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Alex GibsonActing Head of Department of Tourism
DIT
Urbi et Orbi – How Podcasting is Changing
Education
Up for discussion…
1. What is podcasting - how does it work?
2. Why use podcasting in education?
3. How is podcasting currently being used?1. Teacher-created podcasts
2. Student-created podcasts
4. My Own Experience
5. Issues to consider before incorporating podcasting
What’s in a Name?
Pod Cast
Derived fromiPod
Derived frombroadcast
Radio = broadcastsPodcasts = narrowcasts
A podcast is basically an mp3 audio file Podcasting is the automatic distribution of these audio
files to subscribers The podcast is downloaded to your computer and
attached media player automatically
What is Podcasting?
PodcastingEmail
RSS 2.0 feedEmail
How does it work - casting
text mp3
Email Server Web Page
PodcastingEmail
How does it work - receiving
RSS 2.0 feedon a webpageEmail Server
Email Application Podcast Aggregator
Media Player
Portable Media Player
Why is it popular? Multi-media 99% Free Can be listened to on many platforms; desktop, laptop,
handhelds,MP3 players and iPods, mobile phones Mobile – time-shifting capability Low cost to broadcast – cheap publishing platform and
more content
Not limited to audio mp3s Podcast = audio mp3 Screencast = audio mp3 + data capture ( e.g. with Excel,
Powerpoint) Vodcast = audio + video
An extension to the definition…
All work in the same way as a podcast. Once you have subscribed, they are automatically downloaded by your aggregator
Stumbling upon them on a website . http://www.emarketer.com
Audio Searching e.g. Podzinger e.gUsing a Podcast listing website
there are over 70 general sites to choose from!
e.g. http://www.podcastalley.com/index.php
There are also specialised sites e.g. http://epnweb.org/
Usually aggregators also act as search engines e.g. iTunes
How do you find Podcasts?
Radio/TV stations Now turn their popular programs into podcasts (e.g. The
Weekly Ryan )
Universities Recorded lectures, admissions advertising and information
High schools and Primary schools in US What’s happening at school, student assignments/field trips
Anyone with some freely available software, a website and something to say!
Who is creating podcasts?
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# podcasts: 24,972 podcasts comprising 938,481 episodes (podcastalley) 68,465 podcasts (feedburner)
# podcast listeners (by Diffusion group):
In 2005: ~ 840,000 podcast listeners in the US In 2010: ~ 56 million podcast listeners in the US Feedburner has almost 5.1 million subscribers 9.2 million web-users in the US have recently downloaded a
podcast (Nielsen)
What sort of numbers are we talking?
Why might we podcastin education?
Mick misses a class due to a bad case of the flu!*!*&&*
Instead of copying Mary’s (probably dodgy) notes, he simply listens to the class podcast that he has subscribed to and makes his own notes as he goes through the lecture.
Consider this…
Podcasts Provided by the Lecturer
Typical for Universities:
Lectopia ( Australian system) outputs podcasts automatically
Upload PPT presentation to lectopia
Disadvantaged students ESL/Hearing impaired/dyslexic Missed lectures due to illness or other commitment
Students have different rates of learning Students can go over the lecture several times if required
No! to note-taking If students are taking notes, they are only 1/2 listening
Improving listening skills
Podcasting Lectures – The Theory
Will my students turn up to lectures?
~80% of Lectopia users at Swinburne report no significant decrease in student attendance.
~20% reported a decrease of more than 25% in attendance
Only a few reported drop offs of more than 50%
Yes!
Considerations for Lecture Podcasting Audio quality
Need a well-positioned, good quality microphone
Questions from the audience must be repeated! What will you provide?
Podcast only What if you refer to something on your slides?
Podcast + PPT presentation Need to indicate when to “turn the page”
Vodcast/Screencast Increased file size - will your students be able to download it?
Potential for Timeshifting
Provide the podcast of the lecture before class You will have to record it in advance
Students listen to the lecture as their homework Face-to-face classes used for active learning where the
bigger picture is also highlighted Allows material to be covered more thoroughly Promotes deep learning approaches in students
Podcasts Created by Students
Think outside the box!
Podcasts created by students Students are drawn to the technology, they are
comfortable with it Potential to reach a wide audience is a motivator Promotes understanding rather than rote-learning Allows students to take ownership of the course
material Allows students to contribute to the course Students become the teachers Allows for creativity/originality Multi-disciplinary
Issues to consider
Issues
Who are your students? 1st year students fresh out of secondary school will be
engaged Mature aged students may find it threatening Will they be able to access the technology?
Will it enhance student learning? Fit the technology to the learning objective, not the learning
objective to the technology List the benefits that students will derive
Issues - Teacher Workload Teacher produced podcasts
Learning how to create podcastsDeveloping ideas for podcastsProducing podcasts
Student produced podcasts
Devising and justifying student learning activities which utilise podcasts
Instructing and helping students on the creation of their podcasts
New grading rubrics that fit the submission of a podcast for assessment
Issues
Is there sufficient technical support? Who do you go to if it refuses to work? Who do you go to if you want to learn how to do something
different?
Is the necessary equipment/software available? Staff and students may use Lectopia How will a large class of students create podcasts?
Issues Copyright/plagiarism
Already a problem with written work (unfortunately) Staff and students must also be educated about:
Podcast copyrightMusic copyrightImage/Video copyrightFair use, creative commons, public domain…
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Podcasting_Legal_Guide
Potential for Podcasting in Education Engage the students with “their” technology Learning: anywhere, anytime Cater for the different learning styles of students Timeshifting - allowing lectures to become more active Allow for student creativity in assignments Empower students with ownership of course material Motivate students by reaching out to a larger audience Promote the University, its courses and its students
My Own Experience Persuaders Marketing Podcast launched May 2006
( radio show since 2000). 6500 subscribers – avg. downloads 5-600 Background material for students on marketing
communication elective In future considering course specific podcasts Students do find it valuable extra resource, especially in
modular system which mitigates against guest lectures
Interested in pursuing podcasting?