Practical Podcasting -From Start to Finish

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Practical Podcasting -From Start to Finish

• Alan Carr- Mid Cheshire College
• Acarr_at_midchesh.ac.uk
• Alan Hilliard- University of Hertfordshire
• A.P.Hilliard_at_herts.ac.uk

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Session Outline
The Podcast Challenge think about it record it
publish it listen to it  all in 45mins

• Create a podcast based on a discussion question
• The podcast will then be uploaded to PodOmatic
  and VLE for review by group
• Examples of Podcasts in education - discussion to
  share practice

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Discussion Question

• How can podcasting be effectively employed for
  curriculum delivery?
• What are the likely benefits?

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Discussion Question

• What opportunities do we see for students to
  create podcasts?
• What are the likely benefits?

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Staff Use

• Record lectures
• Either during or before include slides / show
  notes
• Add social activity to the lecture
• deeper discussion (and record it!)
• Commentaries aka radio show
• record regular commentaries in addition to the
  lecture (e.g. weekly updates, tips, views)

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How can I use this? (staff)

• Preparation work
• create material during the summer prior to module
  starting
• Field trips/ guides
• virtual tour musecast (inc images) commentary
• Q A and Tutorial sessions
• Answer questions submitted by students
• Record 1-to-1 session with student
• Interview experts, guest lecturers
• Conferences, placements

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Student podcasting

• Increases presentation skills
• More confident
• Iterative process (critiquing)
• Review practice improve vocab
• Encourages creativity
• Explore express ideas
• Share perceptions
• And show off!

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Student Podcasting

• Field trips, placements, language practice,
  record of group work, seminars, lectures,
  interviews, field notes, interviews (with each
  other, experts).
• Oral essays (poster!) sound effects, music,
  commentary, readings - pull in above to create
  their own interpretation

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Institutional Podcasting

• Institutional promotion
• Campus guides, student interviews, staff
  interviews
• used to promote the university and its location
  to domestic and foreign students.
• Student support (news, religion)
• Linking institution to community
• Profcasts, guest lecturers (seeds of interest).
• Establish links to local schools ( abroad).

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Thank you. Any questions?
Alan Carr
Alan Hilliard Mid Cheshire College
University of Hertfordshire Acarr_at_midche
sh.ac.uk A.P.Hilliard_at_herts.ac
.uk
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