the orange title at the top of this posting is a direct link to the mp3 file with the podcast. Remember that you can subscribe to these podcasts using the link on the orange POD button at the lower right.

A transcript for this podcast is at:

http://www.online.uillinois.edu/oakley/podcasts/Weeks13_14_Transcript.html

The music in this podcast is Schubert's Quartet 11 in E - Menuetto - Allegro vivace, recorded by the English String Quartet. See:

http://www.peoplesound.com/artist/englishstring/

-- Burks

Monday, November 14, 2005

Weeks 12 and 13 in PAC 442 Section B

Hi everyone! This posting has a short podcast for our class - a summary of Week 12 and a look ahead to Week 13.

As always, the orange title at the top of this posting is a direct link to the mp3 file with the podcast. Remember that you can subscribe to these podcasts using the link on the orange POD button at the lower right.

A transcript for this podcast is at:

http://www.online.uillinois.edu/oakley/podcasts/Weeks12_13_Transcript.html

The music in this podcast is the first movement from Johann Friedrich Fasch's trumpet concerto, peformed by Bryn Badel in Victoria, British Columbia. See:

http://artists.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Bryn_Badel/

-- Burks

Saturday, November 12, 2005

Spelling words with Flickr images

Hi everyone! I just learned about a new website that lets you spell words with Flickr images. It is at:

http://metaatem.net/words/

Here is my name:

redBuRkB&Ws

Pretty cool, eh?

--Burks

Monday, November 07, 2005

Weeks 11 and 12 in PAC 442

Hi everyone! This posting has a short podcast for our class - a summary of Week 11 and a look ahead to Week 12. [The orange title above is a direct link to the mp3 file with the podcast.]

A transcript for this podcast is at:

http://www.online.uillinois.edu/oakley/podcasts/Weeks11_12_Transcript.html

The music in this podcast is from:

http://www.peoplesound.com/artist/fiorimusicali1/
J.S Bach: Brandenburg Concerto 2 in F major - Allegro assai

-- Burks

Sunday, November 06, 2005

Reflections on PAC442 Section B and Life-Long Learning

Hi everyone! This short podcast is some reflections on this semester's PAC442 Section B class at UIS and the role of life-long learning in our lives [you can tell that it is lousy weather outside and I'm not out playing golf]. The orange title above is a direct link to the mp3 file.

A transcript for this podcast is at:

http://www.online.uillinois.edu/oakley/podcasts/Reflections_Transcript.html

The music in this podcast is Mozart's Divertimento - Allegro spiritoso, downloaded from:

http://www.peoplesound.com/artist/israeliwindvirtuosi/
http://www.peoplesound.com/music/download.cfm?ID=42965

-- Burks