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Integrating NASA, and Other Resources, into Existing Curricula

Integrating NASA, and Other Resources, into Existing Curricula. Pamela Christol and Rick Shelton, NSU. Agenda. What are vodcasts and podcasts? Sources of Content. Creating vodcasts and vodcasts. Incorporating vodcasts and podcasts. How difficult is it to create a podcast?.

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Integrating NASA, and Other Resources, into Existing Curricula

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  1. Integrating NASA, and Other Resources, into Existing Curricula Pamela Christol and Rick Shelton, NSU

  2. Agenda • What are vodcasts and podcasts? • Sources of Content. • Creating vodcasts and vodcasts. • Incorporating vodcasts and podcasts. • How difficult is it to create a podcast?

  3. What are Podcasts and Vodcasts? Rick Shelton

  4. Podcasts and Vodcasts • Digital audio and video files distributed over the Internet • Download and use the content on a computer or a mobile device such as an iPod or an MP3 player • Available through direct download from websites or through a subscription feed • Podcasting software – iTunes, Juice, iPodder – needed to subscribe • Once downloaded, the podcasts and vodcasts are not limited to online use

  5. Podcasts and Vodcasts • Pod- and vodcasting are based on RSS, the software that makes subscription possible • RSS is server-side, not local software • Digital audio can be converted to an MP3 file, a format recognized by RSS • Digital video can be converted to a variety of formats that RSS can deliver • The RSS file includes text that describes your MP3 or video file for the potential user

  6. Sources of Content Pamela Christol

  7. Sources of Content "Inspiring the Next Generation of Explorers...As Only NASA Can"

  8. Sources of Content AESP serves America's education community by enhancing awareness and understanding of the scientific and technological advances growing out of NASA's missions of research, discovery, and exploration. The objectives of the program are to provide assistance and support to educators to enable them to inspire the next generation of explorers by:

  9. Sources of Content • Updating science, mathematics, geography, and technology education curricula • Using new and evolving instructional technology and teaching strategies • Assisting state and local leadership in meeting goals for systemic improvement and education reform.

  10. Sources of Content AESP specializes in professional development workshops for in-service and pre-service teachers in the areas of science, mathematics, geography, and technology education. They are provided at no cost.

  11. Sources of Content Workshops introduce participants to hands-on activities and NASA curriculum support materials including educator guides, videos, and technology products. Aerospace Education Specialists customize all workshops to meet each state's standards.

  12. Sources of Content • Educator Resource Center: NASA Aerospace Professional Development Center at 206 North USDA BuildingOklahoma State UniversityStillwater, OK 74078-8089Phone: (405) 744-6784FAX: (405) 744-6785http://www.okstate.edu/apdc

  13. Sources of Content http://aesp.nasa.okstate.edu/Center.html

  14. Sources of Content • Teaching From Space Program (TFSP): • Educators and students are given opportunities to interact live with astronauts on the Shuttle and International Space Station • Live programs run 15 - 20 minutes in length • Contact: Teaching From Space Office281-244-2320 or- • nseo@ems.jsc.nasa.gov

  15. Sources of Content • Podcast directories are searchable and generally organized into subject matter categories • Some more academically oriented than others • The Education Podcast Network, http://epnweb.org • Podcasting News, http://www.podcastingnews.com/ • Podcast.net, http://www.podcast.net • Podcast Alley, http://www.podcastalley.com • The Podcast Network, http://www.thepodcastnetwork.com • iTunes Podcasts, www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/ • Vodstock, http://www.vodstock.com

  16. Sources of Content • Other podcast and vodcast sources are more traditional online sites offering new delivery methods • NPR, www.npr.org • CNN, www.cnn.com • PBS, www.pbs.org • ABC News, www.abcnews.com • CBS News, www.cbsnews.com

  17. Sources of Content • Internet • Lyrebird at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3433507052114896375 • The Lone Ranger http://www.podcast.net/cat/4

  18. Sources of Content • NASA Brain Bites • One-minute videos answer some of the questions about space you were afraid to ask • http://brainbites.nasa.gov

  19. Sources of Content • The Naked Scientists Internet Radio Show • Physicians and researchers from Cambridge University • Use radio, live lectures, and the Internet to strip science down to its bare essentials, and promote it to the general public • Award-winning BBC weekly radio program, The Naked Scientists • http://www.thenakedscientists.com/

  20. Sources of Content • "Blackout: The Sun-Earth Connection" (Part 1 of 6) • "Blackout" takes you on a journey from the Sun to the Earth as eruptions known as solar storms travel to Earth and effect our lives in ways we still don't completely understand. 3-D animations bring to life the journey, through 150 million kilometers of space, of these outbursts of "space weather". Part 1: Our Active Sun

  21. Sources of Content • Brain Bites http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/brainbites/nonflash/

  22. Sources of Content • What’s a launch window? • How would you turn a bolt in space? • What’s the vomit comet? • How do you go to the bathroom in space? • How can you gross-out your friends with a spacesuit? • Why do we see only one side of the moon?

  23. Sources of Content Brain Bites: Why Launch From Florida?

  24. Sources of Content Remote Sensing

  25. Sources of Content: A Warning • Podcasts and vodcasts are easy and inexpensive to create • Anyone can and does publish them • Files containing adult content, extreme views, and inaccurate information are common • As with all online content, instructors must be cautious

  26. Other Considerations • Be aware of students’ Internet access limitations • Residential or commuter campus • Urban, suburban, or rural setting • Number of students with Internet access in their residences • Prevalent forms of Internet access

  27. Creating Podcasts and Vodcasts Rick Shelton

  28. Creating Podcasts and Vodcasts • Hardware needed for podcasts • Digital audio recorder • Microphone • Computer • Hardware needed for vodcasts • Webcam or digital video camera • Computer

  29. Creating Podcasts and Vodcasts • Software needed for podcasts • Application to download the digital file from the recorder to the computer • Generally comes with the recorder • File conversion application, such as iTunes • www.apple.com/itunes, free download • RSS server software for subscriptions • Open-source applications such as Drupal, www.drupal.org • Server software would be managed by university IT staff

  30. Creating Podcasts and Vodcasts • Record your content • Save the audio at maximum quality • Convert the file to MP3 format using iTunes or another application • Upload the MP3 file to a web or course management server • Test them on a computer and on any MP3 player

  31. Creating Podcasts and Vodcasts • Software needed for vodcasts • Camtasia • Apple QuickTime Pro • Windows Movie Maker

  32. Creating Podcasts and Vodcasts • For a tutorial on creating podcasts, see the Webmonkey article “All the World’s a Podcast” by Michael Calore • http://www.webmonkey.com/webmonkey/05/52/index4a.html • See also the Podcasting News article, “Make Your First Podcast” • http://www.podcastingnews.com/articles/How-to-Podcast.html

  33. Incorporating Podcasts and Vodcasts Pamela Christol

  34. Incorporating Podcasts and Vodcasts • Duke study: • Course content dissemination • Classroom recording tool • File storage and transfer • Field recording tool • Study support tool • Faculty needed training to buy in • First year attempts almost failed

  35. Incorporating Podcasts and Vodcasts • Duke found that the reported benefits of the iPod use included: • convenience of portable digital content • reduced dependence on physical materials and lab or library locations and hours • greater student engagement and interest • enhanced support for individual learning preferences and needs

  36. Incorporating Podcasts and Vodcasts • The George Washington University launched a lecture podcasting initiative for the Fall 2006 term • 80% of GW’s lecture content is created using Apreso Podcast • GW’s iTunes U site received more than 1,800 student visits within three weeks of going live • Apreso is automated but expensive

  37. Incorporating Podcasts and Vodcasts • Uses: • Access to experts through interviews • Students record evidence of activities • Student reflections on their learning • Campus events, such as concerts • Assist auditory learners and non-native speakers • Material review- repetition of content • Provide feedback to learners • Provide supplementary content

  38. How Difficult Is It to Create a Podcast? Rick Shelton

  39. Questions?Thank you! Rick Shelton, sheltorw@nsuok.edu Pamela Christol, christol@nsuok.edu

  40. References and Resources • Futher background information: • Podcasting for Education: Blogger and educator-on-the-forefront D’Arcy Norman blogs about uses for podcasting in education and readers offer additional comments and resources. • “Podcasts: New Twist on Net Audio”: Wired News offered this article on the trend in 2004.

  41. References and Resources • Podcast sources • Want to listen to a podcast? Here are some places you can find educational ‘casts. • iPodder.org, educational section: This area of the podcast directory provides various offerings; the majority are for K-12 or higher education. • LearninginHand podcasting page: This webpage provides links to educational podcasts as well as information and resources for educators.

  42. References and Resources • These resources can help you create your own programs: • “Podcasting and Vodcasting: Definitions, Discussions, and Implications”: A white paper from the University of Missouri includes how-to information on creating pod- or vodcasts and discusses learning implications. • How to Build a 10-Minute Podcast: A good how-to covering flow and content, not the technical requirements. • iPodcast Producer and iPodcast Creator: Industrial Audio Software offers free trials of its podcasting software as well as free online tutorials.

  43. References and Resources • Trend: Podcasting in Academic and Corporate Learning • http://www.learningcircuits.org/2005/jun2005/0506_trends • http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3433507052114896375 • Boilercast • http://boilercast.itap.purdue.edu:1013/Boilercast/ • Duke iPod First Year Experience • http://cit.duke.edu/pdf/ipod_initiative_04_05.pdf

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