Biographical Information
Josef Woodard is a journalist-critic who covers the Internet, music, film, and art. He lives in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Articles for Josef Woodard
Content Feature: New School
18 Apr 2001
While tradition may weigh heavily on the hallowed halls, the possibilities
inherent in streaming have caught the imagination of influential minds,
promising that whatever the future of higher education holds, streaming
technologies will play an ever-growing role.
Belief in the Cause
18 Apr 2001
At the University of Cincinnati, Tom Streeter has had a much different
experience with faculty, who have been eager to get involved in his
Streaming Media Project.
Stanford Online Educates Silicon Valley
18 Apr 2001
Just down the road from Berkeley, the Stanford Online program is going
strong, with just the sort of corporate orientation one would expect, given
Stanford’s locale in the heart of Silicon Valley. In this hotbed of
technological innovation, Stanford has put its Professional Education
program online to allow busy high-tech workers to take courses without
leaving their computers.
Words of Caution: Preserve Education's Human Element
18 Apr 2001
Siva Vaidhyanathan, a media scholar who teaches at New York University, has more than a few ideas on the subject of bringing professorial wisdom to the Internet.
More of the Same, or a Brave New Path?
18 Apr 2001
Where "real learning" actually takes place is open to debate. And that
debate has been heated up by the introduction of streaming. Text-based online education was one thing, a fairly static entity. With video, audio and interactivity, the ante is upped.