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Engineering on the radio (and other places)

Engineering on the radio (and other places). Gene Charleton Texas A&M Engineering Communications URMA 2008 conference Penn State. Engineering on The Radio. What is Engineering Works! How we do it Produce your own Podcast. In The Beginning …. Where Engineering Works! came from

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Engineering on the radio (and other places)

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  1. Engineering on the radio(and other places) Gene Charleton Texas A&M Engineering Communications URMA 2008 conference Penn State

  2. Engineering on The Radio What is Engineering Works! How we do it Produce your own Podcast

  3. In The Beginning … Where Engineering Works! came from • First EW! episode May 21, 2003 • New show weekly (usually) • Radio (and http://engineeringworks.tamu.edu) first, then … • iTunes and iTune U

  4. iTunes and iTunes U iTunes • First EW! on iTunes July 2005 • 47 hits iTunes U • Texas A&M iTunes U page went live October 2006

  5. The Sound and The Fury What Engineering Works! looks (and sounds) like

  6. Turn your radio … iPod … computer … on

  7. Turn your radio … iPod … computer … on • Radio broadcast: 20,000-plus weekly in coverage area • http://engineeringworks.tamu.edu • iTunes/iTunes U • 10,000-plus hits/month (iTunes U, Web site • Most hits: United States; also Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, United Kingdom

  8. Somebody out there hears us • Inquiries from around the world • EW! often heads download list on Texas A&M iTunes U

  9. Somebody out there hears us • Featured as a Web pick by Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers • Mentioned in Oprah’s O Magazine • Will be available on new NSF research audio web site • Recognized by IABC

  10. Somebody out there hears us Apple uses EW! to promote iTunes U

  11. The sound and the fury • Short – 2 minutes • Tone – a little off the bubble: on purpose • Music • Sound effects

  12. Producing the series

  13. Producing the series Music and sound effects

  14. Producing the series Topics • Essentially unlimited • Wide latitude in treatment

  15. Producing the series Web page

  16. Producing the series Distribution • RSS • Weekly e-mail teaser

  17. Rolling your own Topics Scripts/writing Recording • Talent • Hardware • Software

  18. Rolling your own Recording Software (cont.) Editing • Sound Forge • Vegas • Audacity (free) WWW: WordPress

  19. Rolling your own • Sound effects • Music • Tech support - IT - WWW • Production

  20. That’s a wrap Podcasting Engineering Works! • Good exposure • Different demographics • Inexpensive • Moderate staff commitment, but …

  21. Engineering Works! http://engineeringworks.tamu.edu

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