Archive for the 'Podcasting' Category
Podcasting: A Teaching with Technology White Paper
By Ashley Deal, via the Educause site.
This is an excellent paper on podcasting and useful for novice and expert alike. For the beginner there is a brief exploration about what podcasting is, what it stands for and what’s so special about it. This is then followed by a discussion relating to context of use (preparation […]
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Education podcasts enhancing coursework
Education podcasts enhancing coursework
By Lyndsay Elliott.
Brief press release on one Uni’s use of podcasting. Worth noting for the emphasis on using podcasts to provide supplimentary or preparation material and so freeing up class time for social based learning activities.
“It will also allow professors more time for in-class activities, instead of lectures. “I find a lot […]
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Learning Circles: Lecture Recording
By Malcolm Brown (Facilitator) and Dale Voorhees (scribe), via the Educause site.
It’s still amazes me the amount, variety and format of information one can come across on the net these days. This is quite simply a transcription of a seminar of the educational uses of podcasting (held at ELI Annual Conference in Atlanta, 2007). Nonetheless […]
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iPods in the Classroom
By Susie Meserve.
For information really. An interview with Robert Craven, education technology coordinator for the Orange County Department of Education in California. The focus is on student produced podcast at school level.
“In the upper grades, students are beginning to produce weekly podcast reviews of the content they studied during the week, which are then being […]
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Pepperdine podcasts lectures, speeches
By Ryan Hagen.
Again brief but some good points.The lecturer essentially precasts the lecture content in which course material is released in audio format prior to class room contact time. The idea is that the students are able to prepare beforehand and arrive at class with a basic understanding of the subject to be covered. They […]
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Podcasts transforming campus life
Students can view lectures anytime, anywhere
By Brian Lee
Brief article on podcasting. Worth a look if you’re new to podcasting or just getting started. Always of interest are the quotes from both staff and students.
“”The students really enjoyed it,” he said. “It kind of raised the level of the classroom discussion having it recorded.””
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Blogging at school (and a bit of podcasting for good measure…)
Blog, podcasts catch on in classroom
By Erin Feese.
Short new report on school level podcasting in association with blogging. In terms of the podcasting benefits: “”…it’s a great way to incorporate lessons and relate it personally in our lives - in a context we are familiar with,” she said. “It goes beyond perusing a textbook or […]
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Confessions of a Podcast Junkie
By Carie Windham
Great article on podcasting written by a student and focused on the student perspective. Particular interest is podcasting in terms of students creating their own podcasts and hence engaging in writing their own learning material.
On the advantages of podcasted lectures: “”Reviewing came in handy, they all say, especially during project or exam times. […]
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comScore Study Reveals That Males Between the Ages of 18-24…
..More Likely to Download Podcasts via iTunes
“Podcasting Also Popular Among 35-54 Year Olds and Higher-Income and Better-Educated Consumer Segments”.
Okay, so this does not relate entirely to educational podcasts but I thought I’d post here out of interest.
“An analysis of the iTunes podcasting audience revealed that males represented a significantly larger share (63 percent) of the […]
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Making the Grade in Podcasting Class
By Leah Etling
Tiny report of using podcasting. Interesting because this is from the perspective of students producing podcasts. It’s school level stuff but something to bear in mind as in the next few years these students will be entering HE.
“Bissell has several ideas that he wants to suggest to the class, including an interview with […]
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