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“Integrating Netcasting into the Classroom Experience“
A Hands-on Examination of Podcasts for the Classroom
Rick Shelton M.Ed.Assistant Coordinator for Academic Services
Center for Teaching and Learning - Northeastern State University
Integrating Netcasting into the Classroom Experience
“Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons. 1 R. Buckminster Fuller
Top 5 Reasons to Podcast
5. Your pet has its own podcast and you don’t. 4. Your browser bookmark takes 15 minutes to scroll from
top to bottom and you feel the need to use it all somehow.
3. You are not really sure why but ever since that nice neighbor left that pod in your laundry room you just feel the need to make one.
2. On vacation, you are reading a computer manual and turning the pages faster than everyone else who is reading John Grisham novels.
1. You already bought a Captain Kirk chair with a built-in keyboard, microphone and mouse.
Overview
How do we make sense of it all? What’s good about it? What’s the downside? Resources Three Methods
iPod Windows Movie Maker Digital recorder
How do we make sense of it all?
How do we make sense of it all?
Technology today can quickly overtake a classroom with its complexity and the endless options available to the instructor
How do we make sense of it all?
Develop a plan Stick to your plan Build in flexibility Technology cannot instruct Technology is a tool, not a solution
How do we make sense of it all?
Use reliable sites for video and audio content
Use content that fits the lesson Be sure you have the software and
hardware you need Ask questions of your support staff
What’s Good About It?
What’s Good About It?
“Today’s digital kids think of information and communications technology (ICT) as something akin to oxygen: they expect it, it’s what they breathe, and it’s how they live.”1 John Seely Brown
What’s Good About It?
Emphasis is on content, not the instructor Increases instructor’s resources Students are familiar with medium Learning is expanded beyond the
classroom in real time Most schools now have the needed
infrastructure
What’s Good About It?
Interactivity is increased Instruction on the Internet accentuates
the "student as worker" and the "teacher as coach" paradigms2
Cost-to-benefit ratio is excellent
What’s Good About It?
Basic equipment is all that is needed Computer Speakers Internet access Media players installed
Quicktime Windows media player Flash
A projector depending on classroom or lab
What’s the Downside?
What’s the Downside?
Many instructors fear technology Feeling that students are more capable than
instructor You must be able to recognize good
materials Some work is required to sort the good
from the bad There are a lot of bad sites out there
What’s the Downside?
Some sites may be down Your network may be down Virus threats from files Tendency to treat technology as the
solution Technology choices seem overwhelming Information could be dated
Resources
Websites
Focus on established websites Beware of dubious websites Try to use sites with
.edu .gov .org
.com sites are commercial Others are personal in nature
Websites
National Science Research Center http://www.nsrconline.org/index.html
Smithsonian http://www.smithsonian.tv/
Amazing Space http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/
Podcasts
Podcast is an emerging term used for the online delivery of audio-on-demand content
Podcasts
Education Podcast Network http://epnweb.org/
Podcasting news http://www.podcastingnews.com/
National Public Radio www.npr.org
iTunes U http://
www.apple.com/education/solutions/itunes_u/
Podcasts
Podcast.net http://www.podcast.net/
PodcastAlly http://www.podcastalley.com/
iPodder.org http://www.ipodder.org/
NASA http://feeds.feedburner.com/brainbites/nasa
Podcast 411 http://www.podcast411.com/
Audio Book Podcasts
LibriVox -- Volunteer Voices, Classic Books PodioBooks
-- New, Original Science Fiction and Fantasy
Urban Art Adventures -- Classic 'Erotic' Audio Books
Maria Lectrix -- Public Domain Books with Catholic Themes
Dead White Males -- Public
Create Your Audio Content
Create Your Audio Content
Content can be anything you like Audio books Music “Radio" type shows Interviews
There's no formula for creating the content The beauty of podcasting is that your shows
can be anything that you want them to be
Create Your Audio Content
It doesn't matter what platform or application you use to record the audio Audacity - open source, cross-platform, free
and let's you mix together multiple files GarageBand - popular choice for Macintosh
based computers
Create Your Audio Content
Save the finished audio show at maximum quality in the native format
Convert the file to MP3 format Use the minimum bit rate that provides good
results Some suggested settings:
48 - 56k Mono - sermons, audio books, talk radio 64k+ Stereo - music, music & talk combinations 128k Stereo - good quality music
Publish your MP3
Save your MP3 files to your web server Test them with any MP3 player
The files can go anywhere on your site However you may want to put all of them into
one directory
Three Methods
Three Methods
iPod Windows Movie Maker Digital Recorder
iPod
With adapters you can record directly on your iPod
Stereo and mono Variable quality
Windows Movie Maker
Digital Recorder
Records anywhere Uses software to transfer to computer iTunes used for compression
Other Resources
Podcasting@the University of Wisconsin – Madison Retrieved May 20, 2006 from http://engage.doit.wisc.edu/podcasting/deliver/index.html
Make Your First Podcast. Podcasting News. Retrieved April 16, 2006 from http://www.podcastingnews.com/articles/How-to-Podcast.html.
Questions
Reference Sources
1. Growing Up Digital: How the Web Changes Work, Education, and the Ways People Learn, by John Seely Brown
2. “The Effects of Internet-based Instruction on Student Learning” - Dr. Scott B. Wegner, Associate Professor
3. Impact of the Internet on Learning and Teaching - Hossein Arsham http://www.usdla.org/html/journal/MAR02_Issue/article01.html