Podcasting for learning: design, technology and institutional embedding
Dr Palitha Edirisingha, Prof Gilly Salmon, Dr Ming NieBeyond Distance Research AllianceUniversity of Leicester, UK
Workshop objectives
• Gain insights into podcast models from a variety of disciplines and institutional contexts and their transferability
• Apply the ‘IMPALA ten-factor design model’ to develop podcasts to address specific teaching and learning challenges
• Consider technological and cultural challenges of integrating podcasts into institutional VLEs and academic practices
• Identify approaches for institutional scaling up
Introduction to the workshopWELCOME- Podcasting - a definition, benefits for learners and teachers…- Podcasting approaches- Group work: how can podcasts be used to support teaching and
learning- Group work: reporting back- Podcasting – a framework- Podcast recording and editing software – a demonstration
REFRESHMENTS (and installing software)
- Two approaches to integrating podcasting- Group work: developing an outline for a 3-minute podcast- Group work: Recording a podcast and publishing on a VLE- Sustainability and institutional embeddingEND
So… what is podcasting…
Technical definitions - distinguishing podcasts from other means of delivery and access to digital media files
- Distributed on the internet using syndication feeds- Downloaded automatically through a subscription
service- Content to be automatically delivered to user’s
computer as soon as new content is posted on the web (BBC, 2005).
But there is a simple way …A podcast is: - a digital media file- that plays sound (or sound and visuals)- made available from a website (via the internet)- can be opened and / or downloaded and played
on a computer, and / or- downloaded from a website to be played on a
portable digital player(Salmon et al., 2008, p.
20)
Aspect Podcasting Early approaches
Content Capture
Computer, sound recorder, anywhere, free software, tools
Specialised equipment, recording studios
Distribution Feeders (RSS) – free VLE Duplication / copying
Postal services
Access
Aggregator (iTunes, Google Reader) - content ‘dripping in’
Download
Postal services
Collecting personally
UseMobile devices (MP3 players) Computers
Cassette player
Walkman
Logistics of use Easy, flexibility, indexing, near-unlimited storage
Bulky tapes, limitations, lack of flexibility
Content contributors
Teachers, students, alumini, stake holders, non-specialists
Teachers, institutional
Applications Many Instructional, motivational
Podcasting Vs early uses of audio
Benefits to students and staff
Flexibility and learner control
Learner motivation and engagement
Cognition and learning
Novel way of presenting information and instruction
Benefits to students and staff
Learning in locations
Fostering discussions
‘Contributing students’
Accommodating different approaches to learning
Over to Ming…
Approaches of podcastingApproach1:
SupportLectures
Approach 2:Support
Fieldwork
Screencasting,podcating lectures
Lecturesummaries
Pre-lecturelistening materials
(complex concepts)
“iWalk”: Location-based
information
Instruction ontechnique &
equipment use
Video footageprepare for
field trip
Approach 3:Support
Practical-BasedLearning
Approach 5:Student-
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DigitalStory-telling
Anatomicalspecimens
(structures, tissues,dissections)
Softwareteaching & learning(replace text-based
instructions)
Approach 4:Supplement
Material
Additionalinformation
on the subject
Guidance on assessment
tasks
Provide feedback & feedforward
Giving advice onskills development
Studentdiscussion/
debate
Student- createdpodcast ontransition
Over to Pal …
How can podcasts be used to support teaching, learning and assessment?
Group activity (a ‘pod-tivity’)
Reading a use case of an approach to podcasting in HE
Reporting back
Pod-tivity 1
Approaches to using podcasting for teaching and learning
PurposeTo familiarise yourself with pedagogical approaches to using Podcasting for teaching and learning activities, and to reflect on possible applications in your own teaching practice.
Task
During the next 20 minutes… Please read the one-page case study of an approach to using podcasting in higher education.
Make a note of a particular teaching and learning challenge that you might be able to address through the use of podcasts.
Also share your thoughts with your group members.
And, be prepared to present your group’s reflections to the whole workshop.
ResponseTake notes of each group’s reflections and be ready to comment on how you might consider various approaches presented and to challenge the ideas presented.
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Recording and editing software
Audacityhttp://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Lame encoderhttp://lame.sourceforge.net/
Appendix: How to create podcasts – practitioner’s guide (pp. 188 - 204)
Coffee, tea, refreshments20 minutes
Designing for learning – 2 approaches
• Supporting campus-based students’ online learning - ‘Profcasts’
• Developing study skills and helping with assessed work
Supporting campus-based students’ online learning - ‘Profcasts’
An undergraduate module on Electrical Engineering, one semester (12 weeks)
Lecturer – PVC / Vice President of university for teaching and learning
Course online: 40 online lectures (10-mins; sound, illustrations, video), Web-resources, ‘e-tivities’, formative and final assessments
Majority students: non-native English speakers
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Format of ‘profcasts’
1. Pedagogical rationale 2. Medium 3. Convergence 4. Authors and contributors to podcasts 5. Structure of podcasting 6. Reusability 7. Length 8. Style 9. Framework 10. Access system
http://www.atimod.com/podcasting/PDModel.html
A ten factor design framework
Pod-tivity 2
Developing an academic podcast
PurposeTo familiarise you with the basic steps involved in developing an academic podcast and to get hands-on experience in producing and recording a short (3-4 minutes) podcast.
Task
During the next 60 minutes …
Following on from the previous group activity, please identify a suitable topic / theme for an academic podcast. Based on the podcast ‘ten-factor design model’, please write an outline for a short podcast (3-4 minutes). You may want to use the story-board templates provided to guide your narration. Please record the podcast using a laptop or a voice recorder. Decide how you might advice your students to make use of this podcast; and finally, report to the whole workshop group.
ResponsePlease take notes of each group’s reflections and be prepared to comment on how the various ‘approaches to developing podcasts’ have informed your practice.
Colleagues ….
• Please start recording your podcasts ….
Over to Gilly…
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Thank you for your participation…
Podcasting resources at …
www.impala.ac.uk
www.podcastingforlearning.com
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