OIT Innovations in Teaching and Learning

CTE-Lilly Graduate Fellows

"Using Podcasts to Develop Student Literacies and Engagements"

Presentation to the OIT Innovations in Learning and Technology conference

on April 23, 2010 at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Our conviction

learning communities

Why literacy?

• Common interests among fellows

• Foundational to teaching and learning

• Spans various disciplines and teaching interests

• Chemistry

• American Studies

• Women's Studies

• Biology

• English

Why podcasts?

• Digital natives

Marc Prensky's "Listen to the Natives"

• Multimodality and visuals

Different literacies

• Learning process

Different than lecture, discussion, or group work

Stimulates different types of learners

• Ease of use

Increasing popularity

Re-watch or re-listen

Technological literacy

• Awareness of responsible uses

various modes

and technologies

impact

audience

• History and trends

• Mastery not required

• Procedural knowledge, codes, programming

• Varying levels

Podcast #2: Technological Literacy

Practical Uses and Benefits for Instructors

• Accounts for different student learning styles (i.e. visual and auditory learners)
• Works well for for remote lectures, online courses, and distance learning
• Can be re-used for future courses
• Offers students real-life illustrations and examples
• Engages students in multi-media format
• Can be downloaded and heard at the student's convenience and pace

Practical Uses and Benefits for Students

• Lends itself to creative projects like digital storytelling and concept casts
• Synthesizes course objectives with new media
• Offers a recap of difficult terms or concepts
• Works on computer or portable mp3 player
• Lives beyond the physical classroom
• Builds technology literacy for students and instructor
• Downloads automatically with podcast subscription

Podcasting tips

• Use a range of images and voices to engage your viewers
• Keep podcasts short
• Make sure audio and video components correspond

• Create a script or storyboard to prepare
• Consider your file format
• Don't just say it, show it

Web sites

Podcasting in Plain English: http://www.commoncraft.com/podcasting

Audacity, free audio software: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

10 podcasting tips: http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/pub/a/oreilly/digitalmedia/2005/08/10/improvingpodcasts.html

UMD's iTunesU page: http://www.umd.edu/iTunesU/

Our podcasts, wiki, and prezi

http://www.prezi.com/g8ihej42jt78/

Articles

Dupagne, Michel, et al. "Effectiveness of Video Podcast Use as a Revision Tool."Journalism & Mass Communication Educator 64.1 (2009): 54-70. Communication & Mass Media Complete. EBSCO. Web. 7 Sept. 2009.

Lum, Lydia. "The Power of Podcasting." Diverse: Issues in Higher Education 23.2 (2006): 32-35. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 14 Jan. 2010.

Parson, Vanessa, et al. "Educating an iPod generation: undergraduate attitudes, experiences and understanding of vodcast and podcast use." Learning, Media, & Technology 34.3 (2009): 215-228. Communication & Mass Media Complete. EBSCO. Web. 4 Jan. 2010.

Picardi, Ilenia, and Simona Regina. "Science via podcast." JCOM: Journal of Science Communication 7.2 (2008): 1-4.Communication & Mass Media Complete. EBSCO. Web. 15 Jan. 2010.

Prensky, Marc. “Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants.” On the Horizon 9 (2001): 1-6. Web. 2 Feb. 2009.

Reid, Alex. “iTunes University.” Kairos PraxisWiki. 9 Dec. 2008. Web. 15 Jan. 2010.

)

Technological Literacy

Podcast #1: Literacy

http://www.cte.umd.edu/literacy/TechnologicalLiteracy.mp4

http://www.cte.umd.edu/literacy/LiteracyPodcast.mp4

Image (cc) courtesy of Tom Geary via http://www.wordle.net/

Photo (cc) courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/photos/lumaxart/2137737248/

Photo (cc) courtesy of Lenny Demoranville from http://www.wordle.net/

A Podcast Primer: http://www.radicaltrust.ca/2007/08/07/a-podcast-primer/

Photo (cc) courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/photos/extraketchup/622612084/

Photo (cc) couretsy of: http://www.flickr.com/photos/illinoisspringfield/3113555433/

Photo (cc) courtesy of

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevewilhelm/21582089/

techno-saturated world

• Digital Storytelling Podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrw66BL-Izo

Streaming and podcasting digital media: http://otal.umd.edu/streaming-podcasting

Photo (cc) courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/photos/somewhatfrank/113518790/

Photo (cc) courtesy of: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carolyncoles/2139258786/

Camtasia Studio for video editing and PowerPoint captures: http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp

Photo (cc) courtesy of: http://www.flickr.com/photos/unav/4464311633/

Photo (cc) courtesy of: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yum9me/2943167751/

http://www.cte.umd.edu/literacy/

Photo (cc) courtesy of: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rickyromero/2672913333/

http://wiki.umd.edu/cteLiteracies

Link to this presentation: