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Coursecasting with iTunes University. Presented @: 9th Annual Brick and Click Libraries November 6, 2009 Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri. Plamen Miltenoff , Ph.D., MLIS Pamela Salela , MLIS Gary Schnellert , Ph.D.
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Coursecasting with iTunes University Presented @: 9th Annual Brick and Click LibrariesNovember 6, 2009 Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri PlamenMiltenoff, Ph.D., MLIS Pamela Salela, MLIS Gary Schnellert, Ph.D. This presentation available @: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/pmiltenoff/conf2009/brick_click/i_tunes_u.pps
Presentation Plan and Objectives of Research: • Plan • Literature review • Short intro to the three campuses • Methods, Instrument, Findings • Discussion • Objectives of Research • compare iTunes University services at the three institutions to delineate similarities and differences and to pinpoint advantages and disadvantages of using such podcasting service as a teaching tool for information literacy and other forms of instruction.
Literature Review • Pedagogues start looking into podcasts’ educational value and implications as soon as in 2005 • Web 2.0 and the iPod-like revolution • Better understanding of podcasting application and its application in good practices in higher education • Empirical research on the usefulness of podcasting in higher education was initiated abroad and in the United States • Dubbed “podagogy” and the impact of podcasting as a learning technology
Intro to campuses: • St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN (SCSU) • iTunes University Initiative • University of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield, IL (UIS) • iTunes University Initiative • University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND (UND) • iTunes University Initiative
Survey show & tell Methods, Instrument, Findings: • Methods • Survey show & tell • Demographics of each institution • Qualitative overview (Pamela) • Quantitative overview • Instrument • https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ik9ivbyJFa1mQBMSx38v7g_3d_3d • Findings / Outcomes
Conclusions: • Faculty who categorized themselves as distance education teachers had more use of podcasts than the students in the same category. • Faculty and students within their first six years at an institution were the most active in using podcasts. • Most respondents completing the survey foresaw podcasting becoming a clear leader in distance education and in other educational applications. • Although podcasting is a simplified recording and playback device it doesn’t have high recognition or use from mainstream educators.
Discussion: Q/s and A/s • Plamen Miltenoff, Ph.D., MLISpmiltenoff@stcloudstate.eduhttp://web.stcloudstate.edu/pmiltenoff/faculty320 308 3072Facebook: Plamen MiltenoffTwitter: aidedza / SCSUIM646 • Pamela Salela, MLIS • Gary Schnellert, Ph.D.