Podcasting Online Faculty Development Programs Using BlackboardCollaborateMP4 Archives

JASON RHODEAsst. Director, Faculty DevelopmentNorthern Illinois University

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Presenter

Jason Rhode, Ph.D.Assistant DirectorFaculty Development and Instructional Design CenterNorthern Illinois University

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Slides and Conversation

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Session Description

This session at Blackboard Collaborate Connections Summit shared Northern Illinois University's journey offering live online faculty development workshops using Blackboard Collaborate as well as making online workshop archives available for on-demand viewing either online, in iTunes, or on a mobile device. Emphasis was placed on NIU's step-by-step workflow for using Publish! in conjunction with Blackboard Collaborate to create MP4 versions of archives suitable for viewing online as well as on mobile devices to deliver archived online faculty development programs in podcast form. The presentation includes considerations for hosting archives outside Blackboard Collaborate as well as the steps necessary to create a podcast RSS feed, submit to the iTunes store, and update the necessary files when a new MP4 archive from Blackboard Collaborate is generated.

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Session Focus

• Details of NIU’s workflow for podcasting MP4 archives of online faculty development workshop archives

• Glimpse at mobile experience of downloading and viewing MP4 archives on iPhone / iPod Touch

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NIU’s Online Faculty Development Workshops

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1. Locate Session Recording Link

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2. Launch Publish!

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3. Copy/Paste URL; Select Publish Settings

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4. Wait for Publish to Generate MP4

• 1:1 publish runtime for archive recording length

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5. Upload .MP4 to Web Server

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6. Edit Podcast RSS Feed Using FeedForAll

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Add Item to Existing Podcast Feed

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Enter Required Item Metadata

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Enter iTunes Metadata

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7. Upload / Preview Updated RSS Feed

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One-Time Setup? Submit Podcast Feed to iTunes

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Subscribing / Download Podcasts in iTunes

Search “NIU Faculty Development” to find NIU Faculty Development Program Archives

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Viewing as Podcast on iPhone / iPod Touch

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Searching for Podcast in Podcasts App on iPhone

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Downloading Archives from Podcast on iPhone

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Text Easy to View

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Slides and Conversation

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