Creating Podcasts for FreeWorkshop

Carol WalkereLearning Advisor (Learning Technology)

JISC Regional Support CentreScotland North & East

2009

www.rsc-ne-scotland.ac.uk

JISC Regional Support Centre Scotland North & East

What is Podcasting?

definitionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting

“Podcasting is the method of distributing multimedia files, such as

audio or video programs, over the Internet using syndication feeds,

for playback on mobile devices and personal computers.”

How do I listen to podcasts?

Listen to them online

Download them to playon your computer

on a portable device such as

MP3 player, like an iPod or iRiver

Some mobile phones

PDA

PDAs and Mobile Phones

What are the benefits?

Anytime, anywhere learningPortableDifferent learning stylesCan be played over againTechnology investment to create

relatively low

Where do you find podcasts?

Lots of different podcast search enginesiTunesPodcast AlleyYahoo PodcastsPodcast.net

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iTunes U

iTunes U – Open University

What makes a podcast different from anordinary digital audio file?

Subscription

Aggregators

Lots of different versions

Juice (formerly iPodder)

Bloglines – A web-based aggregator

iTunes

Possible uses…

Highlighting resourcesInterview subject expertsStudy skillsLibrary inductions

University of Aberdeen - LibCast

University of Aberdeen - AudioPODs

Setting up a Podcast

Audacity to record audioGood quality microphoneSomewhere to host it

Use a blogFree edublogs accountFree blogger accountFree wordpress account

Some things to think about• Know your audience

• Keep it focused

• How will they listen, when and where?

• Scripted or ad-libbed

• Pace – fast or slow

• Length – short or long

• Frequency – daily, weekly or monthly

Impala - Informal Mobile Podcasting And Learning Adaptation

http://www.impala.ac.uk/outputs/resources.html

Creating your podcast

• Open Audacity

– Set input to Microphone

– Set your mic level

– Record your introduction

record

pause

stop

JISC infoNet – Social Software

http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/social-software

http://www.web2rights.org.uk/

Web2Rights

Possible uses…

Highlighting resourcesInterview subject expertsStudy skillsLibrary inductions

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