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Enhanced Podcasting
Geoff CainAndy Duckworth
Tacoma Community College
at Tacoma Community College
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Who we are
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Agenda
Define podcasting and enhanced podcasting
Current uses in education Examine benefits to students and
instructors Best practices for educational podcasts Demonstration of enhanced podcasting
tools Your questions
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MP3 Players
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Subscribing to Content
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Podcast Defined
A syndicated file distributed via the InternetAudio blog (web log)Internet radio The term is a combination of iPod
and broadcast.
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Ownership
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Awareness
Growth
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Demographics
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Cognitive Science
“The basic architecture of how we understand language is much more similar between reading and listening than it is different.”
-- Daniel T. Willingham New York Times, Aug. 11, 2007, p. D2
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Possible Uses
distribute mini or full lectures
provide short review sessions
Student reports, peer and expert
interviews
Instructor led interviews of experts
make class announcements
share industry news
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Providing Deeper Engagement
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Benefits to Students Allows visually impaired or dyslexic
students to get course information Appeals to auditory learners Mobility – take content anywhere Time-shifting of content – listen when
it is convenient Supporting current students
information needs and style
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Student Created Podcasts
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Best Practices for Podcasting
Appropriate lengthbetween 5 - 15 minuteschunk content if necessarytoo short – perceived as a waste of timetoo long – interest lost before podcast is
finished
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Include context and review
begin with clear context for info being presented
end with review of most important things to remember
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Include options for different learning style preferences
offer optional transcripts and/or images
transcripts are essential for accessibility
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Include flexible delivery options
make available through more than one subscription method (iTunes, RSS, Blog, etc.)
maintain archives
iTunes U
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iTunes U: A sample class
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Enhanced Podcast Demo
PC Audacity Snapkast
Macintosh Garageband
iTunes
Podcast People
References “The Infinite Dial 2007: Radio’s Digital Platforms” Arbitron Inc./Edison Media
Research www.arbitron.com/downloads/digital_radio_study_2007.pdf
Reynolds, Rob. “The Pedagogy of Podcasting.” Xplanazine. July 7, 2005. www.xplanazine.com/xplanaradio/archives/2005/07/pedagogy_for_po.html
iGeneration: Digital Communication & Participatory Culture. University of Western Australia. Nov. 4, 2005. http://i-generation.blogspot.com/
Other Resources: http://www.apple.com/iTunes/
http://audacity.sourceforge.net (n.b.-- download the app and LAME encoder)
http://podcastpeople.com
This presentation is also available at SlideShare.Com
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