Jim Duber's Media Blog

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Media Blog: Purpose

This explains a bit about the purpose of my Media Blog.

One thing I forgot to mention in my audio comment is that this also gives me a good opportunity to experiment with all my new multimedia tools!

Also see my text-based blog:
Jim Duber on CALL
(Note: for your convenience,
this link will open in a new
browser window.)

Media Blog: Keyboard Navigation and Focus

Listen to this entry for 3 tips on navigating my Media Blog by typing on your keyboard instead of clicking with your mouse. However all 3 require one click to give focus to the area of interest. The 3 areas I mention are: 1) The message list: click once and then use your up and down arrows to navigate quickly from one message to the next. 2) The text area: click once in the text area and then (instead of dragging the scrollbar), you can use your up and down arrows to scroll from top to bottom and back through long messages. 3) The play/pause button: click once to give the play/pause button focus and then you can press the "Space" bar on your keyboard to toggle between play and plause. These are just a few of the navigation tricks that are built into this application. (Hint: To find more, try using the "Tab" key to change the focus area.)

Project We Say Tomato 2005

Listen to this post for an update on Project We Say Tomato, including the most recent news on:

Project We Say Tomato 2005

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Media Blog: Media Types

This post includes brief mention of the various types of media that can be added to this blog. Some of the media will appear in this text area (e.g., Unicode and HTML text elements, as well as imported jpg images and Flash swf files). Other media types (mp3 audio and flv audio) are controlled by the transport controls at the bottom of the message list. Finally, Flash video files will also appear in the text area fly-out. The transport controls will control those videos too. I'll post a sample video and other media elements as demonstrations shortly.

Media Samples: Unicode and HTML Text

(NOTE: This is a text-only entry. No audio/video included.) It's possible to display international characters using standard Unicode. Here is a random sample of a few Unicode characters:

IPA Characters:
ɐɑɒɓɔɕə Dingbats:
✌✷❃❦ Katakana:
゠ァアィイゥ Hiragana:
ぁあぃいぅ Kanji:
⽆⽇⽈⽉⽊ Hangul:
가각갂갃 Hebrew:
אבגדה Arabic:
بةتثج

Simple styling and formatting can be achieved with standard HTML tags and some CSS support is provided. Here is an external jpg image imported via an HTML tag:

And, here is an HTML link to duber dot com (which will open in a new window that you can close to return here).

Sample Video Clip

This is a simple video clip that I shot in Amsterdam last summer. Nothing fancy in terms of quality, of course. It's just a demo:

English Blog: Link to IDEA

Here are links referred to in my audio comments:

The English Blog

Jeffrey's Post on the Media Blog

Here's a link to a project worth bookmarking. I came across this while browsing the English Blog archives:

The International Dialects of English Archive

NOTE: All links will open in new browser windows for your convenience. Close them to return here.

Pacing: Sample Video Discussion Prompt

This a sample video clip intended as a prompt for discussion:

RSS Feed: What's It All About?

For newcomers to the technology, I provide here a short introduction to the basics of RSS feeds. External Links:

RSS Feeds (a good layperson's introduction from the SF Gate)

What is RSS? (Includes basics of creating and subscribing)

On-Campus Presentation: Yamada Language Center (March 15)

I've been invited to present along with a panel of co-designers and users on our web-based speech tools at the Yamada Language Center, University of Oregon, on Tuesday, March 15 from 1-2 in Pacific 115.

Background Info

Conference Presentation: TESOL 2005

TESOL 2005 is in San Antonio, Texas.
Event #: 4740
Thursday, March 31, 2005 from 8:30:00 AM to 11:15:00 AM
Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center/203B Session Description:�What is the future of CALL? The presenters introduce you to the latest in state-of-the-art technology while demonstrating commercial and freeware solutions. Future directions are discussed. Come and learn where we might be headed. Organizer--Susan L. Gaer, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, California, United States
Presenter--Karen Price, Anne Dow Associates, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Presenter--Deborah Healey, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Presenter--Jim Duber, University of California and duber dot com, Berkeley and El Cerrito, California, United States
Presenter--Vance Stevens, Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates For my part, I will be demonstrating some of my recent projects. Projects to be demonstrated include both public and private work from the studio of duber dot com. Recent public works are listed on my Cutting Edge CALL website. Private works include unreleased prototypes demonstrating interactive features of live FCS conferencing, interactive video/audio data sharing, and teacher led and student centered communicative activities.

TESOL 2005 Week At A Glance

Probando Mi Voz en la Internet

"Testing, 1, 2, 3..." Here's a recording that came in via my duber dot com voicemail application way back when on November 24, 2003. I've saved it since then while waiting for the proper forum in which to share it. Of course, I know exactly how this person must have felt. I believe that I also may have experienced an epiphany the very first time I recorded and then played back my own voice over the Internet!

Webheads Fiesta at TESOL

ElderBob of the Webheads hosted this fabulous event:

Conference Presentation: CALICO 2005

I will be co-presenting at CALICO along with Jeff Magoto of the Yamada Language Center on our work developing web-based speech tools for the University of Oregon. Date/Time: 5/19/2005, 4:00 PM
Location: Kellogg 106
Title: What Happens When you Unplug the Audio Console? Making Online Speech Possible I hope to see you there.

Updated FlashCom Server

This is a text-only post to announce that I've recently upgraded my Flash Communication Server resources. As a result, there should be better performance (audio/video) in my LetsTalk message boards. In addition, my LiveChat and SmallGroup applications should see a noticeable improvement as should all my other application demos that are based on FlashCom technology (voicemail and project we say tomato among others). Also, sorry for the lack of posts. It's becoming increasingly difficult to find time to devote to blogging of any sort. More free time away from a computer is the goal.

Jim Duber's Media Blog

Hello World!

Media Blog: Purpose

Media Blog: Keyboard Navigation and Focus

Project We Say Tomato 2005

Media Blog: Media Types

Media Samples: Unicode and HTML Text

IPA Characters: ɐɑɒɓɔɕə Dingbats:✌✷❃❦ Katakana:゠ァアィイゥ Hiragana:ぁあぃいぅ Kanji:⽆⽇⽈⽉⽊ Hangul:가각갂갃 Hebrew:אבגדה Arabic:بةتثج

Sample Video Clip

English Blog: Link to IDEA

Pacing: Sample Video Discussion Prompt

RSS Feed: What's It All About?

On-Campus Presentation: Yamada Language Center (March 15)

Conference Presentation: TESOL 2005

Probando Mi Voz en la Internet

Webheads Fiesta at TESOL

Conference Presentation: CALICO 2005

Updated FlashCom Server

IPA Characters:
ɐɑɒɓɔɕə Dingbats:
✌✷❃❦ Katakana:
゠ァアィイゥ Hiragana:
ぁあぃいぅ Kanji:
⽆⽇⽈⽉⽊ Hangul:
가각갂갃 Hebrew:
אבגדה Arabic:
بةتثج