Podcasting And Vodcasting In Academic Libraries David Free Association of College and Research Libraries 30 August, 2007

Agenda Part 1: Casting 101 Break Part 2: Let’s Make Stuff! Part 3: Wrap-Up

Part 1: Casting 101

Break

Part 2: Let’s Make Stuff!

Part 3: Wrap-Up

“ a digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, made available on the Internet for downloading to a personal audio player.” - New Oxford American Dictionary A Podcast Is…

“ a digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, made available on the Internet for downloading to a personal audio player.”

- New Oxford American Dictionary

MP3 + RSS = Podcast - Aaron Schmidt, Computers In Libraries 2007

MP3 + RSS = Podcast

- Aaron Schmidt, Computers In Libraries 2007

“ There are two types of Internet users, those that use RSS and those that don't. This video is for the people who could save time using RSS, but don't know where to start.” RSS In Plain English blip.tv/file/205570

“ There are two types of Internet users, those that use RSS and those that don't. This video is for the people who could save time using RSS, but don't know where to start.”

Who Downloads Podcasts? Pew Internet and American Life Project - www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/193/report_display.asp

30% of 18-24 year olds own MP3 player 54% of 12-17 year olds own MP3 player TEMPO Survey (July 2006) - www.ipsosna.com/news/pressrelease.cfm?id=3124

30% of 18-24 year olds own MP3 player

54% of 12-17 year olds own MP3 player

Web sites Search tools (Google, Podcast Pickle, Blinkx) iTunes YouTube How Do You Find Them?

Web sites

Search tools (Google, Podcast Pickle, Blinkx)

iTunes

YouTube

podCast 411 podCast411 Directory of Directories -www.podcast411.com/page2.html

podCast411 Directory of Directories -www.podcast411.com/page2.html

Podzinger Podzinger – www.podzinger.com

Podzinger – www.podzinger.com

Needs: Computer, Broadband Internet, Media Player(s) Aggregators: Juice, Bloglines, Fireant, iTunes Portable Devices: iPod (or other player), PSP, Treo How Do You Consume Them?

Needs: Computer, Broadband Internet, Media Player(s)

Aggregators: Juice, Bloglines, Fireant, iTunes

Portable Devices: iPod (or other player), PSP, Treo

Juice Juice - ipodder.sourceforge.net

Juice - ipodder.sourceforge.net

Juice Juice - ipodder.sourceforge.net

Juice - ipodder.sourceforge.net

Bloglines Bloglines - www.bloglines.com

Bloglines - www.bloglines.com

iTunes iTunes - www.apple.com/itunes

iTunes - www.apple.com/itunes

Podcasting In Libraries Casting In Academic Libraries www.flickr.com/photos/michaelsphotos/82484365

Cast Your… Speakers Lectures Interviews (Make sure to get permission!)

Speakers

Lectures

Interviews

(Make sure to get permission!)

Claude Moore Health Sciences Library Claude Moore Health Sciences Library (UVA) -www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/library/ historical/lectures.cfm

Claude Moore Health Sciences Library (UVA) -www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/library/ historical/lectures.cfm

Arizona State Arizona State University Library Channel -www.asu.edu/lib/librarychannel

Arizona State University Library Channel -www.asu.edu/lib/librarychannel

“ I just wanted to say thank you for the podcasts. I sadly had to miss many of these talks live, and it was great to be able to experience them. Very professionally done, too. Keep up the good work!” ~ GPC faculty member via email

“ I just wanted to say thank you for the podcasts. I sadly had to miss many of these talks live, and it was great to be able to experience them. Very professionally done, too. Keep up the good work!”

~ GPC faculty member via email

Promote Your… Services Resources Events What do you want people to know about your library?

Services

Resources

Events

What do you want people to know about your library?

L-Team The L-Team (Williams College Library) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwCUtpbUWgk

The L-Team (Williams College Library) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwCUtpbUWgk

GPC GPC Decatur Campus Library – www.gpc.edu/~declib/podcasts.htm

GPC Decatur Campus Library – www.gpc.edu/~declib/podcasts.htm

Dowling Dowling College Library Omnibus - www.dowling.edu/library/newsblog/podcasts.asp

Dowling College Library Omnibus - www.dowling.edu/library/newsblog/podcasts.asp

UNC Pembroke UNC @ Pembroke Library Minute - www.uncp.edu/library/minute/index.html

UNC @ Pembroke Library Minute - www.uncp.edu/library/minute/index.html

Teach Them… Tours Library instruction sessions Technical training Internal training too!

Tours

Library instruction sessions

Technical training

Internal training too!

“ Coursecasting”

“ Coursecasting”

Boilercast Purdue University Boilercast -boilercast.itap.purdue.edu:1013/Boilercast

Purdue University Boilercast -boilercast.itap.purdue.edu:1013/Boilercast

88% listened to at least one course podcast 87% listened to course podcasts on computer UW Podcasting: Evaluation of Year One - catalyst.washington.edu/research_development/papers/2006/podcasting_year1.pdf

88% listened to at least

one course podcast

87% listened to course podcasts on computer

Coursecasting Issues Content Audio VS Video Access Copyright / Ownership Digital Divide Class Attendance?

Content

Audio VS Video

Access

Copyright / Ownership

Digital Divide

Class Attendance?

Audio VS Video At the University of Michigan School of Dentistry… 66.1% preferred audio over video lectures* Depends on your content! * Brittain, Sarah et al. "Podcasting Lectures". EDUCAUSE Quarterly . 29.3 (2006): 24-31.

At the University of Michigan School of Dentistry…

66.1% preferred audio over video lectures*

Depends on your content!

* Brittain, Sarah et al. "Podcasting Lectures". EDUCAUSE Quarterly . 29.3 (2006): 24-31.

Coursecasting Issues Content Audio VS Video Access Copyright / Ownership Digital Divide Class Attendance?

Content

Audio VS Video

Access

Copyright / Ownership

Digital Divide

Class Attendance?

“ I really like the idea. It allows me to add on to my notes because sometimes you just miss things the first time around. This allows you to pause the lecture if you need to in order to write down detailed notes” - Duke University iPod First Year student feedback Source: Duke University iPod First Year Experience Final Evaluation Report. (cit.duke.edu/pdf/ipod_initiative_04_05.pdf)

“ I really like the idea. It allows me to add on to my notes because sometimes you just miss things the first time around. This allows you to pause the lecture if you need to in order to write down detailed notes”

- Duke University iPod First Year student feedback

“… this encourages students to sleep through class (whether they sleep in the lecture of just stay in bed)!!!!! it gives the message that coming to lecture or paying attention is not important because everything will be online later anyway.” - Duke University iPod First Year student feedback Source: Duke University iPod First Year Experience Final Evaluation Report. (cit.duke.edu/pdf/ipod_initiative_04_05.pdf)

“… this encourages students to sleep through class (whether they sleep in the lecture of just stay in bed)!!!!! it gives the message that coming to lecture or paying attention is not important because everything will be online later anyway.”

- Duke University iPod First Year student feedback

“ The greatest strength is to allow students to learn even if they missed class.” -University of Washington Faculty Member “ I became very sick this quarter, and the podcasts greatly helped me catch up on what I missed in class.” -University of Washington Student Source: UW Podcasting: Evaluation of Year One (catalyst.washington.edu/research_development/papers/2006/ podcasting_year1.pdf)

“ The greatest strength is to allow students to learn even if they missed class.”

-University of Washington Faculty Member

“ I became very sick this quarter, and the podcasts greatly helped me catch up on what I missed in class.”

-University of Washington Student

“ If a podcast can capture everything you do in class, you deserve to have nobody coming.” - G. Marc Loudon, Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Purdue University Source: Read, Brock. "Lectures On The Go". Chronicle of Higher Education . 52.10 (2005): A39.

“ If a podcast can capture everything you do in class, you deserve to have nobody coming.”

- G. Marc Loudon, Professor of Medicinal Chemistry,

Purdue University

Instructional Pod/Vodcasting In Academic Libraries

Instructional Pod/Vodcasting In Academic Libraries

ATEC 1203 @ GPC Computer / research skills course Weekly audio overview lectures (5-15 minutes) 50ish downloads / hits per week

Computer / research skills course

Weekly audio overview lectures (5-15 minutes)

50ish downloads / hits per week

WebCT

“ Since it is an online course, I have particularly liked the audio lesson each week. One can often gain a different meaning from hearing something as opposed to just reading it, so I find the audio lessons help me feel I have a better grasp of the material and the assignments. I really wish more of my online instructors utilized this resource.” - ATEC 1203 Student, Summer 2006

“ Since it is an online course, I have particularly liked the audio lesson each week. One can often gain a different meaning from hearing something as opposed to just reading it, so I find the audio lessons help me feel I have a better grasp of the material and the assignments. I really wish more of my online instructors utilized this resource.”

- ATEC 1203 Student, Summer 2006

Ohio University Ohio University Alden Library Audio Tour- www.library.ohiou.edu/podcasts/?page_id=14

Ohio University Alden Library Audio Tour-

www.library.ohiou.edu/podcasts/?page_id=14

Information and Circ Information And Circulation (Cal State Long Beach) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL8Qpa8z5Lg

Information And Circulation (Cal State Long Beach) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL8Qpa8z5Lg

WPI Worcester Polytechnic Institute Library Audio To Go -www.wpi.edu/Academics/Library/Borrowing/Podcasts

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Library Audio To Go -www.wpi.edu/Academics/Library/Borrowing/Podcasts

Fairfield Fairfield University Library Podcasts - www.fairfield.edu/lib_podcasts.html

Fairfield University Library Podcasts -

www.fairfield.edu/lib_podcasts.html

ENGnetBASE ENGnetBASE (Georgia Tech Library) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=KojgWLi50To

ENGnetBASE (Georgia Tech Library) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=KojgWLi50To

Screencasting Detour “ A screencast is a recording of computer screen output, usually containing audio narration typically published as a video file.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screencast

“ A screencast is a recording of computer screen output, usually containing audio narration typically published as a video file.”

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screencast

Cal State Fullerton Library Guide For Nursing (California State University, Fullerton) - faculty.fullerton.edu/rclemens/Nursing.htm

Library Guide For Nursing (California State University, Fullerton) -

faculty.fullerton.edu/rclemens/Nursing.htm

At the University of Washington… 73% used lecture notes while listening to podcasts 86% used online PowerPoint while listening to podcasts … if they were available. UW Podcasting: Evaluation of Year One - catalyst.washington.edu/research_development/papers/2006/podcasting_year1.pdf

At the University of Washington…

73% used lecture notes while listening to podcasts

86% used online PowerPoint while listening to podcasts

… if they were available.

Instructional Podcasting Remix Brief assignment overview podcast Audio / video tours of specific library areas Online tutorials / podcasts for assignment specific resources & services Subject guides / “cheat sheats”

Brief assignment overview podcast

Audio / video tours of specific library areas

Online tutorials / podcasts for assignment specific resources & services

Subject guides / “cheat sheats”

7 Steps To Pod(Vod)cast Heaven Recording / Editing Listening Hosting Posting Feeding Promoting Evaluate / Repeat

Recording / Editing

Listening

Hosting

Posting

Feeding

Promoting

Evaluate / Repeat

1. Recording And Editing

1. Recording And Editing

1. Recording / Editing Audio Microphone! Start Basic USB Upgrade? Audacity Open Source Free Easy! Tech Stuff: 44.100khz sample rate, 64-126 kbps bit rate MP3

Microphone!

Start Basic

USB

Upgrade?

Audacity

Open Source

Free

Easy!

Audacity Audacity - audacity.sourceforge.net

Audacity - audacity.sourceforge.net

Audacity LAME MP3 Encoder - audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&item=lame-mp3

LAME MP3 Encoder - audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&item=lame-mp3

Garageband Garageband - www.apple.com/ilife/garageband

Garageband - www.apple.com/ilife/garageband

1. Recording / Editing Video Video Camera! DV Camcorder Webcam / mic Mobile phone Digital camera

Video Camera!

DV Camcorder

Webcam / mic

Mobile phone

Digital camera

1. Recording / Editing Video Software iMovie (Free, if you buy a Mac) Windows Movie Maker (Free) Avid Free DV (Take a guess) Quicktime Pro ($29.99) Final Cut Pro (You don’t want to know) Adobe Video Suite (You REALLY don’t want to know)

Software

iMovie (Free, if you buy a Mac)

Windows Movie Maker (Free)

Avid Free DV (Take a guess)

Quicktime Pro ($29.99)

Final Cut Pro (You don’t want to know)

Adobe Video Suite (You REALLY don’t want to know)

1. Recording / Editing Screencasts Adobe Captivate ($199 ) Camstudio (free, open source) Camtasia ($179) SlideCast (free)

Adobe Captivate ($199 )

Camstudio (free, open source)

Camtasia ($179)

SlideCast (free)

Video Formats Not simple like audio! .MOV (Quicktime) .WMV (Windows) Flash (YouTube)

Not simple like audio!

.MOV (Quicktime)

.WMV (Windows)

Flash (YouTube)

2. Listening / Watching

2. Listening / Watching

3. Hosting

3. Hosting

blip.tv – blip.tv

blip.tv – blip.tv

4 - 5. Posting / Feeding

4 - 5. Posting / Feeding

5. Feeding ACRLog RSS Feed – acrlblog.org/index.php?feed=rss2

ACRLog RSS Feed – acrlblog.org/index.php?feed=rss2

5. Feeding Listen Up! Feedburned – feeds.feedburner.com/gpclibraryradio

Listen Up! Feedburned – feeds.feedburner.com/gpclibraryradio

6. Promoting

6. Promoting

6. Promoting

7. Evaluate & Repeat

7. Evaluate & Repeat

1. Make sure it feeds! 2. Promote. Then promote some more. 3. Keep it short. 4. Use music sparingly! 5. Multiple voices rock. 6. Podcast events. 7. Consider your web presence. 8. Listen to your listeners. 8 Things I Learned About Podcasting…

1. Make sure it feeds!

2. Promote. Then promote some more.

3. Keep it short.

4. Use music sparingly!

5. Multiple voices rock.

6. Podcast events.

7. Consider your web presence.

8. Listen to your listeners.

Break Time

Break Time

Have a plan! See also…www.davidleeking.com

Have a plan!

See also…www.davidleeking.com

Podcast Planning – Why? Is podcasting right for us? Can we sustain? Not because it’s cool! Tie to mission / instructional philosophy .

Is podcasting right for us?

Can we sustain?

Not because it’s cool!

Tie to mission / instructional philosophy .

Moraine Moraine Valley Community College Library – www2.morainevalley.edu/default.asp?SiteId=10&PageId= 1496

Moraine Valley Community College Library –

www2.morainevalley.edu/default.asp?SiteId=10&PageId= 1496

UCOL UCOL Library Podcasts - library.ucol.ac.nz/main.asp?page=100

UCOL Library Podcasts - library.ucol.ac.nz/main.asp?page=100

Podcast Planning – What… … content do we want to produce? Content comes first!

… content do we want to produce?

Content comes first!

“ Create good content. If you make something worth listening to, people will listen to it.” - Chris Kretz, Dowling College Library Omnibus

“ Create good content. If you make something worth listening to, people will listen to it.”

- Chris Kretz, Dowling College Library Omnibus

Podcasting Tips Consider your voice Be passionate & entertaining Outline / script, but don’t read! Find a quiet place Remember your listeners Multiple voices rock! See also…Harrington, Jack. Podcasting Hacks . Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilley, 2005.

Consider your voice

Be passionate & entertaining

Outline / script, but don’t read!

Find a quiet place

Remember your listeners

Multiple voices rock!

See also…Harrington, Jack. Podcasting Hacks . Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilley, 2005.

Music For Podcasts Creative Commons Audio (creativecommons.org/audio) CCMixter (ccmixter.org) Podsafe Music Network (music.podshow.com)

Creative Commons Audio

(creativecommons.org/audio)

CCMixter

(ccmixter.org)

Podsafe Music Network

(music.podshow.com)

Creative Commons Legal Guide Creative Commons Podcasting Legal Guide - wiki.creativecommons.org/Podcasting_Legal_Guide

Creative Commons Podcasting Legal Guide - wiki.creativecommons.org/Podcasting_Legal_Guide

Podcast Planning – Who? Library staff Systems/ IT staff Instructional designers Classroom faculty Plan to continue if “who” leaves!

Library staff

Systems/ IT staff

Instructional designers

Classroom faculty

Plan to continue if “who” leaves!

Podcasting @ Hunter Podcasting @ Hunter - podcasting.hunter.cuny.edu/support.html

Podcasting @ Hunter - podcasting.hunter.cuny.edu/support.html

Podcast Planning – When? How often? Regular schedule? Occasional content? Depends on your content! Have episodes ready before launch.

How often?

Regular schedule?

Occasional content?

Depends on your content!

Have episodes ready before launch.

“ Connect. Connect. Connect. Don’t be afraid to outreach and tie in with departments and activities at your institution, campus, or town.” - Christine Drew, WPI Audio To Go

“ Connect. Connect. Connect. Don’t be afraid to outreach and tie in with departments and activities at your institution, campus, or town.”

- Christine Drew, WPI Audio To Go

Learn More Here (Audio Version)… Podcasters Wiki (www.podcasterswiki.com) Podcasting News (www.podcastingnews.com) Podcast User Magazine (www.podcastusermagazine.com) Blogger and Podcaster Magazine (bloggerandpodcaster.com)

Podcasters Wiki (www.podcasterswiki.com)

Podcasting News (www.podcastingnews.com)

Podcast User Magazine (www.podcastusermagazine.com)

Blogger and Podcaster Magazine (bloggerandpodcaster.com)

Learn More Here (Video Version)… Make Internet TV (makeinternettv.org) Freevlog (www.freevlog.org/index.php/category/tutorial/) Library Videos…the best of (libraryvideos.blogspot.com)

Make Internet TV (makeinternettv.org)

Freevlog (www.freevlog.org/index.php/category/tutorial/)

Library Videos…the best of (libraryvideos.blogspot.com)

Learn More Here (Screencasting Version)… Show and Tell The Easy Way… An Introduction to Screencasting (www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/seminar_page.php?sid=71) TechScreencast Screencasting Tutorials (www.techscreencast.com/tool/screencasting)

Show and Tell The Easy Way… An Introduction to Screencasting (www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/seminar_page.php?sid=71)

TechScreencast Screencasting Tutorials (www.techscreencast.com/tool/screencasting)

Happy Casting! Questions? Comments? davidfree.pbwiki.com/ticer2007 [email_address] davidsrandomstuff.blogspot.com Fletch courtesy of Sybil and Jim Davidson.

Questions? Comments?

davidfree.pbwiki.com/ticer2007

[email_address]

davidsrandomstuff.blogspot.com

Fletch courtesy of Sybil and Jim Davidson.