WJEC5 Ignite: Kim Fox
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One of twelve presentations focused on Journalism teaching tips presented at the World Journalism Education Congress on July 11, 2019.
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- 1. Make Amazing Audio in Class A WJEC Ignite presentation by Kim Fox The American University in Cairo
- 2. Abbreviated Podcasting Timeline 2004 2014 - now February 2004 BBC journalist Ben Hammersley coined the word ‘podcast’. October 2014 “This American Life” team releases “Serial.” March 2017 “This American Life” Team releases “S-Town,” downloaded 10 million times in four days. February 2019 Spotify purchases Gimlet Media and Anchor for $337 million SOURCE: Ars Technica SOURCE: Variety SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald SOURCE: This American Life website
- 3. The Power of Podcasts “There are more than 550,000 active podcasts.” Apple, WWDC, 2018
- 4. Teach audio ... with three different approaches … in 3-5 class sessions. Tip Willingness to experiment.
- 5. Incorporating Audio Into Your Class Audio Diary ASSIGNMENT #3 Discussion ASSIGNMENT #1 News Brief ASSIGNMENT #2 All assignments designed by Kim Fox
- 6. #1: Discussion Format :: What’s Needed? REQUIREMENTS ● 2-3 students ● 8-10 minutes ● scripted intro / outro All assignments designed by Kim Fox EQUIPMENT ● Mobile device/studio /recorder ● Audio editing software ASSESSMENT ● Research ● Ability to discuss main points
- 7. What Students Say “What I didn't really like about this course is that the weekly radio show ends … I spent the other half of the semester really missing the radio shows.” - DA, Fall 2018 multimedia journalism major
- 8. #2: News Brief Format :: What’s Needed? REQUIREMENTS ● 1 student ● 90 sec - 2 minutes ● Fully scripted All assignments designed by Kim Fox EQUIPMENT ● Mobile device/studio /recorder ● Audio editing software ASSESSMENT ● Research ● Writing ● Narration
- 9. What Students Say “So far this assignment has not been fully tested.” Testing will take place in Spring 2019. NO FEEDBACK
- 10. #3: Audio Diary Format :: What’s Needed? REQUIREMENTS ● 1 student ● 2-3 minutes ● Fully scripted All assignments designed by Kim Fox EQUIPMENT ● Mobile device/studio/ recorder ● Audio editing software ASSESSMENT ● Audio ● Writing ● Narration ● Editing
- 11. What Students Say “The same thing that made me uneasy about this assignment was the thing I found most exciting. It was nice going out of the routine of sitting down and working on an assignment. I almost didn’t feel like I was doing an assignment.” - NM, Fall 2018 multimedia journalism major
- 12. 1. FREE Training Material ➔ Radio Diaries DIY Handbook 40 pages. ➔ NPR Training Search the ‘audio’ section. Resources
- 13. 2. Listen to Student Audio ➔ JRMC Award Winning Student Audio SoundCloud. ➔ BEA Award Winning Student Audio BEA website. Resources
Editor's Notes
- The popularity of podcasting has increased over the past few years making audio content creation a valuable skill set for recent grads and media practitioners. I’m here to share with you some assignments that you can incorporate into your current courses even if they aren’t journalism courses.
- But first, some background: The word ‘podcast’ has been around since 2004. The medium has experienced some milestones over the past five years or so.
- I could talk all day and share global stats about the growth of podcasting. But … time. So check out Edison Research’s Infinite Dial Reports, if you’re interested.
- Some of you may be unfamiliar with teaching audio, but I’m here to empower you by encouraging you to include one of these assignments into your courses. Each of these assignments could take 3-5 class sessions with both in and out of class work.
- The three assignments that I will highlight for you are A Discussion, A News Brief and an Audio Diary.
- The resources needed to execute this assignment are minimal: Just a few students to produce a 10 min, loosely scripted podcast. Class time could be spent coaching students on their delivery, how to use their mobile device or an audio recorder to record and assisting them in finding content that would be appropriate to discuss on their podcast. If you don’t have a radio studio, there are some online tutorials for how to create a space using blankets and other readily available items. This podcast should have nominal editing. Assessment could also include audio quality.
- My students produce and publish this podcast once a week for 6-7 weeks. It’s a lot of work. They complain about it, but in the end … they like it.
- There are just a few resources needed to execute this podcast: I recommend taking some class time for story selection and stacking, writing and delivery. You could use the same methods of recording as the previous assignment: a mobile device or an audio recorder. And the same for a space to record. The editing should be minimal. Assessment includes research, writing, narration and could also audio quality.
- This podcast was optional extra credit this past semester. Though several students completed the podcast, I did NOT have them publish it online bc I only provided them w/ some instruction on how to execute this. They got it done, but I def see the areas that need improvement.
- This podcast is a bit more advanced and takes more planning, but it’s like Snapchat for audio. Students record snippets of their daily life over the course of 2-3 days, then select the clips for the diary and write a script to add details to highlight the scenes. Class time could be spent providing tips on gathering nat sounds on their mobile device and workshopping the script. As a part of the production process for this podcast, students submit a draft script as well as a rough cut. Assessment could also include editing.
- There is a storytelling aspect to this podcast which requires some time, skill and a willingness from the student to allow us into their lives. But seeing how they are active on sm, this should not be a barrier.
- Here are some resources to get you started.
- You can find me on Twitter … and on email too.