Tuesday, December 7, 2010

The Wrap Up Panel (Part 2)

Simply trying to post this video on the blog has taught me much about the challenges and limitations of technology. Here is an excerpt from the video which you can watch directly from this blog. For the full video go here.

Monday, December 6, 2010

The Wrap Up Panel

On November 4, 2010 Atiba Ellis, Stefan Padfield and Wilson Huhn participated in a panel to discuss the Citizens United case. The panel used Skype to have the discussion happen simultaneously in both Akron and at WVU. The timing was also fortuitous: although the discussion did not focus exclusively on the most recent election cycle, the case took on added relevance in light of the elections two days before. In fact, the panel garnered news attention because of its timeliness. The downside? The technology didn't record the panel. However, given the impact that the panel had both internally and externally, Atiba thought it would be a good idea to try again - this time with a wrap up panel discussing some of the key issues and the participants' experiences with Skype. The second time, the technology worked great and we were able to record the whole discussion. So, for your viewing enjoyment ...

Follow the link here to view the file through dropbox (since its over 10 minutes neither blogger now youtube could support it.)