The last “Dig Deeper” section focused on collaborative web tools–mainly Google Docs and Forms. I had used both before, but got a lot out of the experience. The organizers had a clever approach: they broke up the large group of participants into small groups. The first assigment involved the small group collaborating on documents. The second assignment harnassed the power of the large group. Each person created a survey and sent it to the full group. People came up with all sorts of creative questions, summarized here and here. As we filled out each other’s surveys and wrestled with the data we learned about question construction and the mechanics of using Google Forms.

I asked about podcast use. (Take the survey.) As someone who mainly listens to them on an iPod while doing dishes at home I was interested to see that more people are listening to them on their computers at work.

Where do you usually listen to podcasts?

How do you usually listen to podcasts?

Some of the responses to the question, “What podcasts do you listen to regularly that you’d recommend (work and/or non-work)?”

• CME related courses 
• Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow Show, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, Meet The Press, Washington Week In Review 
• Things you missed in High School. 
• This American Life 
• The Peoples’ Pharmacy 
• Stuff you should know 
• Essential Evidence + 
• this american life 
• Teaching Company 
• running 
• Don’t listen regularly, just every once in a great while and then it can be either recreational (interviews) or work-related 
• Nothing comes to mind. 
• They Might Be Giants Podcasts 
• This American Life, Story Core 
• NPR CDC 
• National Public Broadcast 
• this american life 
• I listen to a pod cast created by my institution
• yoga 
• Science Friday, This American Life 
• The ones for the classes! 
• French language 
• none – I’ve been disappointed 
• italian phrases 
• This American Life (NPR) 
• Tech Therapy (Chronicle of Higher Education), NPR 
• I don’t listen to anything regularly; just if something is recommended on a blog or discussion list.
• On The Media