PODCASTING FOR EDUCATION

AGENDA

Types of podcasts

Podcasting in Education

Examples

Design

Making a Podcast

TYPES OF PODCASTS

RECORDINGS

RSS FEEDS

AUDIO

ENHANCED

VIDEO

OTHER TRENDS

PODCASTING IN EDUCATION

THREE TYPES: THOSE YOU FIND, THOSE YOU MAKE, & THOSE YOU ASSIGN

THOSE YOU FIND

Out-of-class listening

Supplement course materials

Provide expert voices

THOSE YOU FIND

Specific Sites (ex. NPR)

iTunes directory

Podcast Pickle

Podcast Alley

THOSE YOU MAKE

Out-of-class listening

Review material

Supplementary content

THOSE YOU ASSIGN

Develop communication competencies

Research project: finding and evaluating information, developing ideas, and sharing information

Scaffold assignments: one student’s project could be another’s review material

STUDENT RESPONSES

“Whenever I hear myself on a podcast, I want to get better for the next time.”—Alex

“Podcasting is very motivating because people from all over the world are listening to you. We are competing with all the other student podcasts to be the very best.”—Zach

“Podcasting is motivating because it is just plain fun. It doesn’t matter what the subject is, podcasting makes all subjects enjoyable to learn.”—Kim

“Podcasting motivates me to do better with my sentence fluency and my speech.”—David

EXAMPLES

PODCAST LIBRARIES

oculture.com/2007/06/podcast_library.html

PROFESSIONAL WEBSITES

bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance

STUDY CAST

http://www.mrcoley.com/studycast/

CODY’S CUENTOS

http://codyscuentos.com/

COLEYCAST

http://www.mrcoley.com/coleycast/

WILLOWWEB

http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/radio/listen.html

COULEE KIDS

http://wiki.sdlax.k12.wi.us/groups/couleekids/blog/

THE ROAD SHE TRAVELED

http://wiki.sdlax.k12.wi.us/groups/theroadshetraveled/

DESIGN

THINGS TO CONSIDER

Who is your audience?

What is the purpose of the podcast?

What role will it play in the course?

In student evaluation?

TOOLS

Audacity (audio)

PowerPoint (slides)

http://flickrcc.bluemountains.net/ (photos)

Point-and-shoot camera (photos and video)

Windows Movie Maker (to pull together an enhanced or video podcast)

PLACES

CD or DVD

Course Management System

Website/Blog

Hosted site (odeo.com, blip.tv, etc.)

iTunes (anyone can add a podcast to their directory!)

QUESTIONS?