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Vodcasting in Education

Paula Williamshttp://time2learn.wikispaces.com/vodcasting

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Intoduction to Vodcasting in Education/ What is Vodcasting? Video-on-demand the video version of a podcast that can be syndicated and

shared by others over the world wide web

/ How can I use it in Education?

Engage visual learners, share over the web anytime, anywhwere !/ Where can I find out more? Here is a range of vodcasts

/ http://www.vodcasts.tv// http://www.vodtock.com

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How can I use it for teaching

/ Make a video demonstration of a skill that can be uploaded to the web for those learners wanting to see the correct technique.

/ Engage learners by emphasising a particular point in the video using narration for greater understanding and transfer of knowledge

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Could I use vodcasting for Assessment?

/ Encourage learners to build their learning and understanding of the skills task in a collection of short videos

/ Create an e-portfolio for evidence-based assessment activities that could be submitted at the end of the course

/ Individual or collaborative videos group projects/ Identify participation by all the key players in the

project eg. interviews, role plays,case study scenarios

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Where are there more resources ?

/ View a range of vodcasts:

/ http://www.vodcast.tv

/ http://www.vodstock.com

/ Creating a vodcast

/ http://time2learn.wikispaces.com/vodcasting

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How to make a Vodcast/ Record your video simply by opening Moviemaker

(an authoring tool that allows you to capture and edit your video very quickly) ensure you have a webcam

/ Save in various formats eg wmv file to your computer or upload to Moodle or LTM blog/wiki

/ Upload into blip.tv and it will convert it automatically into a <swf file> and give you the enscription to paste in your blog/wiki plus an RSS feed for your Microsoft Outlook.

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How do I start to make a movie?

/ Step 1:Go to <Start> All programs>Windows Moviemaker

/ Step2: Access <capture video> capture from your webcam (make sure you have a head set that has been calibrated to audio set up) Step 3: Click <Next> and start talking and demonstrating what you are filming as it records

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Editing in Moviemaker

/ You follow the prompts to add or delete sections

/ Insert images or other videos and text

/ Insert music

/ Save to various formats eg email, website,or computer

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Uploading to a wiki and syndicating?

/ Simply go to your wikispace select edit and image icon

/ Browse in Myvideos select your <wmv.file> open and click <upload>

/ Double click on file where you wish to embed file and save.

/ Open wiki in published mode and view video/ Select RSS feed on site and add to your Microsoft

Outlook on your computer or iGoogle etc.