Podcasting at MMU(Hollings)

Nillan FakiraE-Learning Content Developer

Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU)

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Podcasting@MMU TutorialsFound in Moodle Staff Resource Area

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What is a Podcast?The basic ingredients : recording of live/pre-recorded lectures, it can be PowerPoint slides, audios, animations and images for users to view on demand and/or download onto different technological devices for later viewing. This can involve a series of episodes that are made available over a time period.

Use of Podcasts

for Pedagogy

• Supplementary to traditional classroom notes• Student created podcast as an assessment

• Revising and Revision• Worked Examples• Assignment Brief• Missed Lectures• Distance Learners

• etc etc.......

BB FlashBack

Screen Capture

Software

Run Flashback in background to record your screen.

Run your PowerPoint as a Slide show in the foreground and present as you would normally with microphone close to your mouth for better recording.

Process 1. Production(Create podcast)

Convert your production into a QuickTime (MOV) file format that your users can playback.

Stages

1. Production(Create podcast)

2. Publication(Upload podcast)

3. Delivery(To your Students)

BB FlashBack SoftwarePowerPoint or other S/WRecording Tools (Microphone, webcam)Files and Folders, File Formats.

• Upload to the podcast server

• Choose Workflow• Tag with unit code

• Moodle (VLE)• Weblink• MMU Podcast Block• Equella

Thank you

Nillan FakiraMMU