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Podcasting: Introduction, Creation, and
Integration with SakaiSteve Lonn
Usability, Support, and Evaluation (USE) Lab
Digital Media CommonsUniversity of Michigan
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Session Overview
• Podcasting - What is it & who wants it
• Creation & distribution overview
• Creation demonstration using ProfCast
• Distribution demonstration using iTunesU tool in Sakai (2.1.2)
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What is a Podcast?
• "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, 2005 Word of the Year
• “Podcasting's essence is about creating content (audio or video) for an audience that wants to listen when they want, where they want, and how they want.”
-- Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast
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Why Podcast?
• Student need for quality, portable review material in courses where large amounts of material are presented.
• Examples:
• Medical, Law, Large Introductory Courses (e.g. Econ 101)
• Special needs students
• Foreign language review
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Kinds of Podcasts
• Audio Podcast
• Enhanced Podcast (Mac Only)
• Still Graphics + Audio
• Video Podcast
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Dental School Pilot• Piloted various recording formats for an introductory course
in Fall 2004 term (N=105).
18%
18%
10%
54%
Audio PodcastEnhanced PodcastVideoDid Not Use
11%
9%
80%
Review of LecturesSubsitute For LectureDid Not Use
Preferred Format Type of Use
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6%8%
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Have Not Used Not Valuable Valuable Very Valuable
Instructors
13%
16%
6% 65%
Students
CTools Survey Results:A/V Lecture Recording
Q: How valuable have you found posting/viewing an audio/video recording of lecture?
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CTools Survey Results:Potential iTunesU Integration Tool
Q: How important is a potential podcasting / iTunes integration feature to you?
* Please do not cite or reproduce without prior consent of the authors.
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Creation & Distribution
Prepare ShareCreate Publish
PowerPointKeynote
ProfCastAudacity
GarageBandMovieMaker
SakaiiTunesU
iTunesiPod
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Prepare the Podcast
Keynote
PowerPoint
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Create the Podcast
ProfCast
Audacity
GarageBand
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Publish the Podcast
iTunesU
Sakai Resources
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Share the Podcast
Internet
iPod
iTunes
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Today’s Demonstration
Prepare
PowerPoint
Create
ProfCast
Publish
iTunesU
Share
iTunesiPod