podcasting and vodcasting in academic libraries
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Slide from my talk/ workshop at the 2007 Ticer Institute at Tilburg University.TRANSCRIPT
Podcasting And Vodcasting In Academic Libraries
David Free
Association of College and Research Libraries
30 August, 2007
Agenda
Part 1: Casting 101Break
Part 2: Let’s Make Stuff!Part 3: Wrap-Up
“a digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, made available on the Internet for downloading to a personal
audio player.”
- New Oxford American Dictionary
A Podcast Is…
MP3 + RSS = Podcast
- Aaron Schmidt,Computers In Libraries 2007
“There are two types of Internet users, those that use RSS and those that don't. This video is for the people who could save time using RSS, but don't know
where to start.”
RSS In Plain English
blip.tv/file/205570
Who Downloads Podcasts?
Pew Internet and American Life Project - www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/193/report_display.asp
30% of 18-24 year olds own MP3
player
54% of 12-17 year olds own MP3
player
TEMPO Survey (July 2006) - www.ipsosna.com/news/pressrelease.cfm?id=3124
Web sitesSearch tools
(Google, Podcast Pickle, Blinkx) iTunes
YouTube
How Do You Find Them?
podCast 411
podCast411 Directory of Directories -www.podcast411.com/page2.html
Needs:Computer, Broadband Internet, Media Player(s)
Aggregators: Juice, Bloglines, Fireant, iTunes
Portable Devices: iPod (or other player), PSP, Treo
How Do You Consume Them?
Juice
Juice - ipodder.sourceforge.net
Juice
Juice - ipodder.sourceforge.net
iTunes
iTunes - www.apple.com/itunes
Podcasting In
Libraries
Casting In Academic Libraries
www.flickr.com/photos/michaelsphotos/82484365
Cast Your…
Speakers
Lectures
Interviews
(Make sure to get permission!)
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library (UVA) -www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/library/
historical/lectures.cfm
Arizona State
Arizona State University Library Channel -www.asu.edu/lib/librarychannel
“I just wanted to say thank you for the podcasts. I sadly had to miss
many of these talks live, and it was great to be able to experience them.
Very professionally done, too. Keep up the good work!”
~ GPC faculty member via email
Promote Your…
Services
Resources
Events
What do you want people to know about your library?
L-Team
The L-Team (Williams College Library) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwCUtpbUWgk
GPC
GPC Decatur Campus Library – www.gpc.edu/~declib/podcasts.htm
Dowling
Dowling College Library Omnibus - www.dowling.edu/library/newsblog/podcasts.asp
UNC Pembroke
UNC @ Pembroke Library Minute - www.uncp.edu/library/minute/index.html
Teach Them…
Tours
Library instruction sessions
Technical training
Internal training too!
“Coursecasting”
Boilercast
Purdue University Boilercast -boilercast.itap.purdue.edu:1013/Boilercast
88% listened to at least one course podcast
87% listened to course podcasts on computer
UW Podcasting: Evaluation of Year One - catalyst.washington.edu/research_development/papers/2006/podcas
ting_year1.pdf
Coursecasting Issues
ContentAudio VS Video
AccessCopyright / Ownership
Digital DivideClass Attendance?
Audio VS Video
At the University of Michigan School of Dentistry…
66.1% preferred audio over video lectures*
Depends on your content!
* Brittain, Sarah et al. "Podcasting Lectures". EDUCAUSE Quarterly. 29.3 (2006): 24-31.
Coursecasting Issues
ContentAudio VS Video
AccessCopyright / Ownership
Digital DivideClass Attendance?
“I really like the idea. It allows me to add on to my notes because sometimes you just miss things the first time around. This allows you to pause the lecture if you need to in order to write down detailed notes”
- Duke University iPod First Year student feedback
Source: Duke University iPod First Year Experience Final Evaluation Report. (cit.duke.edu/pdf/ipod_initiative_04_05.pdf)
“…this encourages students to sleep through class (whether they sleep in the lecture of just stay in bed)!!!!! it gives the message that coming to lecture or paying attention is not important because everything will be online later anyway.”
- Duke University iPod First Year student feedback
Source: Duke University iPod First Year Experience Final Evaluation Report. (cit.duke.edu/pdf/ipod_initiative_04_05.pdf)
“The greatest strength is to allow students to learn even if they missed class.”-University of Washington Faculty Member
“I became very sick this quarter, and the podcasts greatly helped me catch up on what I missed in class.”
-University of Washington Student
Source: UW Podcasting: Evaluation of Year One (catalyst.washington.edu/research_development/papers/2006/
podcasting_year1.pdf)
“If a podcast can capture everything you do in class, you deserve to have nobody coming.”
- G. Marc Loudon, Professor of Medicinal Chemistry,
Purdue University
Source: Read, Brock. "Lectures On The Go". Chronicle of Higher Education. 52.10 (2005): A39.
Instructional Pod/Vodcasting
In Academic Libraries
ATEC 1203 @ GPC
Computer / research skills course
Weekly audio overview lectures (5-15 minutes)
50ish downloads / hits per week
WebCT
“Since it is an online course, I have particularly liked the audio lesson each week. One can often gain a
different meaning from hearing something as opposed to just reading it, so I find the audio
lessons help me feel I have a better grasp of the material and the assignments. I really wish more of my online instructors utilized this resource.”
- ATEC 1203 Student, Summer 2006
Ohio University
Ohio University Alden Library Audio Tour-www.library.ohiou.edu/podcasts/?page_id=14
Information and Circ
Information And Circulation (Cal State Long Beach) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL8Qpa8z5Lg
WPI
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Library Audio To Go -www.wpi.edu/Academics/Library/Borrowing/Podcasts
Fairfield
Fairfield University Library Podcasts -www.fairfield.edu/lib_podcasts.html
ENGnetBASE
ENGnetBASE (Georgia Tech Library) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=KojgWLi50To
Screencasting Detour
“A screencast is a recording of computer screen output, usually containing audio narration typically published as a video
file.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screencast
Cal State Fullerton
Library Guide For Nursing (California State University, Fullerton) -
faculty.fullerton.edu/rclemens/Nursing.htm
At the University of Washington…
• 73% used lecture notes while listening to podcasts
• 86% used online PowerPoint while listening to podcasts
…if they were available.
UW Podcasting: Evaluation of Year One - catalyst.washington.edu/research_development/papers/2006/podcas
ting_year1.pdf
Instructional Podcasting Remix
1. Brief assignment overview podcast2. Audio / video tours of specific library
areas3. Online tutorials / podcasts for assignment
specific resources & services4. Subject guides / “cheat sheats”
7 Steps To Pod(Vod)cast Heaven
Recording / Editing
Listening
Hosting
Posting
Feeding
Promoting
Evaluate / Repeat
1. Recording And Editing
1. Recording / Editing Audio
Microphone!
Start Basic
USB
Upgrade?
Audacity
Open Source
Free
Easy!
Tech Stuff: 44.100khz sample rate, 64-126 kbps bit rate MP3
Audacity
LAME MP3 Encoder - audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&item=lame-mp3
Garageband
Garageband - www.apple.com/ilife/garageband
1. Recording / Editing Video
Video Camera!DV CamcorderWebcam / micMobile phoneDigital camera
1. Recording / Editing Video
Software
iMovie (Free, if you buy a Mac)
Windows Movie Maker (Free)
Avid Free DV (Take a guess)
Quicktime Pro ($29.99)
Final Cut Pro (You don’t want to know)
Adobe Video Suite (You REALLY don’t want to know)
1. Recording / Editing Screencasts
Adobe Captivate ($199 )
Camstudio (free, open source)
Camtasia ($179)
SlideCast (free)
Video Formats
Not simple like audio!
.MOV (Quicktime)
.WMV (Windows)
Flash (YouTube)
2. Listening / Watching
3. Hosting
blip.tv – blip.tv
4 - 5. Posting / Feeding
5. Feeding
ACRLog RSS Feed – acrlblog.org/index.php?feed=rss2
5. Feeding
Listen Up! Feedburned – feeds.feedburner.com/gpclibraryradio
6. Promoting
6. Promoting
7. Evaluate & Repeat
1. Make sure it feeds!2. Promote. Then promote some more.3. Keep it short.4. Use music sparingly!5. Multiple voices rock.6. Podcast events.7. Consider your web presence.8. Listen to your listeners.
8 Things I Learned About Podcasting…
Break Time
Have a plan!
See also…www.davidleeking.com
Podcast Planning – Why?
Is podcasting right for us?
Can we sustain?
Not because it’s cool!
Tie to mission / instructional philosophy.
Moraine
Moraine Valley Community College Library –www2.morainevalley.edu/default.asp?SiteId=10&PageId=
1496
UCOL
UCOL Library Podcasts - library.ucol.ac.nz/main.asp?page=100
Podcast Planning – What…
…content do we want to produce?
Content comes first!
“Create good content. If you make something worth listening to, people will listen to it.”
- Chris Kretz, Dowling College Library Omnibus
Podcasting Tips
Consider your voiceBe passionate & entertaining
Outline / script, but don’t read!Find a quiet place
Remember your listenersMultiple voices rock!
See also…Harrington, Jack. Podcasting Hacks. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilley, 2005.
Music For PodcastsCreative Commons Audio
(creativecommons.org/audio)
CCMixter(ccmixter.org)
Podsafe Music Network (music.podshow.com)
Creative Commons Legal Guide
Creative Commons Podcasting Legal Guide - wiki.creativecommons.org/Podcasting_Legal_Guide
Podcast Planning – Who?
Library staff
Systems/ IT staff
Instructional designers
Classroom faculty
Plan to continue if “who” leaves!
Podcasting @ Hunter
Podcasting @ Hunter - podcasting.hunter.cuny.edu/support.html
Podcast Planning – When?
How often?
Regular schedule?
Occasional content?
Depends on your content!
Have episodes ready before launch.
“Connect. Connect. Connect. Don’t be afraid to outreach and tie in with departments and activities at your
institution, campus, or town.”
- Christine Drew, WPI Audio To Go
Learn More Here (Audio Version)…
Podcasters Wiki (www.podcasterswiki.com)
Podcasting News (www.podcastingnews.com)
Podcast User Magazine (www.podcastusermagazine.com)
Blogger and Podcaster Magazine (bloggerandpodcaster.com)
Learn More Here (Video Version)…
Make Internet TV(makeinternettv.org)
Freevlog (www.freevlog.org/index.php/category/tutorial/)
Library Videos…the best of(libraryvideos.blogspot.com)
Learn More Here (Screencasting Version)…
Show and Tell The Easy Way…An Introduction to Screencasting
(www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/seminar_page.php?sid=71)
TechScreencast Screencasting Tutorials(www.techscreencast.com/tool/screencasting)
Happy Casting!
Questions? Comments?davidfree.pbwiki.com/ticer2007
Fletch courtesy of Sybil and Jim Davidson.