Shows
Mid-life Men: the mental health podcast"I'm not Done Yet": Reinventing Life After 50, with Andrew MiddletonWhat happens when the big job ends and no one’s lining up to offer another? For Andrew Middleton, that moment sparked an identity crisis, financial panic, and ultimately, a radical reinvention. In this honest and hopeful episode, Andrew shares how it felt to be “airlifted out of relevance” in his 50s, facing ageism, self-doubt, and the loss of structure that once defined his life. But he didn’t stop there. Instead, he built something new: a portfolio career based on curiosity, joy, and meaningful work including founding I’m Not Done Yet (INDY), a growing community for older p...
2025-07-1038 min
Prime Time with Bec WilsonLiving a 'soft retirement' & test driving jobs; With Andrew MiddletonI sit down with Andrew Middleton, a Prime Timer based in the UK, who is living out his best years with a philosophy & mantra I just love - 'I'm not done yet'. In this episode, we deep dive into how Andrew is living his best 'soft retirement', test driving a whole range of weird and wonderful part time jobs and finding meaning & fun in this stage of life. You can find out more about Andrew's work here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-07-0231 min
The Flight Club PodcastAndrew Day | Why Aviation Has Never Been Safer Than RIGHT NOW!In this episode we sit down with Andrew Day, the Senior Vice President for WYVERN Ltd, the premier private aviation safety risk management organization!We go all in on the current state of safety in aviation, tackling topics like aviation safety in 2025 and how the number of reported accidents has gone down since 2024, Andrew’s role at WYVERN Ltd and his unrelenting commitment to keeping aviation the safest method of travel in the world. This is a long one, but it’s filled with so many gems every single aviat...
2025-05-221h 51
The Bounding BoxAndrew Middleton - A modern map stewardWe have a great guest this week! Andrew Middleton, the owner and curator for The Map Center in New England! Andrew took a risk and he's doing some great work to bring maps to people and show that not just old maps are cool, but new maps and new stories are are still relevant today!
The Map Center - mapcenter.com
Linktree - linktr.ee/Ecoandrewtrc
The Bounding Box merchandise is now available (including new mugs!), if you would like to support the show - the-bounding-box.printify.me
Visit odoe.net for more information!
2025-03-2729 min
Brighter Futures Youth PodcastEntrepreneurship, Networking, And Dealing With Failure With Andrew Middleton (Wade Institute) | Episode 4In this episode of the Bright Futures Youth Podcast, I chat with Andrew Middleton, Program Director at the Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship, about the highs, lows, and invaluable lessons of the entrepreneurial journey. Andrew shares his insights on building meaningful networks, navigating failure, and the mindset needed to succeed in the world of innovation and startups.From tips on forging authentic connections to stories of bouncing back from setbacks, this episode is packed with advice for anyone looking to make their mark. Whether you're a budding entrepreneur or just curious about what it takes to thrive in...
2024-11-2835 min
The Founder FilesRapid Scaling South Africa’s Largest D2C Solar Provider - Andrew Middleton, GoSolrIn just 3 years, GoSolr became the biggest direct-to-consumer solar provider in South Africa and has invested billions into rooftop residential solar.
Today, we have the privilege of hearing from Andrew Middleton, the CEO and co-founder of GoSolr. He'll share insights on how they've achieved their remarkable success and the key lessons he's learned along the way.
We discuss the surge in demand during South Africa's worst load-shedding period and how the company had to pivot its sales approach as urgency declined.
We explore the challenges of fundraising for a business with high-cost inventory—an intriguing conversation, given Andrew's background in...
2024-11-251h 34
TechCentral (main feed)TCS | Andrew Middleton on the state of rooftop solar in South AfricaSouth Africa’s rooftop solar installation industry has a bright future and is on track for its second-best year on record, despite the suspension of load shedding in March.
That’s according to Andrew Middleton, co-founder and CEO of GoSolr, one of South Africa’s largest rooftop solar installation companies, who spoke to TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod on the TechCentral Show (TCS) earlier this week.
According to Middleton, citing figures from Eskom, 749MW of rooftop solar capacity has been installed in South Africa this year, taking the total to 5.9GW. Some 162MW of new rooftop solar was added in the...
2024-10-3127 min
TCS - The TechCentral ShowAndrew Middleton on the state of rooftop solar in South AfricaSouth Africa’s rooftop solar installation industry has a bright future and is on track for its second-best year on record, despite the suspension of load shedding in March.
That’s according to Andrew Middleton, co-founder and CEO of GoSolr, one of South Africa’s largest rooftop solar installation companies, who spoke to TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod on the TechCentral Show (TCS) earlier this week.
According to Middleton, citing figures from Eskom, 749MW of rooftop solar capacity has been installed in South Africa this year, taking the total to 5.9GW. Some 162MW of new rooftop solar was added in the...
2024-10-3127 min
They Are Waiting for UsFrom Tech Sales Pro to STEM Advocate: A Wide-Ranging Discussion with Brandon Middleton (Part One)Lisa welcomes accomplished technology sales leader Brandon Middleton to the show this week. With over 17 years of driving growth for emerging tech companies, Brandon shares his expertise in leveraging transformative technologies like AI, cloud computing, and Web3 to fuel business success. As a Senior Business Development Manager at Amazon Web Services, Brandon has been instrumental in developing innovative solutions for customers. Beyond his professional accomplishments, he is also an author, speaker, and community advocate dedicated to advancing STEM education and innovation. Serving on the board of the Silicon Valley Education Foundation, Brandon is an inspirational leader using his experience to...
2023-12-1330 min
Very Expensive MapsAndrew Middleton: “There’s something poetic about running a map store.”In early 2023 GIS analyst and cartographer Andrew Middleton saw a tweet about Andy Nosal’s search for someone to take over The Map Center, Nosal's map shop in Pawtucket, RI; six months later Middleton left California to move into one of the last map retail stores in the U.S. We discuss his goal of turning the shop into an inviting retail space and field trip destination, inciting new maps of New England with cartographic challenges, making space for local and expressive maps, and summing it all up with “This is a thing I get to do with my life...
2023-12-1250 min
The Active TexanEp77 | Running Rim to Rim to Rim with Roger Pine, Andrew Middleton and Chris FieldIn this episode of the active Texan podcast, we sit down with Roger Pine, Andrew Middleton and Chris Field. We talk all about their rim to rim to rim adventure at the Grand Canyon. Despite undesirable weather conditions they have a great experience to share. Learn what to do and not to do in this fun recap interview.
2022-12-221h 02
The Possibility-Action Network PodcastEpisode 50, Functional Neuroscience and the Accomplished Brain with Andrew AmigoAndrew Amigo is accomplished in the neurosciences. He is a Neuroscience Exercise Specialist, Course Developer, and the Creator of Revolutionary Brain Exercise Software. He has over 19 years of experience in holistic health as well as a decade of clinical and research experience in advanced functional neuroscience. He is the founder of The Accomplished Brain -- Educational Resource. His educational resources help current practitioners including physical therapists, chiropractors, occupational therapists, and others use concepts in functional neuroscience to improve the efficiency in their current practice model. This resource helps practitioners attract new clinical markets including concussions, balance disorders, traumatic brain...
2022-11-0256 min
Stumpy Sanderson's 1970s StoriesThe Ballad of Turner and MiddletonIn this episode of Stumpy Sanderson’s 1970s Stories, listen to the lung-busting tale of ‘The Ballad of Turner and Middleton’. Set in 1974, Stumpy Sanderson and your Narrator join a throng of other rapscallions to witness the race of the century. A contest never to be forgotten, “And their memory lives on, immortalised in bronze…” https://stumpysanderson.co.uk/
2022-02-2419 min
Another Door Stories#67 I'm not done yet! - Re-inventing yourself after 50 - Andrew MiddletonRe-inventing yourself after 50, my guest is from "I'm Not Done Yet" - INDY - Andrew Middleton. He says 50 & 60-year olds of today aren't the same as those of previous generations. They came of age during some of the most significant times of change in popular culture. Imagine an older generation that has ex Punk Rockers and 1970s sex, drugs and rock'n'rollers! They are the generation of anything goes, with no blueprint for how to behave and what to do as a 50plus. In this episode Andrew offers a plan to reinvent yourself that's full of...
2021-03-2644 min
The Mister(ess) of Pop Culture 🖤Meghan Markle’s Alleged Email About False Kate Middleton Revealed1. Meghan Markle’s Alleged Email to Palace About False Kate Middleton Claims Revealed (E!) 2. Prince William Defends Royal Family From Racism Claims After Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Interview (E!) 3. Harry and William have opened ‘communication channels’ after Oprah interview (Page Six) 4. Black choir at Harry and Meghan’s wedding defend Prince Charles amid racism allegations (E!)
2021-03-1219 min
I'm Not Done YetOver 50? Get that next jobIts tough out there to find a job. Even harder if you are over 50.
Once they fall out of work, older workers take the longest, and struggle the most, to return to work. According to the Centre for Better Aging "Those over 50 who are unemployed are twice as likely to be out of work for 12 months or more than younger workers and almost 50% more likely than workers aged 25-49. Relying on mainstream back-to-work support for this group will not work".
INDY turned to Adrian Foster-Fletcher author of "Over 50? Get That Next Job" and recruitment...
2021-03-0918 minI'm Not Done YetHow to take up photography in your 60s and embrace your challengesMary Humphrey's story is one of reinvention, of bravery and of pushing boundaries (and going where many other photographers might fear to go).
Having enjoyed a fulfilling and successful career in the world of teaching and education, her interest in photography was ignited whilst living in California in her sixties. Her formal photography education started at the College of San Mateo, and on returning to England, she continued her photographic development as a student at the Cambridge School of Art, where she was awarded a 1st Class Honours Degree (2011).
Her objective as a photographer...
2021-01-0815 min
Growing Older with GustoI’m Not Done Yet with Andrew Middleton“I’m Not Done Yet” is the acronym for a UK based company called INDY. The founder of INDY, is Andrew Middleton. He is a British retired corporate executive who started INDY as a way to help people who are 50+ reinvent themselves, get past being stuck in an older mindset, or facing ageism in the workplace.
Middleton draws upon his own personal and work experiences to help what he refers to as the INDY generation. Most, but not all of his people come from the 60’s and 70’s generation which show no signs of slowing down!
The show describes what he refers...
2020-11-2018 min
The Bicultural Podcast"How cultures are changing and how people are referring to things on social media" | Interview with Andrew MiddletonIn the 11th episode of season 1, Janina Neumann interviews Andrew Middleton, founder of INDY (I'm Not Done Yet).This episode will give insight intoAndrew's experiences of different culturesHow our worldview shapes our life Building a tribe across cultures for the over 50sMarketing in FranceFind out more about INDY and Andrew Middleton Associates.Follow and support the La Drôme Donkeys.If you enjoyed this episode, please review, subscribe, and ...
2020-10-1236 minI'm Not Done YetWhen muscles start to become a pain
Don't miss this interview if you struggle with muscle pain.
With my special guest, Soft Tissue Therapist Olivia Daniell at Bristol Soft Tissue Therapy / Sports & Remedial Massage
What We’ll Be Covering on this Episode:
1) How 20-30 years constantly sitting at a desk can cause patterns of posture that bring discomfort and what to do about it.
2) How finding something you enjoy doing will make the difference in staying active, supple and pain free in your INDY years.
3) Where to go for he...
2020-06-1619 minI'm Not Done YetHow to Brand a new INDY BusinessesDon't miss this interview if you are setting up an INDY business and wondering how to market your business
With my special guest, Brand Designer, Tammi Heals from Shadowcat creative
What We’ll Be Covering in this Episode:
1) Why working out who your ideal customers are (and focusing on their needs) will help you build a stronger business
2) Why investing in key marketing assets, such as good photography, will make a big difference to your business profile
3) And how being yourself and not trying to be someone you are no...
2020-06-1617 min
The Andrew Hines Real Estate Investing PodcastMultifamily Turnover Procedures & Vacation Rental Real Estate – Chelsea Middleton & Kyle Ford
In E056, Kyle Ford and Chelsea Middleton discuss their sophisticated and polished approach to investing in both multifamily and vacation rentals. Kyle is a mortgage broker by trade with a perticular savvy for taking action and getting results. Chelsea is a skilled interior designer with a marketing background and loads of creativity. Together they make an incredible power real estate couple and it was inspiring to have a chat with them. In this episode you'll learn Kyle's approach to turning over tenants in tenant-friendly Ontario as well as how Chelsea's creative strategy to filling up her cottage vacation rentals...
2020-03-081h 07I'm Not Done YetThe best mindset tips for setting up a business over 50What We’ll Be Covering on this Episode:
1) The challenges of setting up a business as an INDY
2) The mindset that makes a new business succeed
3) Building a clear vision of what you are trying to achieve
4) Self-Belief in yourself in business
5) Maintaining a Balance in setting up your new business
Melitta’s Story:
I help people to stop dreaming about a better life and start achieving it through a thriving business that their clients love as much as they do.
I’ve learne...
2020-02-2823 minI'm Not Done YetStarting a profitable business as an over 50Starting a business over 50 can be a daunting prospect especially if you have always been employed. So we spoke to small business coach Karen Espley to get some top tips on what to do. Karen helps demystify what it takes to set up a successful small business after 50
Karen Espley is author of The profitable business – How to create a thriving business that works for you – in seven short(ish) steps.
If you fancy a copy of Karen's book you can find it here
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http://bit.ly/Karensbook
Find out more about Ka...
2020-02-1234 minI'm Not Done YetStrategies for employment after 50Later career, 'the second half of the game', is not, as it is often perceived to be, a period of decline or a black hole, but an inspirational time and a challenging opportunity for better tactics.
In this INDY Interview, we talk to Julie Perigo. Julie has a diverse professional network gained during 20 years consulting. She speaks regularly on extended careers and how organisations and individuals can best approach the inherent challenges and opportunities. She has a unique understanding of the corporate and individual transformation aspects involved.
Julie is author of Winners in the Second...
2020-02-0713 minI'm Not Done YetWhen you have a nagging feeling that there is “more to life than this”If you have a nagging feeling that there is “more to life than this”, and you know that something in your life needs to change yet you don’t know how, then Alan Chatting's book is for you.
Alan is a personal and business coach. His particular expertise is in working with counsellors to help them to develop their practice. His new book Evolution and You is about raising your consciousness and exploring growth in yourself and in those around you. It has ideas, information, plans and hacks to make life easier and happier for you.
If y...
2020-02-0720 min
Mental Health - Let's Talk About it!Andrew MiddletonAndrew Middleton, CEO of Shift, joins me to discuss experiential learning, supporting the mental health of employees and future prospects.
2018-08-0751 min
Learning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education#71 Return of the digital voice
Andrew Middleton returns to reinstate the LTA Podcast.
Contact: email lta-podcast "AT" shu.ac.uk
2014-03-2900 min
A Word In Your Ear ConferenceI-Chant A. Chiang: Which audio feedback is best?Dr I-Chant A. Chiang, (Aberystwyth University) Which audio feedback is best?: Optimising audio feedback to maximise student and staff experience
2010-02-0202 minA Word In Your Ear ConferenceHeidi Probst: Vorsprung durch TechnikRecording of the session presented by Heidi Probst (Sheffield Hallam University) 'Vorsprung durch Technik : Advancement through technology, audio feedback improves student satisfaction
2010-02-0223 minA Word In Your Ear ConferencePhil Ice: Applying Research on Audio Feedback to "Thought Mapping"Recording of the session presented by Phil Ice 'Applying Research on Audio Feedback to "Thought Mapping"'
2010-02-0226 minA Word In Your Ear ConferenceDiane Davies, Pamela Rogerson-Revell and Gabi Witthaus: An exploratory study of speech styles in audio feedback to M- level studentsRecording of the session presented by Diane Davies, Pamela Rogerson-Revell and Gabi Witthaus 'An exploratory study of speech styles in audio feedback to M- level students'
2010-02-0225 minA Word In Your Ear ConferenceScott Turner: Initial experience of using audio feedback for general assignment
feedbackRecording of the poster session presented by Scott Turner: Initial experience of using audio feedback for general assignment feedback'
2010-02-0201 minA Word In Your Ear ConferenceStuart Hepplestone and Helen Parkin: Technology, Feedback, Action!Recording of the poster session presented by Stuart Hepplestone and Helen Parkin, (Sheffield Hallam University) Technology, Feedback, Action!: The impact of learning technology upon students' engagement with their feedback
2010-02-0203 minA Word In Your Ear ConferenceDavid Lomas: A Quick and Dirty Word in Your EarRecording of the poster session presented by David Lomas (Sheffield Hallam University) A Quick and Dirty Word in Your Ear
2010-02-0201 minA Word In Your Ear ConferenceLinda Mason and Mike Hickman: Peer feedback modellingRecording of the poster session presented by Linda Mason and Mike Hickman, (York St. John University) Peer feedback modelling: sharing techniques used to record the group tasks
2010-02-0200 minA Word In Your Ear ConferenceSimon Sneddon:: Listening to Law Students Listening to MeSimon Sneddon, (University of Northampton) Listening to Law Students Listening to Me
2010-02-0202 minA Word In Your Ear ConferenceWelcome to the conference and some dialogueGraham Holden (Head of Academic Practice, Sheffield Hallam University) welcomes delegates and raises the challenge for audio feedback that is dialogic
2010-01-2806 minA Word In Your Ear ConferenceEmerging practice and challenge settingAndrew Middleton introduces the idea of audio feedback as being an emerging practice and explains why the conference is timely in helping us to share experience and challenges
2010-01-2807 minA Word In Your Ear ConferenceBob Rotheram keynoteBob Rotheram reflects on experience from Sounds good and develops the idea of audio feedback as currently being an area for pioneers with the challenge of scaling it across our institutions.
2010-01-2840 minA Word In Your Ear ConferencePeter Hartley and Will Stewart: Using audio to encourage a dialogic model of student feedbackAndrew Middleton in conversation with Peter Hartley and Will Stewart who reflect on their workshop Using audio to encourage a dialogic model of student feedback: what makes it work?
2010-01-2806 minA Word In Your Ear ConferencePatricia Fell: Sounding out audio feedbackRecording of the session: Sounding out audio feedback: Does a more personalised approach tune students in or switch them off? by Dr Patricia Fell (Birmingham City University)
2010-01-2831 minA Word In Your Ear ConferenceStudent Panel session on audio feedbackRecording of the student panel session featuring interns to SHU's LTI who answer questions on their reaction to audio feedback as developed from conference sessions.
2010-01-2830 minA Word In Your Ear ConferenceChallenge Circle discussion: Audio feedback pedagogyRecording of the Challenge Circle where delegates discussed challenges associated with aidio feedback from a pedagogic perspective, chaired by Chris Glover
2010-01-2828 minA Word In Your Ear ConferenceAndrew Middleton and Anne Nortcliffe: iGatherRecording of the session presented by Andrew Middleton and Anne Nortcliffe: iGather: learners as responsible audio collectors of tutor, peer and self-reflection. Andrew Middleton and Anne Nortcliffe (Sheffield Hallam University)
2010-01-2836 minA Word In Your Ear ConferenceStuart McGugan: Audio Feedback at the University of LiverpoolRecording of the session presented by Stuart McGugan: Audio Feedback at the University of Liverpool: a review of experiences. Stuart McGugan, Nick Bunyan, Dave King and Michaela Higginson (University of Liverpool)
2010-01-2827 minA Word In Your Ear ConferenceSteve MillardAudio Feedback audio case study from Buckinghamshire New University about the use of Webex.
2009-12-1704 minA Word In Your Ear ConferencePeter LumsdenAudio Feedback audio case study from University of Central Lancashire on comparing audio and written feedback from a staff PG Cert
2009-12-1704 minA Word In Your Ear ConferenceShirely Hunter-Barnett and Sue Murrin-BaileyAudio Feedback audio case study from Edge Hill University
2009-12-1704 minA Word In Your Ear ConferenceAlex Spiers and George MacgregorAudio Feedback audio case study from Liverpool John Moores on the use of Wimba to give feedback
2009-12-1705 minA Word In Your Ear ConferenceAndrew Middleton and Anne NortcliffeAudio Feedback audio case study from Sheffield Hallam University
2009-12-1608 minA Word In Your Ear ConferenceCase studies comingThe next files on this podcast will be audio case studies about audio feedback
2009-12-1101 minA Word In Your Ear ConferenceDaire HooperAudio Feedback audio case study from the Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
2009-12-1103 minA Word In Your Ear ConferenceHeidi ProbstAudio Feedback audio case study from Sheffield Hallam University
2009-12-1119 minA Word In Your Ear ConferenceSteve DixonAudio Feedback audio case study from Newnman University College, Birmingham
2009-12-1104 minA Word In Your Ear ConferenceElaine StringerAudio Feedback audio case study from Sheffield Hallam University
2009-12-1106 minA Word In Your Ear ConferenceSimon SneddonAudio Feedback audio case study from the University of Northampton
2009-12-1105 minA Word In Your Ear ConferenceBob RotheramBob Rotheram, keynote speaker for A Word In Your Ear, welcomes delegates ahead of the conference
2009-11-1700 minA Word In Your Ear ConferenceAudio Feedback: Diversity and ChallengesAndrew Middleton, the A Word In Your Ear conference organiser, announces that registration will close on the 30th November. He identifies the diversity of the approaches used to giving feedback as one of the main themes for the conference and invites delegates to start thinking about the challenges they face and the tips they can offer others.
2009-11-1703 minLearning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education#70 Reporting on e-learning 2.0Andrew Middleton reports on the e-learning 2.0 conference at Brunel University, 6-7 July 2009. In doing so, he attempts to find a new manageable way of reporting on what happened and what was significant. With reference to notes made at the time, he attempts to create a 10 minute audio report - and fails abysmally! Nevertheless, this report highlights several of the sessions from a useful and enjoyable conference.Contact: email lta-podcast "AT" shu.ac.uk
2009-07-1000 minLearning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education#69 Audio Active at e-learning 2.0Andrew Middleton shares outputs from the short paper presented at elearning 2.0, Brunel University, 6-7 July 2009. A pause for breath half way heralded a series of 3 minute activities that are introduced and reprooduced here. The term a-learning 2.0 is introduced, examined and quickly disposed of in the session! More information about the presentation can be found at Slideshare.net Contact: email lta-podcast "AT" shu.ac.uk
2009-07-0900 minLearning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education#68 Media ChairsAndrew Middleton shares a couple of audio activities from the most recent Media Frenzy: Media Chairs and/or Pass the Parcel - who knows?! This demonstrates how audio devices can be used to promote and facilitate conversation and prime further learning activity.Contact: email lta-podcast "AT" shu.ac.uk
2009-07-0200 minLearning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education#67 Media-enhanced learningThis recording comes from the discussion that followed the most recent Media Frenzy event. This is the point where I, and those taking part, have the opportunity to ask, "What does this mean for academic practice?"Contact: email lta-podcast "AT" shu.ac.uk
2009-04-0900 minLearning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education#66 Media and the FrenziesA product from a Media Frenzy. This is what it's all about!featuring the sample "ditto, ditto!" by DoKashiteru, 2009 - Licensed under Creative Commons, Sampling PlusContact: email lta-podcast "AT" shu.ac.uk
2009-04-0800 minLearning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education#65 Media FrenzyAndrew Middleton reports on the Media Frenzy, a student digital creativity challenge event he organised at Sheffield Hallam University. Mathew Love, a lecturer in Art, Design, Communications and Media, discusses why this sort of event is useful to students, including his first years.Contact: email lta-podcast "AT" shu.ac.uk
2008-12-2300 minLearning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education#64 e-Role PlayClaire Craig, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy in Sheffield Hallam's faculty of Health and Wellbeing, talks about e-Role play, one of her innovative approaches to teaching.Contact: email lta-podcast "AT" shu.ac.uk
2008-11-2400 minLearning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education#63 Educational podcasting - generating ideas for a bookThis podcast episode presents a series of activities that invite you to participate in the writing of a book about innovative models for educational podcasting. The activities, which are introduced and accompanied by a downloadable work book, guide you through some simple techniques that will help you to generate about four ideas during a one hour session working with one other person. When you have finished please email your ideas to me at a.j.middleton (at) shu.ac.uk, and I will acknowledge this and invite you to become involved in the peer review system. The activity starts at 4...
2008-07-0300 minLearning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education#62 Audio Feedback: timely media interventionsRecording of the session entitled Audio Feedback: timely media interventions from the Blended Learning Conference 2008, University of Hertfordshire, 19 June 2008Abstract: Audio feedback involves the use of distributed digital audio to provide formative messages to students helping them to develop knowledge and the way they learn. This paper presents several case studies by drawing upon interviews with academic staff and student focus groups. Ongoing research with these stakeholders identifies why audio feedback models, of which there are many, can be attractive and why they need to be carefully designed and integrated into the curriculum. The paper presents some early findings about...
2008-06-2300 minLearning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education#61 ConnectedIn this episode Andrew Middleton creates a commentary on the use of technologies whilst attending a two day conference - remotely. He attempts to answer the question: how does virtual attendance compare to attending a conference in person? As well as using the Adobe Acrobat Connections webinar system and communicating through the back channel, the podcast discusses many other communication channels including Twitter and several blogs and Ning spaces in order to engage with other participants and their interests and expertise.Contact: email lta-podcast "AT" shu.ac.uk
2008-03-2000 minLearning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education#60 Digital storytelling for HEDigital Storytelling is yet to make a large impact on Higher Education in the UK. This is about to change. A small, but growing network of academic innovators is emerging recognising the potential of DST as a way of sharing experience, of developing one's understanding through the process of making stories and thirdly by using digital technologies as tools to facilitate communication and collaboration. In this interview Julie Coleman, a Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy at Sheffield Hallam, describes her own interest in the media and he thoughts about its wider application. Julie references the Patient's Voices website where you...
2008-03-1000 minLearning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education#59 Picture This!cc Elmada, 2007 An exhibition of photographs to enhance learning.Students and staff are invited to submit photographs to an exhibition of photographs and stories to be held in Sheffield Hallam University in May 2008. There is also a photo competition to encourage students to submit work.A Picture is worth a thousand words - Prove it!Digital cameras in one form or another are within reach of most of us everyday, wherever we are. Tools to edit and distribute the photographs we produce are also widely accessible. Your challenge is to demonstrate how can we...
2008-01-2500 minLearning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education#58 Photographic interventionsLuke Bennett, a Senior Lecturer in the Built Environment subject group, shares his experience of using cameras to liven up law teaching. He has taken two approaches: the creative integration of photographs in his own teaching materials, and secondly by setting photography-based student assignments to create an engaging platform for some of the drier classess. Luke mentions that he used Flickr as a website so that his students could contribute their images - you can access flickr at www.flickr.com. Andrew Middleton also introduces the Ubiquitous Images Exhibition that will take place at Sheffield Hallam this year in which...
2008-01-1600 minLearning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education#57 Clinical skills vodcastsCarol Pollard and Andrew Jackson talk to Andrew Middleton about how and why they are learning to develop digital video for clinical skills development amongst nursing students.Contact: email lta-podcast "AT" shu.ac.uk
2007-12-1800 minLearning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education#56 Flickr assignmentsNatalie Turner, a Graphic Designer lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University, discusses how Flickr, the Web 2.0 photo sharing application, has been used to support a field trip based assignment.Contact: email lta-podcast "AT" shu.ac.uk
2007-12-1800 minLearning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education#55 Shared Futures - a Change Academy model initiativeThis recording captures a preliminary event for the Sheffield Hallam Change Academy Shared Futures initiative. It is being led from the Learning and Teaching Institute by Abbi Flint of the Educational Change team. I spoke to several of the groups and individuals participating in this institutional change initiative at this event which provided many of them with their first opportunity to engage with Shared Futures and, in some cases, fellow team members.Contact: email lta-podcast "AT" shu.ac.uk
2007-11-1600 minLearning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education#54 Audio feedback in the labIn this episode Andrew Middleton talks with Anne Nortcliffe about the use of Audio Feedback in supporting her Software Engineering students. She discusses the specific approach she has formulated in providing formative, timely and engaging feedback by recording and distributing lab conversations.This episode also includes the voice of a student reflecting on the approach. This interview was conducted during a Skype phone conversation. The approach is discussed in the following paper:Nortcliffe, A. and Middleton, A. (2007) Audio Feedback for the ipod Generation. Proceedings of International Conference on Engineering Education 2007, Coimbra, Portugal, ID: 489, 2007AbstractAudio Feedback...
2007-09-1100 minLearning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education#53 Institution or student owned technology? - some conclusions on the academic adoption of Web 2.0This is the third recording that has emanated from the ALT-C workshop that set out to evaluate the fit between Web 2.0 technologies and e-portfolios led by Susannah Diamond and Andrew Middleton from Sheffield Hallam University. Reflecting on the workshop, and the outcomes of the various user-participation activities, Andrew and Susannah realised that they were arriving at some conclusions. It came as a surprise to find that matters regarding the academic adoption of Web 2.0 were beginning to fall into place. The discussion references the wiki to which the data was posted. This is publicly available at http://portfolios-2-0.pbwiki.com...
2007-09-1100 minLearning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education#52 Role play as a research methodSusannah Diamond and Andrew Middleton discuss the design and facilitation of a role play activity from a workshop they led at the ALT-C 2007 conference at Nottingham University. The role play was intended to reveal the perspectivities of various academic stakeholders with regard to the adoption og Web 2.0 technologies as e-portfolios. They discuss what worked and why and then consider whether the extensive data generated during the role play is of value in and of itself. The discussion references the wiki to which the data was posted. This is publicly available at http://portfolios-2-0.pbwiki.com/. If you would like...
2007-09-1100 minLearning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education#51 Evaluating the fit between Web 2.0 and student portfoliosSusannah Diamond and Andrew Middleton led a workshop at the ALT-C 2007 conference at Nottingham University that set out to consider the opportunities and appropriateness of Web 2.0 applications as student portfolio applications. This podcast presents the discussion from the last part of the workshop. A wiki was set up to promote further discussion and engagement with the question beyond the workshop. This is publicly available at http://portfolios-2-0.pbwiki.com. If you would like to contribute to that wiki please email Andrew at lta-podcast@shu.ac.uk for details on accessing it.Contact: email lta-podcast "AT" shu.ac...
2007-09-0700 minLearning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education#50 Collaboration and technologyAndrew Middleton speaks with Matt Gough about collaboration and technology. The interview followed a performance by Matt in collaboration with three other artists who between them used dance and various new and old technologies to transfer and mediate knowledge. It is hoped that by immediately reflecting on this successful technology mediated collaboration understanding of the dynamics and potential of collaboration and technology will be found.The performance took place in the Real-time Collaborative Art Making workshop organised by Dr Greg Sportan of the Visualisation Research unit at the University of Central England. See http://www.biad.uce.ac...
2007-07-2300 minLearning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education#49 MyChingoThis episode describes how a web-based application called MyChingo is allowing academics to invite students to leave voice notes in their Blackboard courses. We hear from Cheryl Middleton an academic in the ACES faculty, a student placement who worked with Cheryl, one of the students from her course and my colleague Helen Rodger who tested the MyChingo device for ease of use.More information about MyChingo is available at http://www.mychingo.com/Contact: email lta-podcast "AT" shu.ac.uk
2007-07-1600 minLearning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education#48 Engaging Educational PodcastsParticipants in an educational podcasting workshop discuss the question "What makes an engaging educational podcast?"This short episode repeats the activity carried out in episode #44, and many of the responses here echo what was suggested earlier. The podcast illustrates another aspect of educational podcasting - how the activity itself (rather than the information it carries) can be used to focus a class and provide an engaging platform to output group discussion work: the podcast as flipchart!Contact: email lta-podcast "AT" shu.ac.uk
2007-06-2600 minLearning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education#47 Immersive Virtual EnvironmentsRob Appleyard talks to Andrew Middleton about his research into Immersive Virtual Environments. Rob, from our Faculty of Heath and Wellbeing, describes IVEs in general and discusses his own research that relates to developing a 3D awareness of anatomy by using interactive IVEs.Contact: email lta-podcast "AT" shu.ac.uk
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Screencasting for LTAAudacity Amplifying RecordingsA screencast in which Andrew Middleton describes how to amplify low recording levels in Audacity
2006-10-1801 minScreencasting for LTASetting Windows' recording levelsA screencast in which Andrew Middleton demonstrates how to adjust microphone input levels in Windows XP
2006-10-1802 minScreencasting for LTAA Quick Tour of Audacity audio editing softwareA screencast in which Andrew Middleton introduces Audacity, a free and open source audio editing software
2006-10-1806 minScreencasting for LTAChanging a stereo track to mono in AudacityA screencast in which Andrew Middleton describes how to change a stereo audio track to a mono track in Audacity
2006-10-1801 minScreencasting for LTAPiecing Together Various Sources of Audio in AudacityA screencast in which Andrew Middleton describes how to piece together various sources of audio in Audacity to create a single audio file. The demonstration includes: the renaming of Audacity tracks, opening multiple pieces of audio in one Audacity project, muting tracks during editing, trimming audio tracks, adjusting relative volumes and exporting to a single MP3 file.
2006-10-1801 minScreencasting for LTAAudacity Saving Audio FilesA screencast in which Andrew Middleton describes how to save audio files from Audacity
2006-10-1801 minScreencasting for LTAAudacity Understanding the Multitrack EnvironmentA screencast in which Andrew Middleton describes the multitrack environment in Audacity
2006-10-1801 minScreencasting for LTAAudacity Setting Windows Recording LevelsA screencast in which Andrew Middleton describes how to set Windows recording levels
2006-10-1802 minScreencasting for LTAAudacity Monitoring Input LevelsA screencast in which Andrew Middleton describes how to monitor input levels in Audacity
2006-10-1800 minScreencasting for LTAAudacity Fine EditingA screencast in which Andrew Middleton describes how to fine edit an audio file in Audacity
2006-10-1800 minScreencasting for LTAAudacity Trimming a fileA screencast in which Andrew Middleton describes how to trim an audio file in Audacity
2006-10-1801 minScreencasting for LTAAudacity Deleting ChunksA screencast in which Andrew Middleton describes how to delete sections of audio in Audacity
2006-10-1800 minScreencasting for LTAAudacity RecordingA screencast in which Andrew Middleton describes how to record audio in Audacity
2006-10-1800 minScreencasting for LTASetting up Audacity preferencesA screencast in which Andrew Middleton takes a quick tour of Audacity's preferences settings. Audacity is a freely available and open source audio editing package available at: http://audacity.sourceforge.net. Using the Preferences control in Audacity's Edit menu you can set up default settings so that you can quickly record and export your audio work in MP3 format. 64kbps it the main recommendation here.
2006-09-2810 minScreencasting for LTABlackboard VoicesA screencast in which Andrew Middleton describes how the MyChingo voice recorder can be used in Blackboard so that students or staff can leave audio messages for each other. http://www.mychingo.com
2006-09-2805 minScreencasting for LTAAn Introduction to RSSA screencast in which Andrew Middleton introduces RSS technologies including aggregation options with a simple demonstration of the Bloglines and Netvibes web tools and the desktop Feedreader application.
2006-06-2709 minScreencasting for LTAUsing iTunesA video in which Andrew Middleton describes how to find, subscribe to, download and play podcasts using iTunes.
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