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CREATING EDUCATIONAL PODCASTS. By: Jan Abernethy. What is podagogy?. Podagogy is a combination of the terms pedagogy and podcasting. As in any teaching method, there are do’s and don’ts for creating and using podcasting in your teaching. Why should teachers podcast?.
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CREATINGEDUCATIONALPODCASTS By: Jan Abernethy
What is podagogy? Podagogy is a combination of the terms pedagogy and podcasting. As in any teaching method, there are do’s and don’ts for creating and using podcasting in your teaching.
Why should teachers podcast? • Most students have MP3 players or computers with access to the internet • Provides another form of teaching delivery • Allows students to access information anytime
Do’s in Podcasting • Use appropriate content for your audience • Provide information in small chunks • Choose content that is audio friendly • Keep it interesting
Don’ts in Podcasting? • Don’t record long involved lectures • Don’t provide too many facts and figures (they will not be remembered) • Don’t try to teach too much in one podcast • Don’t read from a script (use an informal tone)
Possible uses for podcasting in the classroom • News broadcasts • Interviews • Music shows • Storytelling • Anticipatory set for a lesson • Review of class material • Foreign language learning • Presentation by students
What do you need to podcast? • Computer • Microphone • Audio recording software • Website to submit podcasts • Podcast receiving software
Steps to producing a podcast • Choose appropriate content • Plan the lesson or podcast • Create the audio file • Add the audio file to an RSS feed • Submit the podcast to a webserver
Resources for Learning to Create Podcasts • Podcasting News • Podcasting Tools • podCAST 411
Bibliography • Podcasting Tools. How to Podcast. Retrieved on June 9, 2006, from http://www.podcasting-tools.com/how-to-podcast.htm • Wikipedia. Podagogy. Retrieved on June 9, 2006, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podagogy • University of Michigan. Podcasting & Vodcasting. Retrieved on June 9, 2006, from http://edmarketing.apple.com/adcinstitute/wp-content/Missouri_Podcasting_White_Paper.pdf • Podcasting @ University of Wisconsin. How to Create and Deliver Podcasts. Retrieved on June 9, 2006, from http://engage.doit.wisc.edu/podcasting/createAndDeliver/ • Xplanazine. Pedagogy for Podcasting. Retrieved on June 9, 2006, from http://www.xplanazine.com/xplanaradio/archives/2005/07/pedagogy_for_po.html