using podcasting in teaching and learning
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Using Podcasting in Teaching and Learning
e-learning Summer Seminar Series 2008
Andy Ramsden & Lindsay Jordan
Slideshare.net: eatbath-present08
All material and post session discussion: www.tasterseries.wordpress.com
key questions
• What is podcasting?
• How would I podcast material at the University of Bath?
• What does podcasting add to the teaching and learning experience?
• What should my next steps be if I wanted to start podcasting?
a little bit about you
Have you listened to internet radio (audio) in the last 6 months?
1. Yes
2. No
Is lecturing part of your current job responsibilities?
1. Yes
2. No
Have you subscribed to a podcast in the last 6 months?
1. Yes
2. No
In the last 6 months have you created an audio file, i.e., an mp3 file on a computer?
1. Yes
2. No
Have you ever created and published a podcast?
1. Yes
2. No
what is podcasting?
• What do you think when you hear the term podcasting?
definitions
Technical
Podcasting entails audio content that is delivered via an RSS feed presenting a downloadable or streaming file (often mp3). www.rsstoolchest.com/rss-glossary.html
Functional
The term podcast, like "radio", can mean both the content and the method of delivery. Podcasters' websites also may offer direct download of their files, but the subscription feed of automatically delivered new content is what distinguishes a podcast from a simple download or real-time streaming. Usually, the podcast features one type of "show" with new episodes either sporadically or at planned intervals such as daily, weekly, etc.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting
How do I podcast?
Publisher
• Create the file (mp3, ogg, mp4) using the appropriate tool (audacity, camtasia)• Publish on the web (LMF, blog, or podcast services)
Subscriber (the listener)
• Install podcatcher software (Juice, iTunes, PocketRSS)• Add the rss feed address as a subscription• Listen / watch the file
the subscriber
• using Juice to subscribe to e-learning at Bath podcast (www.bath.ac.uk/lmf/group/rss/7798)
the publisher
• Tips on effective podcasting• http://podcastingforpp.pbwiki.com/Resources
• Upload to the Learning Materials Filestore• http://www.bath.ac.uk/lmf/welcome
“how might you use podcasting in your teaching and learning?”
How has podcasting been used in teaching and learning within Higher Education in the
UK?
• Distribution of lecture archives for review
• Delivery of supplemental educational materials and content
• Assignments requiring students to produce and submit their own podcasts.
Learner CentredInstructor Centred
Constructivist approach with active learningDidactic approach with passive learning
Content determined specifically for the podcast
Content not determined specifically for the podcast
The washing up test
pass
fail
lecture audio newsletter student-created podcast
Low
Low
High
HighCost (production time)
Effectiveness as the primary delivery mechanism for learning materials
Motivation to listen and engage
Depth of learning
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Framework to assess educational podcasts – instructor actively involved
Podcasting Lectures
Useful for revision
“it helps me to makesense of my notes”
“I can’t take notes”
“I get things I didn’t understand the first
time”
Will students stay at home?
“I’m not disciplined enough to just sit and listen for 2 hours…”
“having the podcast would be reassuring if for some
reason I couldn’t attend the lecture…”
“…but I wouldn’t be able to ask questions or
discuss anything…”
“…and what if I just didn’t get it?”
“…but I could speedup the playback”
“you could delay the release of the podcast”
Does it matter?
“not if the lecture provides opportunities for discussion
and interactivity”
Podcasting Lectures
Useful for revision
“it helps me to makesense of my notes”
“I can’t take notes”
“I get things I didn’t understand the first
time”
Will students stay at home?
“I’m not disciplined enough to just sit and listen for 2 hours…”
“having the podcast would be reassuring if for some
reason I couldn’t attend the lecture…”
“…but I wouldn’t be able to ask questions or
discuss anything…”
“…and what if I just didn’t get it?”
“…but I could speedup the playback”
“you could delay the release of the podcast”
Does it matter?
“not if the lecture provides opportunities for discussion
and interactivity”
SupplementaryPodcasts
address challenging topics in advance
present guestlecturers
Field trips & Excursions
Audio newsletters
video or image-enhanced podcasts to demonstrate field techniques - example
informative commentary to accompany points of interest
topical news items or new research
feedback on week’s activities
prepare & enthuse students for group discussion
interviews with expertsLanguage &Skill learning
Student-created Podcasts
Creating study aids for classmates
Assessment
Stimulating in-class discussion
Students collect audio and/or visual evidence of their learning,
e.g. during fieldwork
Interviews with professionals,
academics or experts
lecture summaries
instructions for using particular
instruments and procedures
Presenting own point of view
Podcasting: A Teaching with Technology White Paper, June 4, 2007.
"Podcasting does not contain any inherent value. It is only valuable inasmuch as it helps the instructor and students reach their educational goals, by facilitating thoughtful, engaging learning activities that are designed to work in support of those goals."
Thank you, questions and other events
Material and online discussion: www.tasterseries.wordpress.comNext event: Encouraging online collaboration through wikis – Thursday 22nd May.Twitter updates: eatbath Podcasts: www.bath.ac.uk/lmf/group/rss/7798 Email: [email protected]