This document summarizes a workshop on using podcasts in the ESL/EFL classroom. The workshop was held online from January to February 2012 with 155 participants. It was led by three moderators and aimed to provide teachers basic skills in planning, producing, and publishing podcasts to enhance student speaking and listening skills. Over five weeks, participants learned about podcasting tools and platforms, planned a podcast project, developed projects, and presented their work at a podcasting fair. Various synchronous and asynchronous tools like WiZiQ, Skype, blogs and forums were used for communication.

1. TESOL INTERNATIONAL
EV FAIR CLASSICS
Philadelphia, PA, USA
March 28-31, 2012
Podcasting for the ESL/EFL
Classroom
An EVO 2012 session
Evelyn Izquierdo
Universidad Central de Venezuela
Avealmec (Venezuela Call Association)

2. Objective:
This workshop was aimed at providing
basic proficiency related to the
planning, production and publishing of
digital media files (podcasts), as well
as its implementation in the language
classroom to enhance communication
in speaking and listening skills.

3. Audience
ESL/EFL teachers interested in the use of podcasts to
enhance their classes.
Requirements: Having an e-mail account, basic
experience in the use of web 2.0 tools (blogs, wikis, etc),
Internet access, headset (or earphones and microphone).
Participants registered: 155

4. Moderators
• Teadira Pérez - Universidad de los Andes
(ULA Mérida, Venezuela)
• Miguel Mendoza - Universidad Central de Venezuela
(UCV)
• Evelyn Izquierdo – Universidad Central de Venezuela
(UCV)
•Mentor:
Dafne González – Universidad Simón Bolívar
(USB-Venezuela)
Avealmec (Venezuela CALL Association) co-founders

5. Sponsors
TESOL CALL-IS
Avealmec (Venezuela CALL Association)

6. Communication media
Synchronous:
• WiZiQ
• Weekly
• At the end of the week
• On Saturday mornings
• Five sessions in total
• Skype

7. Communication media
Asynchronous:
• Blogs (Blogger)
•Main blog
•Weekly activity blog
•Reading blog
• Yahoo Group
• Forums (blogs)
• Tutorials
•Sync/Async:
•Twitter (social network)
•Official hashtag: #podcastingevo2012

8. Content
Week 1: Getting started
Week 2: What is podcasting?
Week 3: Planning podcasting projects
Week 4: Project development
Week 5: Evaluation and wrap-up (Podcasting Fair)

9. Week 1:
January 9th - 15th

10. Week 2:
January 16th -22nd
Defining Podcasting and Podcasts
Creating the first podcast
Using Web-based recorders

11. Creating blogs

12. Week 3:
January 23rd-29th
Exploring MP3 Skype Recorder: Interview
Planning the podcasting project

13. Week 4:
January 30th - February 5th
Podcasting in the language classroom 
Becoming familiar with more Podcast web-based services
My mystery person Tongue-twister
Getting to know
your moderators

14. Web-based audio recorders

15. Podcast project description

16. Adding information to the blog:
About me, my podcasts, and my project

17. Week 5:
Promoting your blog for the podcasting fair

18. Podcasting Fair

19. Participants’ e-portfolios

20. Participants’ feedback

21. Moderators’ feedback
Evelyn’s
Miguel’s Teadira’s

22. Media and tools used
• Software: • Web tools/resources/platforms:
– Audacity – Glogster
– MP3 Skype recorder – Guest map (Google)
– Google docs
– Skype
– iTunes
– Camtasia – Slideshare
– SurveyMonkey
• Videocasting – Voxopop
– BlipTV – Voicethread
– Screencast-o-matic – Wallwisher
– YouTube – Websites with podcasts
– Skype
– WiZiQ
Web-based recorders:
– Mp3 file hosts:
– Audioboo • Podbean
– Vocaroo • Podomatic
– Chirbit

23. Some podcasts and project
samples
Maja’s
Andy’s
Janet’s
Natasa’s

24. Thank you!
Evelyn Izquierdo
evelyn.izquierdo@gmail.com
http://evelynizquierdo.wordpress.com
Twitter: @eveweb
Podcasting for the ESL/EFL Classroom 2012 Blog
Tutorials
TESOL INTERNATIONAL
EV FAIR CLASSICS
Philadelphia, PA, USA
March 28-31, 2012