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Radio Ga Ga - Host Your Own Podcast Adrian Cain & Mark Wilcock. Programme of Session. Introduction Definition - Why use it? Planning Options Production Campus pack (hands-on) Audacity (hands-on) Hosting Campus Pack (hands-on) Other i.e. You Tube Questions. Definition.
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Radio Ga Ga - Host Your Own PodcastAdrian Cain & Mark Wilcock
Programme of Session Introduction • Definition - Why use it? • Planning Options • Production • Campus pack (hands-on) • Audacity (hands-on) • Hosting • Campus Pack (hands-on) • Other i.e. You Tube • Questions
Definition • A digital medium consisting of an episodic series of audio*/video files • Users subscribe/download through RSS** or streamed online. *MP3: Widely supported audio codec (CD Quality) **RSS: XML format for syndicating content, which describes audio podcasting software
Why Use it? • Enhance the learner experience – providing more media variety for staff and students ! • Growing belief in it as ‘everyware’ technology; reliable, flexible, easy-to-use, appropriate, highly accessible (Windham, 2007) • To record lectures for revision purposes (flexible delivery) • Interviews with subject specialists • Assisting those with different learning styles and languages? • Voice and presence - opportunities for engagement with online distance learners
Planning • Define outline - topic, duration? • Approach – lecture, interview, entertainment? • Structure (front load everything) • Scripting (write as you speak - Practice makes perfect – get feedback) - Staff Guide: http://www.eshare.edgehill.ac.uk/1662/ Remember…. most people don’t like the sound of their own voice?
Campus Pack Production and Hosting • BlackboardIn-course • Feed/FolderMulti-Episodes • EpisodeSingle Episodes
Campus Pack Production and Hosting • From within Campus PackPossibly central portfolio
Audacity Production • Audacity (Mac and Windows) http://audacity.sourceforge.net/about/ • This cross platform, open sourced application does: -Basic audio recording -Sound effects -Converts tapes and records into digital files And it’s free!
Other Hosting • YouTube http://YouTube.com • Cross platform and browser support for universal accessibility - Ideal for Audio & Video - Includes speech recognition technology for captions - Can also be embedded into Learning Edge
Trouble Shooting and Support • Learning Services Helpdesk • ltdsupport email • LTD Operations Co-ordinator • LTDOs • Faculty Senior Solstice Fellows • Faculty Administrators • DDE Blackboard area – Enrol Exemptions include; Content and tool development/management/set-up, bespoke process issues, enrolment issues, etc. We will help consult on all aspects of TEL including those identified exemptions Level’s of support 1 – Help desks 2 – LTDOs 3 – Escalated to providers