Podcasting
Producing Content that Matters
Mary Ellen BornakBucks County Community College
Today’s Mission . . .
• How you would like to use podcasts
• How podcasts work
• Share instructional strategies for using the media effectively
• Identify hardware, software used in podcasting
• Explore BCCC iTunesU site
• Create a podcast
• Share resources and support
What Is a Podcast?
• A digital recording in MP3 format
• A vodcast is video and audio in mp4 or Quicktime format
• Uploaded to Bucks iTunes U
• Automatic download to iTunes on computer or audio player
• Users need iTunes account (free) to get/subscribe podcasts
Podcast Delivery Model
Events of Instruction
Gain Student Attention
• Portable, mobile technology
• Familiar environment
• Pervasive, mainstream technology
• Download is automatic
• Engaging
• Listening vs. reading
• They’re already there!
Meaningful Content • Record lecture
highlights
• Explain difficult points
• Guest lectures
• Tours/field work
• Audio glossary
• Capture class discussion
• Storytelling, recitations
• Review, class rep
Beyond Class Skills
• Address learning styles
• Integrate 21st century skills
• Encourage responsibility
• Use today’s technology
• They’ll think you’re cool!!!
Keep Them Moving
• StudyMate lets you turn a self-test activity into a handheld game.
• Games can be uploaded to iTunes U site
Let Them Create Their Own
• Presentations
• Audio glossary
• Class tours
• Interviews, recordings
• Language practice
• Storytelling
• Tools: Hardware & Software
• Capture
• Edit
• Export
• Upload
• Engage!!!
Creating a Podcast
Hardware/Software
Headset/micScript
BCCC on iTunesU
Free iTunes subscription
lets you upload and download
...Upload mp3 to CE6
Recording program
Headphone Connection1. Plug in headset/mic before start up2. Make sure mic is turned on3. Make sure computer recognizes the headset:• Control Panel• Sounds & Devices• Hardware tab• Your Headset
Sound Check
Check that volume is not
muted.
Use media player to check that sound is playing with your computer default
settings
Record (PC or Mac)
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download
LAME mp3 EncorderDownload Audacity
Make sure you download the 1 2
Save and unzip in Audacity folder
Soundtrack
• Red button to record
• Yellow button to stop
• Blue double bars to pause
• This is a voice on a soundtrack
• Editing tools can improve recording
MP3 Export Setup
• Edit- Preferences
• File Formats tab
• Find Library Button
File saves as WAV. Encoder allows export as MP3
File Export as MPs
Browse for LAME encoder:
GarageBand
Recording program on Macs
BCCC iTunesU
• Subscribe to iTunes - free
• Upload your podcast to Bucks iTunesU site
• Students subscribe to BCCC iTunesU site
• Podcast “pushed” to computer/ iPod player
• MP3 files can also be uploaded directly into BB Vista
We are Bucks on iTunes U
• Authenticated Access vs. Public Access:
• ACCESS: To upload files to BCCC’s ITunes U site, get authenticated by emailing [email protected] or [email protected].
• PUBLIC: To view/download files (e.g. students) only public access is needed.
• URLs For authenticated access to iTunes U:
• from on campus - https://itunesu.adminbucks.edu/cgi-bin/login.pl
• from off campus - https://itunesu.bucks.edu/cgi-bin/login.pl
• Public URL to the Bucks ITunes U site is:• http://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/bucks-public
From Links Panel. . .
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Student/public unauthenticated access to the Bucks ITunes U site is: http://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/bucks-public
Tips for a Podcaster• Target instructional goals
• Script your program
• Introduce self, program
• Instruct on how students should use your podcast (listen, memorize, activity)
• Keep it simple
• Keep it short
• Be yourself
• Make content integral to your course.
Beyond Podcast Think...
• Bandwidth limitation
• Offer Text version
• Promote/grade interaction
• Vary uses, experiment
• Motivate students to use
• Bandwidth limitation
• Offer Text version
• Promote/grade interaction
• Vary uses, experiment
• Motivate students to use
Podcast Directories • http://www.apple.com/itunesu/
• http://www.podcast.net
• http://www.everyzing.com
• http://www.podscope.com
• http:/www.ted.com/talks
• http://www.epnweb.org
• http://podcastforeducators.blogspot.com
• http://www.podcastdirectory.com/podcasts/index.php?iid=15390
• http://recap.ltd.uk/podcasting/colleges/collegepodcasts.php
BCCC Resources• Instructional Design Lab
• BCCC Library will check out headset/mics
• Faculty Web Resources site
• Podcast, iTunesU pages
• Atomic Learning Tutorials
• Educause ELI tutorials
Public access to the Bucks ITunes U site is: http://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/bucks-public
Contacts
• Mary Ellen [email protected]
• Georglyn [email protected]
• Digital Recording [email protected]
BCCC Learning Resources