I started seeing updates regarding an earthquake in Japan and noticed that @scottlo, #ds106radio correspondent in Japan, was RT’ing and updating via Twitter so I put the call out to him to grab the #ds106radio mic and give us an update.
He not only gave us the word from Japan, but with a “what the heck, the earthquake seems to be mild” he played back some great audio he had captured earlier this week. I agree with @mikhailg – @scottlo IS radio.
If you haven’t heard of WFMU, then you really have been missing out on pioneering, gold standard radio. I started listening to WFMU in 2002 while living in China as it was one of the few webradio stations that would stream reliably for me inside the PRC … that and the programs were exactly my kind of radio – diverse, sometimes zany, always entertaining, and infused with personality. The video above is WFMU station manager Ken Freedman‘s keynote address at the OpenEd2009 conference in Vancouver. In this address Ken refers to how the station branched into webradio and how added elements like the online, social components presented growing pains as DJs feared loss of control over their programs. There are parallels between WFMU’s experience and bringing innovation to institutional teaching and learning, as noted at the UBC CTLT site outlining this talk:
Like the DJs at WFMU, it only takes experience and understanding for educators to grasp that changes to their traditional methods can and will enhance the learning and teaching process.
Many people have DM’d and/or emailed me to offer micropayments for #ds106radio. I am absolutely thrilled that folks love #ds106radio such that they are willing donate to keep it on the air. Turning on #ds106radio and hearing folks broadcast their music, readings, stories, and sonic experiments is all the support I need to keep the station pushing signal.
