Podcasting and Pedagogy. Workshop Objectives

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1 Podcasting and Pedagogy Peter Rawsthorne Instructional Development Office Workshop Objectives Upon completion of this workshop the participants will. be able to describe podcasting be able to identify the methods of creating and publishing a podcast be able to search for existing podcasts be able to discuss the pedagogy of podcasting 2 1

2 Introductions Introduce yourself and the faculty you belong Share with the group one question you would like answered from this workshop 3 What is a podcast? A podcast is a multimedia file distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds, for playback on mobile devices and personal computers. The term as originally coined by Ben Hammersley in an article in the Guardian on February 12, 2004, was meant as a portmanteau of "broadcasting" and "ipod". ( Podcast, 2006) 4 2

3 What is a podcast? Usually has multiple episodes Subscription based Relatively easy to use Could also be a Vodcast (Video Podcast) 5 What is podcasting? DEMOS

entertainment Used to acquire information Used to prepare for meetings and

4 A Cell Phone The content of the previous demos could have been played on; An ipod A Media Player A Blackberry A Cell Phone 7 Podcasting Today Used as entertainment Used to acquire information Used to prepare for meetings and conferences Used to catch up Used to record and share important information Used for learning 8 4

5 Podcasts as Lectures think pair share From what you have learned so far; Think how a podcast could be used as a lecture Pair up with someone next to you Share your idea of a lecture as a podcast You have 3 minutes to complete this activity 9 What lecture would you create 10 5

6 What is podcasting? Subscription based Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is required for it to be considered a (broad)cast BBC Documentaries 11 Downloading a Podcast: itunes 12 6

Downloading a Podcast: MP3 http://odeo.com/ http://www.cbc.

7 Downloading a Podcast: MP Synch with MediaPlayer 14 7

8 MP3 Players 15 Create a podcast: Headset 16 8

9 Create a podcast: Lapel Mic 17 Create a podcast: DEMO Windows Sound Recorder

10 The Pedagogy to learn new things, old things in new ways and construct knowledge in ways that would be inaccessible without access to technology. Papert the potential impact of... podcast technologies on higher education... is immense, the combined use of 'mind tools' that may yield the most powerful learning experiences. According to Jonassen et al. 'mindtools' act as cognitive reflection and amplification tools, aiding the construction of meaning. 19 The Pedagogy Papert says that knowledge is best constructed in a social context where the participants make something shareable. Using podcasting can take advantage of Vygotsky s (1978) contention that there are strong links between cultural/social influences upon the learner and their cognitive development

11 The Podagogy / Mobigogy 21 Mobigogy Mobigogy is a new learning model that attempts to integrate pedagogy and andragogy into a personalized learning philosophy for the digital age. Mobigogy recognizes the networked individual as the central element of all learning methods

12 Podcasting today Recordings of lectures for those students unable to attend the lecture in person Audio recordings of textbook content by chapter allowing students to "read" or review texts while walking or driving to class (can be significant aid for auditory learners) Downloadable libraries of high resolution heart and respiratory sounds for medical students Recordings of expert conversations Reading of poetry with author critique Language tutorials Walking tours of cities, art galleries, etc 23 Group Activity In groups of three Brainstorm Think 3 episode podcast Stuck? Ask for help Storyboard, outline, script(?) an episode Provides structure and routine Helps avoids umms and ahhs You have 10 minutes 24 12

13 Creating Podcasts Step 1: Select appropriate content Step 2: Determine your instructional goal Step 3: Design your content Step 4: Produce your podcast Step 5: Incorporate the podcast into your course 25 Referencing Podcasts APA Last name, Initial(s). (of Producer) & Last name, Initial(s). (of Presenter). (Date of transmission.) Title [medium]. Country: Distributor. Retrieved Date, URL Seega, B. (Producer) & Swan, N. (Presenter). (2005, November 28). Adult ADHD [Podcast radio programme]. Sydney: ABC Radio National. Retrieved November 29, 2005, from MLA Last name, First name, Title of Program. Name of transmitter. Date of transmission. Podcast. Date of access <URL>. Harrison, Taylor. Interview. Voices of Diversity. KBCS, Bellevue WA. 1 April Podcast. 18 May 2006 <

14 Where from here? 27 Thank-you

15 References Keough, M., (2005). 7 reasons why mlearning doesn t work. mlearn 2005: 4th World conference on mlearning. Cape Town, South Africa. Retrieved on October 10, 2006 from Keough.pdf Kramer, B., (2005). Mobile Learning: The Next Generation of Learning fernuniversität s Contributions to the 2nd Year of the Leonardo Project mlearn2. Retrieved on October 3, 2006 from Lim, K. (n.d.). Now Hear This Exploring Podcasting as a Tool in Geography Education. Retrieved on October 15, 2006 from Prensky, M. (2004). What Can You Learn from a Cell Phone? Almost Anything. Retrieved on October 11, 2006 from Siemens, G., (2006). Learning in Synch with Life: New Models, New Processes. Google 2006 Training Summit. Retrieved on October 10, 2006 from

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