Podcasting and Vodcasting In Academic Libraries

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

“ 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…

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

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

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

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

Podzinger
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?

Juice
Juice - ipodder.sourceforge.net

Bloglines
Bloglines - www.bloglines.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!)

Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
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

“ 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?

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

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

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

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

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

“ Coursecasting”

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

Coursecasting Issues
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.

Coursecasting Issues
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)

“… 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)

“ 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)

“ 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.

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

“ 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

Information and Circ
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

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

ENGnetBASE
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

Cal State Fullerton
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

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”

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

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

Audacity
Audacity - audacity.sourceforge.net

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

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

1. Recording / Editing Video
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)

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

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

2. Listening / Watching

3. Hosting

blip.tv – blip.tv

4 - 5. Posting / Feeding

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

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

6. Promoting

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…

Break Time

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 .

Moraine
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

Podcast Planning – What…
… 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

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.

Music For Podcasts
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

Podcast Planning – Who?
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

Podcast Planning – When?
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

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)

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)

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)

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

Podcasting and Vodcasting In Academic Libraries

by dwfree on Aug 29, 2007

Accessibility

Categories

Tags

Upload Details

Usage Rights

2 Embeds 35

Statistics

Podcasting and Vodcasting In Academic Libraries — Presentation Transcript

http://www.robcoers.nl	28
http://www.slideshare.net	7