PODCASTS IN SCHOOL LIBRARIES Dr. Dana Dukic West Island School Hong Kong CITE Research Symposium 2008

PODCASTS IN SCHOOL PODCASTS IN SCHOOL LIBRARIESLIBRARIES

Dr. Dana DukicWest Island School

Hong Kong

CITE Research Symposium 2008

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Podcasts and school Podcasts and school librarieslibraries

Podcasts are new and powerful tool in hands of school librarians

School librarians make use of podcasts in many different ways

With podcasts school librarians reach their users in any time and at any place


Librarians and podcastingLibrarians and podcasting

Librarians as…..Librarians as…..

podcast users – use podcasts for information and professional development

intermediaries - provide podcasts created by others Podcasts from the Internet Podcasts created inside their school ( create repositories)

podcast creators – create podcasts for many purposes and also initiate students’ podcasts also initiate students’ podcasts


Librarian as intermediaryLibrarian as intermediary

The amount of information available on the Internet is increasing exponentially and access to relevant information is not easy

Under these circumstances the role of librarians is to develop criteria that focus on podcats quality and suitability quality and suitability


Podcast selection criteriaPodcast selection criteria

Learner needs – learning outcomes Suitability (curriculum, students’ age) Content quality

Authority background (individual and institution – qualifications and expertise)

Cited sources (documented and referenced) Design quality (structure, length) Technical quality Instructional quality (supplemental materials and

learning guides) guides)


Podcasts from the InternetPodcasts from the Internet Audio-book collections Current events Radio and TV programs Interviews Audio blogs Professional resources Instructional resources

(science, foreign languages, literature etc.)

Academic and school lectures Music collections


Podcast searching Podcast searching strategiesstrategies

Directories and search enginesDirectories and search engines

CommonCommon

Podcast Alley Podcast.Com Podcast Directory iTunes

EducationalEducational

Podcasts for Educators, Schools & Colleges Education Podcast Network BBC Podcast Director Podcasts Specifically for Educators openculture Learn Out Loud Librivox


Custom Search EngineCustom Search Engine

Rollyo – “Roll Your Own Search Engine Own Search Engine””Librarians use custom search engine to develop their own Librarians use custom search engine to develop their own

customized searching tools. customized searching tools. They create a list of approved Web sites for searchingThey create a list of approved Web sites for searching

Example – a selection of websites for educational podcasts:Example – a selection of websites for educational podcasts: http://epnweb.org/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/downloadtrial/ http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/infolit/edupodcast/ http://www.learnoutloud.com/Podcast-Directory http://recap.ltd.uk/podcasting/index.php http://www.oculture.com/2007/06/podcast_library.html http://librivox.org/ /


RollyoRollyo


Using RSS feedUsing RSS feed

Subscribing to podcast feedsSubscribing to podcast feedsUsing tools for mixing RSS feedsUsing tools for mixing RSS feedsAny number of RSS feeds can be mixed into one Any number of RSS feeds can be mixed into one

unique new feedunique new feed

RSS MixRSS Mix

KickRSSKickRSS


RSS MixRSS Mix


Social bookmarking toolsSocial bookmarking tools “wisdom of the crowds” technique“wisdom of the crowds” technique

Librarians collaborate to filter the massive information Librarians collaborate to filter the massive information overload they face and to secure the quality of resourceoverload they face and to secure the quality of resource..

Collaborative filtering through social bookmarking tools allows Collaborative filtering through social bookmarking tools allows librarians to draw on the insights and discoveries of people librarians to draw on the insights and discoveries of people with similar profiles and interestswith similar profiles and interests

Popular bookmarking tools:Popular bookmarking tools:

del.icio.us furl


WIS Library webpage

FurlFurl


New searching technologiesNew searching technologies

EveryZing Podscope

these searching tools don’t search just these searching tools don’t search just metadata (indexes and catalogues)metadata (indexes and catalogues)

they search within audio and video they search within audio and video content for keywordscontent for keywords


Developing school repositoriesDeveloping school repositories

Librarians collect and organize Librarians collect and organize podcasts and audio files created by podcasts and audio files created by teachers and other school members.teachers and other school members.

Recorded lectures and tutorials Recorded lectures and tutorials Supplementary teaching notesSupplementary teaching notes Field reports recorded in situ Field reports recorded in situ Interviews with subject matter experts Interviews with subject matter experts Answers to frequently asked questionsAnswers to frequently asked questions


Why librarians create Why librarians create podcastspodcasts

to promote the library(library tours, story hours, library news, announcing library events,

information for parents, information for new students etc.)

to support Information literacy instruction

for library marketing (tutorials how to use OPAC, RSS, various open source software etc.)

to enhance librarians’ professional development

(tutorials, book discussions, interviews with authors, successful tutorials, book discussions, interviews with authors, successful librarians, presentations by other professionals etc.)librarians, presentations by other professionals etc.)


ExamplesExamples

Library user guide

Basic rules and regulations Research Skills Tutorial: Choosing resources

– in Gcast

Teaching basic information literacy skills


Initiating students’ podcastsInitiating students’ podcasts

book reviews stories interviews with teachers, students, visiting with teachers, students, visiting

authors etc.authors etc. research or literary projects school events school radio program radio program


Podcasts created with studentsPodcasts created with students

Three examples RadioPopcorn

School radio channel for school news, learning and entertainment

Thunderstorm Literary & topic research project

EnvironmentEnvironmental topics research


RadioPopcornRadioPopcorn

Podcast structure Introduction

theme music welcome message preview – outlines of the main points of the

showFeatures – main content of the showSchool events and projects, book reports,

interviews, jokesConclusion - Theme song and good buy

message


ThunderstormThunderstorm

IntroductionTheme music and soundWelcome message and a preview

FeaturesStory-mapping (ThunderCake by P. Polacco) and Q&A about

thunderstormsJokes about weather

Conclusion Theme song, sounds and a good buy message


Librarians as podcasts usersLibrarians as podcasts users

Podcasts for librarian professional needs:

Connected learning with David Warlick (audio blog)

Sirsi Dynix Institute Resources LibrarySpot LibraryJournal.com Shambles LIBcast


ConclusionConclusion Podcasts are widely applicable in school libraries and more

and more librarians are using podcasts to enhance their collections and services

Librarians select podcasts from the Internet and include them in their library collections, create their own podcasts, initiate students’ podcasts and listen to the professional podcasts to be up to date in their profession

Librarians need to develop evaluation criteria for selecting quality podcasts that meet their users’ needs

Librarians should be open to opportunities offered by new information technologies as to be able to serve successfully technologies as to be able to serve successfully school learning communityschool learning community


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