Hobie Alter and Crew

Audio and Video Podcasting Made Easy

Susan CrossonSanta Fe Community College Gainesville, FLSusan.crosson@sfcc.eduhttp://inst.sfcc.edu/~scrosson

Andy WilliamsEdmonds Community CollegeLynnwood, WAandy.williams@edcc.eduhttp://faculty.edcc.edu/andy.williams/

Who are our students?They learn differently and use technology

Multi-task

75% of online teens use Instant Messenger.

51% of online teens download music.

91% of all adults online use email.

73% of all adults online use internet to get news.

Source: Pew Internet and American Life Project Surveys

Teaching/Learning Modalities How to make the teach-learn connectionHow to make the teach-learn connection:

I See…visual learnersI Hear…aural learnersI Touch…read/write learnersI Do…kinetic learners

Traditional Knowledge Process,reaches one type of

learner

Read Book, Come to Class TEACHTEACH Deliver content…

Do Homework,

Participate LEARNLEARNActivities toGain Confidencein Knowledge…

Write Papers, Exams ASSESSASSESS

Demonstrate Knowledge

Breadthand Depth…

A More Engaging Knowledge A More Engaging Knowledge ProcessProcess

Identify ResourcesIdentify Resources TEACHTEACH

Deliver Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Attitudes, and Deliver Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Attitudes, and Values...Values...

Create ActivitiesCreate ActivitiesLEARNLEARNActivities toActivities toGain ConfidenceGain Confidencein Knowledge...in Knowledge...

Assess Assess OutcomesOutcomes

ASSESSASSESSDemonstrate Demonstrate

KnowledgeKnowledgeBreadthBreadth

and Depth…and Depth…

Teach More Efficiently

Content in students’ comfort zone

Course resources on the web available 24/7

Online Teaching/Learning Portfolio

Keep the Best, Rethink the Rest!Continuous improvement, not radical

change

What’s a Podcast?

“Podcasting is the method of distributing multimedia files, such as audio programs or music videos, over the Internet for playback on mobile devices and personal computers. “

“Podcasting's essence is about creating content (audio or video) for an audience that wants to listen or watch when they want, where they want, and how they want.”

Wikipedia

Podcast Strategy

• Low (no) cost

• Do-it-yourself technology

• Quick and easy for me and for students

Podcasts…Consider the

possibilities Record and playback classes Chapter overviews—

highlight favorite pages or LOs (learning objectives)

End-of-chapter coaching of review problem to model problem solving process

Explanations of textbook visuals, i.e., exhibits, figures

Podcasts-audio or video broadcasts available on iTunes, MySpace, YouTube

I hear, I see….therefore

I learn

Students can see/hear on a computer/iPod/mp3 Player

Audiocasts— .mp3 listed in iTunes MusicVideocasts-- .M4V files listed in iTunes Movies

Professional Camera-Chapter 6 LO4 SE 6 Webcam and Camtasia- Language of Business (hint: frame

rate needs to be 30…not 5) FlipVideos-ACG2021 Rules Management Process-Overview Word and Camtasia- Welcome to Accounting PowerPoint and Camtasia- Accounting Equation One Note and Camtasia- FA Chapter 1 SE5 .MOV Excel and SnapZ-Depreciation

http://inst.sfcc.edu/~scrosson

http://inst.sfcc.edu/~scrosson/MA%20Look%20and%20Listen/MA%202%20SE%209.wav

EdCC iTunes U - http://www.edcc.edu/trc/itunesu/

EdCC iTunes U - Home Page

EdCC iTunes U - My Page

Watch in Blackboard!

Vodcast Examples!Made with Jing - Shockwave Files

http://screencast.com/t/KaSSAkaP

http://screencast.com/t/KaLamHeyDXw

Made with SnapzPro - Quick Time fileshttp://faculty.edcc.edu/andy.williams/Teach/202Intro.mov

http://faculty.edcc.edu/andy.williams/Teach/How2workingpapers.mov

uTube or YouTube

iTunes Podcasts

Accounting on iTunes

WSJ on iTunes Podcasts

Technology Improves the Teaching/Learning Connection by offering Learning Modality

Alternatives I See (Visual)

I Hear (Aural)

I Touch (Read/Write)

I Do (Kinetic)

Face-to-Face ClassroomFace-to-Face Classroom Audio practice quizzesAudio practice quizzes FlashcardsFlashcards Class Videos or TV ReplayClass Videos or TV Replay eBook with highlighter, post-it notes, eBook with highlighter, post-it notes,

and embedded videosand embedded videos Online lectures-video, audio, Online lectures-video, audio,

powerpointpowerpoint Audio Podcasts Audio Podcasts Never-ending textbook exercisesNever-ending textbook exercises Online Quizzes and HomeworkOnline Quizzes and Homework Audio or video podcast analyses and Audio or video podcast analyses and

writeupswriteups Chapter Experts post their notes or Chapter Experts post their notes or

podcastspodcasts

How to Make an Audio Podcast…• iPod

• iPod-compatible microphone, i.e., Belkin’s Voice Recorder

• iTunes…Download free to PC http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

• External Media, CD, or Webpage

Transferring Voice Memos to PC1.Connect your iPod to your PC. iPod

will transfer the voice memos (WAV files) automatically to your iTunes Library on your PC. You will see the time and dated Voice Memos in your iTunes Source list, i.e., “7/30 3:15 PM”

2.To organize voice memos in iTunes Library, select File>”New Playlist” to create playlist then drag voice memos into it.

3.Rename voice memo files in the playlist to better describe the files, i.e., “7/30 3:15PM” renamed “Ch 1 Review” Save as .mp3 files.

4.Use one of several methods (i.e., External Media, Burn Data CD) to transfer files from your iTunes to other PCs.

Note: Voice memos are saved in a Recordings folder on the iPod in the WAV file format. Best if convert to mp3 format.

No iPod… no worries, here is what you need… Audacity - Free software from Sound Forge

Cross Platform (Mac or Windows) Easy to Use

Garage Band (Mac OSX) - with iLife suite

Camtasia- http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp

Web space - a place to upload your audio files

Microphone/Speakers on your computer

Script or notes!

Audacity…Play Record Pause Stop

Mic Level

Recording Level

PlaybackLevel

How to Make a Video Podcast…• Video capture, editor and rendering program Camtasia

http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp QuickTime 7 Pro http://www.apple.com/quicktime/pro/win.html

GarageBand http://www.apple.com/podcasting

SnapZ Pro http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/

Jing Project http://www.jingproject.com/

• Camera (like FlipVideo) or webcam with mic

• Computer

Jing

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Jing

• Create Screen Shots of window with text, arrows, highlights, boxes.

• Create SWF video of window and upload to TechSmith Server.

• Jing copies URL to Clipboard. Copy to your browser to show, or copy link into Bb for student view.

Publishing to the Web Web page on College server

MySpace YouTube iTunes podcast iTunes U

iTunes Podcast Submissions

Technical Specs and FAQs

Podcast Takeaways

Quick, easy and low (no) cost

Use .mp3 files (audio) or .m4v (video)

Short audio and video clips

Link to textbook

More Podcast Takeaways Consider attention span and

downloading time. Keep it short!

5 minutes of MP3 file is about 5 MB!

Too long----> Students tune out.

Too short ----> Not worth it.

Podcasting ResourcesPodcasting Resources for Educators & Students

http://www.stager.org/podcasting.html

Beginner’s Guide to Podcast Creation

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/beginners-guide-to-podcast-creation/

e-Learning Centre

http://www.e-learningcentre.co.uk/eclipse/Resources/podcasting.htm

Educause Resource Center

http://www.educause.edu/

Apple Education Resources – Podcasting in Education

http://www.apple.com/education/solutions/podcasting/

Apple Education Resources – Podcasting Videos

http://www.apple.com/education/resources/podcastingvideos/

Apple iTunes

http://www.apple.com/itunes/

Please let us know how you are doing!

Susan CrossonSanta Fe Community College Gainesville, FLSusan.crosson@sfcc.eduhttp://inst.sfcc.edu/~scrosson

Andy WilliamsEdmonds Community CollegeLynnwood, WAandy.williams@edcc.eduhttp://faculty.edcc.edu/andy.williams/