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How I Dropped EUR 35000. Presented at BarCamp Ireland By Bernard Goldbach bgoldbach AT yahoo.com Also podcast at podcasting.ie Soft copy at http://podcasting.ie/research/35000.ppt/. Topics. History of podcasting (cultural) Producing educational podcasts (tech)
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How I Dropped EUR 35000 Presented at BarCamp Ireland By Bernard Goldbach bgoldbach AT yahoo.com Also podcast at podcasting.ie Soft copy at http://podcasting.ie/research/35000.ppt/ Sound Education in Practise
Topics • History of podcasting (cultural) • Producing educational podcasts (tech) • Pedagogy of podcasting (learning) Sound Education in Practise
Background • Tipperary Institute has been podcasting since October 2005. • Episodes drop onto iTunes twice weekly. • Sessions run 16-28 minutes. • Revision material identified as [primetopic]. Sound Education in Practise
Culturally • History (tethered) • History (untethered) • Info from Ireland’s senior webcaster, Brian Greene (wxtc.net) Sound Education in Practise
History: Tethered • 1844: Telegraph • 1876: Telephone then telecons. • 1894: Radio then extension lectures. • 1927: Television then EdTV. • 1969: ARPANET then OLL. Sound Education in Practise
History: Untethered • 1980: Walkman • 1984: Discman • 1991: 75% have VCRs • 1993: WWW • 1996: DVD • 1997: MP3 player • 2001: iPod • 2002: DVD trumps VCR. • 2006: 100 iPods/minute Sound Education in Practise
Technologically • Consuming podcasts • Producing podcasts Sound Education in Practise
Consuming Educasts • iTunes subscriptions provide global access to learning. • Intranet R Drive archives ensure local control of not-ready-for-prime-time material. Sound Education in Practise
Educational Podcasts • Univ of Washington: 21 courses • IT Sligo podcasts • itunes.stanford.edu • Duke University • Michael Brady, TCD • James Bowen, UCC Sound Education in Practise
Producing Educasts • Teacher as Facilitator • Reading Lists on Moodle • Discussion Notes in class • Primetopics as highlights • Shownotes prepared. • Studio Set up • Post-production clocked Sound Education in Practise
Exploding the Myths • Computers do more than compute. • Computer literacy means more than ECDL. • Standard operating systems can edit, publish, and network. Sound Education in Practise
More Myths: Process • Audio production can be simple. • Production skills are learning skills. • Groupwork skills in the studio. • Social learning evident. • Active learning flows from syllabus. • Creative revision enhances knowledge. Sound Education in Practise
More Myths: Production • Basic podcasting is basic audio recording and structured archiving. • Computer with soundcard. • Or MP3 recorder. • Upload over internet. Sound Education in Practise
Social Learning • Piaget’s concepts apply here. • Geneplore model of creativity is relevant. Sound Education in Practise
Pedagogical Value • Interactive learning • Social learning, not mechanistic method of indoctrination. • Generative approach. • Behalf of membership. Sound Education in Practise
Responses through Comment Casting • Robin Blandford • Response by phone. Sound Education in Practise
Time-shifting and enablement • Earbud learning • Asynchronous • Programme notes • Easy iPod usage Sound Education in Practise
Upcoming Developments • Irish podcast community growing • Presenting more at DIT e-learning week • Educast.ie emerging • Focus on connecting standard classrom, research and revision • Takeaway CD • Podcast plug-in for Moodle Sound Education in Practise
Glossary • Creative Commons • Digital voice editor • Podcasting • Podsafe music • RSS • syndication Sound Education in Practise
Revision • Identify the major technology required to participate in a two-way podcast course event. • Cite the URL where Tipperary Institute podcast sessions are located. • What pedagogical elements bolster podcasting’s claim to an element of distributed learning? Sound Education in Practise
Tutorial 53-01 • Download this podcast at podcasting.ie. Sound Education in Practise
References • Brian Greene, “A short history of podcasting”, presentation delivered to the Irish Internet Association, April 12, 2006. • Bernard Goldbach, “Sound education in your pocket” at irish.typepad.com/irisheyes/2006/04/sound_education.htmlstudents_with_a.html • Robin Blandford, “Commentcasting” at www.bytesurgery.com • “Changing Technology—How can we keep up?” Chamber Executive 20, no. 9: 1. Sound Education in Practise
Useful Links • www.briangreene.com • www.podleaders.com • www.technolotics.com • Theculturesluts.blogspot.com • Imeall.blogspot.com • www.dailysourcecode.com • www.bytesurgery.com • Learning.tippinst.ie • Music.podshow.com Sound Education in Practise
Questions? Bernie Goldbach Bfg@tippinst.ie +353 861743369 soft copy of this Topgold Lecture: Podcasting.ie/research/sound_education.ppt Sound Education in Practise