What is a Podcast ?According to the New Oxford American Dictionary a

podcast is a " digital recording of a radio broadcast or

similar program, made available on the internet for

downloading to a personal audio payer." in other

words, it is a digital audio file that is created, shared

and heard. Podcast can also be in the form of videos

streamlined online, however, video podcast is known

as vidcast or vodcast.

Why use podcasts?• Podcasts enable students to share their knowledge and expertise with others through a

creative outlet.• Podcasts tap into a mode of media input that is commonplace for digital natives.• Podcasts empower students to form relationships with the content and each other in

relevant ways.• Podcasting is yet another way for them [students] to be creating and contributing ideas

to a larger conversation, and it’s a way of archiving that contribution for future audiences to use.

Educational Uses of PodcastsPodcasts can be used for several educational purposes. Here are some of them : Podcast are great alternatives for delivering research content or lessons to students who

need remedial or extended support Students can create their own podcast to share their learning experiences with each other

and also with other students from other schools Teachers can record audio podcast to provide additional and revision material to students

to download and review at a time that fits them the best. Podcast can hugely benefit auditory learners and help them in their learning Creating podcast allows students to develop several important skills such as researching,

writing, speaking effectively, solving problems, managing time, grabbing attention and improving their vocabulary.

Podcast Advantages

Flexible Availability – 24 hours a

Day

Student Created Content

Lecture Review

Make up for Missed Classes

Reusability & Repurposing

How to create a podcast ?

How to create a podcast ?1- Recordingfor this you will need a microphone and an audio recording software like the ones mentioned below. Every software has instructions to guide you through your recording process. Make sure you practice speaking till you get confident enough then start recording.

How to create a podcast ?2- Test your PodcastAlways make sure you listen to your podcasts and redo the parts that you don’t like until you finally get the version you want then move on to the next step.

How to create a podcast ?3- Publish your podcastYou can use online platforms for publishing your podcasts. If you have a blog for your class you can publish it there , you can also submit it to the public podcast directory services such as iTunes Music Store, Podcast.net, OurMedia.org, Podcast Alley, or Podcast Pickle.

How to create a podcast ?4- Promote/ publicize your podcastNow that you have recorded and uploaded your podcast, you will have to start promoting it so that others know about it. This can be done through providing the podcast link (URL of the page where it is hosted) or through creating an RSS Feed document which will let users subscribe to your podcast.

Tools to create your podcast Here are some of the softwares you might start with to create your podcasts. It included only four tools but there are several other tools out there.

Audacity is a free, open source, cross platform software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for both Windows, Mac, GNU/Linux and other operating systems.

This is an Apple software that provides users with a great platform where they can record their audio files and share them with others.

One of the most well-known and popular podcast hosts is Archive.org. This website will host any kind of media file you upload, including MP3 files. While the site is a bit slow and replacing media once it’s uploaded is impossible, it’s a solid free host that offers plenty of embedding options.

For another completely free podcast host offered by a not-for-profit organization, check out Ourmedia.org. This media host doesn’t limit file bandwidth, allowing as many listeners to your podcasts as possible. Uploads are fast as well. They will, however, scan your content for anything inappropriate and if they find something deemed so, it will not be allowed.

Podomatic is another free podcast host that has one of the easiest user interfaces currently available. With a free account, you get 15 GB of bandwidth each month and 500 MB of storage overall, which should be enough for the casual monthly podcast. You can also create podcasts directly on the site.

Medicine Podcasts

Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News

PodMed is created by Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic

media for Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Rick Lange M.D.,

professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins and vice chairman of

medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at

San Antonio.

It looks at the top medical stories of the week for people who

want to become informed participants in their own health

care.

EM Cases:Emergency Medicine Cases

Emergency Medicine Cases (EM Cases) is a free

online medical education podcast & medical

blog dedicated to providing online emergency

medicine education & CME for physicians,

residents, students, nurses & paramedics.

FOAMcast

A Free Open Access Emergency Medicine Core Content Mash up.

Free Emergency Medicine Talks

This page is was created by residents of the

Temple University Hospital Emergency Medicine

program to help distribute the vast Emergency

Medicine lecture library of Dr. Joe Lex.

SCCM:Society & Critical Care Medicine

Podcasts are derived from information

previously published in Critical Connections,

a bi-monthly publication of SCCM.

EE+ :Essential Evidence Plus

Each week Dr. Mark Ebell, POEMs Editor,

joins Dr. Michael Wilkes, NPR correspondent

and Vice-Dean of the UC-Davis Medical

School, for a five minute discussion about an

important recent POEM. The discussion

provides additional depth and insight into the

issue covered by the POEM synopsis.

New England Journal of Medicine

The NEJM offers two podcasts: “NEJM This Week,”

which features summaries of articles in each week’s

issue; and “NEJM Interviews,” which feature Q&As

with key thought leaders in medicine and healthcare,

along with PDFs of related articles.

The University of Kansas Hospital

Access our audio podcasts to get health news

and tests and procedure guides that you can

listen to on your computer or download to

your portable audio player.