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The Evolution of Maintaining
a Dynamic Podcasting Service
Presented by The University of Memphis
Track 3
Wednesday, June 4 - 8:30 AM 9:15 AM
Presenters
Steve Terry Director of Technology Utilization – Information Technology
James McMurry Systems Administration – Information Technology
Joanne Gikas Academic Technology Consultant - Advanced Learning Center
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What this session will cover:
• History of our podcasting service
• Technical infrastructure and application services • Active learning environments: Faculty, students and new media content
• The evolution of our podcasting service: Challenges for the future
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The University of Memphis is a learner-centered metropolitan research university providing high quality educational experiences while pursuing new knowledge through research, artistic expression, and interdisciplinary and engaged scholarship.
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University of Memphis is one of Tennessee’s three comprehensive doctoral-extensive institutions of higher learning.21,000 Students - (15,000 undergraduates -- 5100 graduates)
FedEx Institute of Technology * Center for Earthquake Research and Information * Institute for Intelligent Systems * Advanced Distributed Learning Workforce Co-Lab
Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI)Cecil C. Humphreys School of LawLoewenberg School of NursingInstitute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology
Mathematics department has more Erdos number 1 mathematicians than any other research institution in the world
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2007-2008 Record: 38 - 2National Championship - Runner-Ups
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History of the Development of Podcast Central
Mississippi State University
“4-Click” interface and solution for faculty
Low-cost hardware for lecture capture
iTunes U vs. Podcast Central
Long-term digital media repository
Simple solution for real-time audio capture
Ability to integrate with Library System
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Demo of Podcast Central - (Student View)
http://podcasts.memphis.edu
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Technology Platform
Apple Xserve + Xserve RAID
Apache, PHP, Perl
Integration
Banner
Luminis Portal SSO
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Content Flow
PodcastCentralPodcastCentral
Content Sources
Content Delivery
iTunes, other
podcatchers
iTunes, other
podcatchers
Direct Download
Direct Download
Streaming(Future)Streaming(Future)
Prepared Media
Prepared Media
Handheld RecordersHandheld Recorders
PodcastingEnabled
Classrooms
PodcastingEnabled
Classrooms
Content Management
StorageStorage
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Content Sources
Podcasting Enabled ClassroomsSimple interface: log in, plug in and go
Handheld RecordersPortable, easy to use
Prepared MediaChoice of authoring toolsScreencasts, Enhanced Podcasts, Video
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Podcasting Enabled Classrooms
Instructor Browser
BarixAudio Device
Web Interface
MP3 StreamRecorder
Storage
Step 1Click
“Record”
Step 2 Start Stream Listener
Step 3
Start
Stream
Step 4MP3 Stream
CLASSROOM PODCAST CENTRAL SERVER
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Content Management
Podcast RSS generation
The “hard” part
Everything is automatic
Content lifecycle
Metadata
Course schedules
Archival
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Content Delivery
Podcast Subscriptions – iTunes, others
Direct File Download
Future:Streaming Audio and VideoLive Broadcasting
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Pedagogicalvalue of podcasting
Growth of educational literature in using podcasting in teaching and learning
Podcasting learning: can assist attention, relevance
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Used effectively podcasts can create active learning environments
• Engaging the learner
Is podcasting here to stay?• Other podcasting ideas for teaching & learning
• enhanced podcast• constructing knowledge/student created content
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What do the faculty say about podcasting?
http://podcasts.memphis.edu
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Future of Podcast Central
• Survey faculty/student use
• Development of new content creation tools
•Addition of streaming and live video
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Enhanced Podcasts
Challenge traditional methods of delivery of
content to students
New opportunities for engaged learning via this
technology
