M – Learning with POD casts

Presented by

Vartouhi Asherian --

Professor JeffreyJones --

Presented at NISOD Conference inAustin, Texas 2007

You can access this presentation from conference Presentations)
M-Learning with Podcasts .pdf
M-Learning with Podcasts .doc

What is Podcasting, podcatching and Streaming Video?

Podcasting -- It is the means of distributing digital media files for people to listen to whenever, wherever, however they want it

oAudio

oPhotocast

oPDF

oScreencasts – software demonstration with audio

oEnhanced – images are incorporated with audio

oVideocast - Vidcast or Vodcast –Is a term used for the online delivery of Video on demand video clip content

Podcatching – Refers to selecting and receiving audio file subscriptions automatically (RSS Feeds – Discuss later)

M-Learning – The ability to download a variety of materials in many mobile formats.

Streaming Video – Is the use of audio and video to display a topic

Podcasting Advantage

RSS allows people to subscribe to your podcast. New podcasts appear in your MP3 player whenever they are connected.

What Media Devices are used to view M-learning topics

The generic IPod or Voice IPod

MP3 other media players

The video IPods

Desktops/Notebook media devices

Web Courses

Cell phones Verizon – link to phone

ITunes (digital media player application)

Podcasting Genres

There are all kinds of podcasts: People from all walks of life and all sorts of interests are podcasting

Art

Business

Education

Self help

News & politics

Science

Technology

Music

Games

Kids and family

Etc….

Educational Uses

Ecogeek

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Golfing lesson

o

Jeff Jones lecture

oShow Ch 1 POD cast from CD

oDiscuss other POD casts (Pub./Other Colleges)

De Young Museum

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Disseminate Course Content – SME audio/video

Interviews/voices from the field –Historical reenactments, oral histories

Training – dental hygiene

Tutorials – software demonstrations

Portfolios -

Slide shows – Art collection

Self guided tours – College campus

Foreign language – vocabulary repetition

Discussions – Open Forums

Commentaries – Sports and other student events

Admissions

Alumni

Student Services

Emergency Management Contacts

How to get started

The best place to start is to listen/watch to a few shows.

Always use podcasts in conjunction to an online course within the CMS (course management system) or a blog for interaction purposes.

Start podcasting

Pre production – script your content, prepare equipment and get ready

Production – record and edit your content

Publish – College Server or Other Host

Subscribe to the podcast

Enjoy anywhere anytime

Podcast basics

Keep it short (12 min or less) Distortion of picture

Do not use time specific content

Show notes for ADA compliance

Know your software

Attire that is camera friendly

Have some type of script

Produce a PowerPoint or some lecture content

Challenges

New skills are required

Editing takes from 15 min to 5 hours or more

Time spent in writing scripts, creating titles, creating captions and capturing video

Free Programs

ITunes

QuickTime

Audacity -- audio recording/editing program (cross platform) (free)

Adobe Audition (Starting $140)

FeedBurner

Future – Secondlife.com Animation shoots of M-learning materials

Assessment

Introduction to Learning styles

Number of students who had an IPOD, use and/or would purchase

Grades per learning style

Learning styles and correlation to using POD casts (with or without IPOD’s)

Assessments must effectively measure what students have learned:

Student produced presentations, walking tours, journals.

Rubrics for podcasting projects

Laws

Copyright Laws: An understanding of how and when to use existing content.

oCopyright continues to be murky area

oWho owns the content? Publisher? You? Put your content in CMS so that only your students can see it.
oMusic copyright. One or two licenses to play copyrighted music in your podcast. Composer and Performance rights.

Library functions of classification, searchability and archival of podcasted material.

Security – lack of company policies to control mobile devices in the workplace. (super size hard drives)

Where is it going?

Teaching and learning beyond the classroom

Wireless devices and cell phone integration

Student portfolios

Teachers teaching teachers

Just in time learning

Extended class discussions

Decentralized learning – bringing in guest speakers – through POD casts

Blog/POD cast interviews

7 things you need to know about Podcasting

What is it?

Who is doing it?

How does it work?

Why is it significant?

What are the downsides (challenges)?

Where is it going?

What are the implications for teaching and learning?

Educause Learning initiative

Links/Resources

Podcasting

Videocasting

Podcast for teachers

Anything but Ipod

MP3 players

Copyright

Universities using Podcasting

Duke

First year experience at Duke

Stanford

Berkley

CCSN

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