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Profcasting. Keeping Students Engaged with Audio and Video Podcasts. Jeff Fairbanks. Podcasts are. Think “Targeted Publishing” Media Files Accessed by students outside of class A worthy teaching tool/resource if made well, and used in context. iTunes: “The Conglomeration”.
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Profcasting • Keeping Students Engaged • with Audio and Video Podcasts Jeff Fairbanks
Podcasts are... • Think “Targeted Publishing” • Media Files • Accessed by students outside of class • A worthy teaching tool/resource if made well, and used in context
iTunes: “The Conglomeration” • A media file player • A media file organization and archive tool • A media file specific web browser • Provides care and feeding of portable media players
Podcasts three flavor* * i n d i c a t e s s p i c y ! • 1. Audio • 2. Video/Audio • 3. Enhanced
Audio Podcasts • Think Radio “John, you’re moving” • Can be easily and quickly produced • Arguably, audio is the most important part of media • Can be compressed into very small files that retain usable quality
Audio Podcast examples • UCBerkeley Psych 156 Professor Keltner • Brother Anthony Smulders (LMU) • British History 101 • KCRW Design and Architecture
Audio media file workflow • Hunting, Gathering, and scripting or Capture • Record audio • Edit audio • Process Audio
Audio Recording and Editing • Quicktime Pro • Audacity
Video Podcasts • Like TV (okay, maybe cable access) • images and sound
Video Podcast examples • Organic Chemistry 1 Drexel U. Professor Bradley • Intro to Game Theory (Econ 105) University of Cantebury Professor John Fountain • iTunes LMU Biology 101 McGraw Hill videos Brother Smulders
Video Podcast workflow • Hunting and Gathering (copy-write) • Scripting • Filming • Editing • Processing
Video Production Tools • A computer (mac or PC) • A Camcorder (video production crew) • Quicktime Pro (mac or PC) • Snapz Pro (Mac) • iMovie/Final cut (Mac) • Movie Maker (PC) • Camtasia (PC)
“Enhanced Podcasts” • An evolution of Video as tool (Tivo, DVD) • Are made up of Still Images and Audio • Chapterised • Can have text files, PDFs,URLs, and web links attached
Enhanced Podcast Examples • Make Magazine • iTunes LMU Library Podcast
Enhanced Podcast Workflow • Hunting and Gathering (copy-write) • Scripting • Recording Audio • Editing and inserting “Extras” • Processing
Enhanced Podcast Tools • Garage Band (Mac) • Camtasia Studio (PC)
Hosting Options • iTunes LMU a. For the general LMU public b. Approved uploads only c. singles only (for now) • Blackboard a. Only for your students b. Singles watch stream and downl0ad c. Subscription by copy paste URL
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