Creating Podcasts for Free Workshop Carol Walker eLearning Advisor (Learning Technology) JISC Regional Support Centre Scotland North & East 2009

www.rsc-ne-scotland.ac.uk JISC Regional Support Centre Scotland North & East

What is Podcasting? definition http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting “ Podcasting is the method of distributing multimedia files, such as audio or video programs, over the Internet using syndication feeds, for playback on mobile devices and personal computers.”

definition

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting

How do I listen to podcasts? Listen to them online Download them to play on your computer on a portable device such as MP3 player, like an iPod or iRiver Some mobile phones PDA

Listen to them online

Download them to play

on your computer

on a portable device such as

MP3 player, like an iPod or iRiver

Some mobile phones

PDA

PDAs and Mobile Phones

What are the benefits? Anytime, anywhere learning Portable Different learning styles Can be played over again Technology investment to create relatively low

Anytime, anywhere learning

Portable

Different learning styles

Can be played over again

Technology investment to create relatively low

Where do you find podcasts? Lots of different podcast search engines iTunes Podcast Alley Yahoo Podcasts Podcast.net

Lots of different podcast search engines

iTunes

Podcast Alley

Yahoo Podcasts

Podcast.net

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iTunes U

iTunes U – Open University

What makes a podcast different from an ordinary digital audio file? Subscription

Subscription

Aggregators Lots of different versions Juice (formerly iPodder) Bloglines – A web-based aggregator iTunes

Lots of different versions

Juice (formerly iPodder)

Bloglines – A web-based aggregator

iTunes

Possible uses… Highlighting resources Interview subject experts Study skills Library inductions

Highlighting resources

Interview subject experts

Study skills

Library inductions

University of Aberdeen - LibCast

University of Aberdeen - AudioPODs

Setting up a Podcast Audacity to record audio Good quality microphone Somewhere to host it Use a blog Free edublogs account Free blogger account Free wordpress account

Audacity to record audio

Good quality microphone

Somewhere to host it

Use a blog

Free edublogs account

Free blogger account

Free wordpress account

Some things to think about Know your audience Keep it focused How will they listen, when and where? Scripted or ad-libbed Pace – fast or slow Length – short or long Frequency – daily, weekly or monthly

Know your audience

Keep it focused

How will they listen, when and where?

Scripted or ad-libbed

Pace – fast or slow

Length – short or long

Frequency – daily, weekly or monthly

Impala - Informal Mobile Podcasting And Learning Adaptation http://www.impala.ac.uk/outputs/resources.html

Creating your podcast Open Audacity Set input to Microphone Set your mic level Record your introduction record pause stop

Open Audacity

Set input to Microphone

Set your mic level

Record your introduction

JISC infoNet – Social Software http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/social-software

http://www.web2rights.org.uk/ Web2Rights

Possible uses… Highlighting resources Interview subject experts Study skills Library inductions

Highlighting resources

Interview subject experts

Study skills

Library inductions

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