Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Faculty
Faculty Podcasting Tip Sheet Get ideas how you can use podcasting in your classes. Don't have technical support in your department or college to help you podcast? The LTC has a mission to support instruction on campus. We can support you. Contact Learning Technology Services.
How Faculty are Using Podcasting In Courses
UA Faculty, Instructors and Staff Discuss Their Uses of Podcasting
Recommended Reading
Podcasting has been in practice for a few years now. Ruth Reynard's June 2008 Viewpoint article in Campus Technology, "Podcasting in Instruction: Moving Beyond the Obvious," reviews how podcasting can engage students in personal authorship and knowledge building. In her conclusion, she identifies three challenges to educators to take podcasting beyond its obvious uses:
- Representative of changes in teaching methods and learning outcomes;
- More reflective of both the essence and capability of the technology itself; and
- More appealing to the new, more diverse student.
You've probably read articles about how podcasting is being used in higher education. There are a lot of ideas out there! Here are a few: Barbara Fitzgerald's "Campus iPods: they’re not just for music lovers anymore Pilot iPod program explores classroom potential of mobile technology," Richmond Now, Dec. 2006-Jan. 2007. David Miller's " Podcasting at the University of Connecticut: Enhancing the Educational Experience" appeared in the SmartClassroom newsletter in October 2006, and Mikael Blaisdell's "Is It iTime Yet? " appeared in the March 2006Campus Technology magazine. Blaisdell's article reviews "the inside story from faculty, students, and administrators at three schools on the vanguard." Learn about the lessons reported by University of Michigan School of Dentistry, the University of Dayton, and Georgia College & State University. The report highlights such topics as how podcasting is being used, and support and legal issues.
Other Users
Podcasting can be an effective complement to class lectures, a way for students to deliver speeches and presentations, a tool to use with distance learning courses, and a resource for remediation of students with learning disabilities. Check the How To page for links to free software that may be used to create MP3 audio files. Contact Learning Technologies for answers to questions that you may have.
iTunes Store's Educational Podcasts
iTunes U contains thousands of free, educational podcasts. Many educators will find content appropriate for their research and teaching. NOTE: you need iTunes installed on your computer.