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THE POTENTIAL AND POSSIBILITY OF PODCASTING!

THE POTENTIAL AND POSSIBILITY OF PODCASTING!. Anne Hlas & Jessica Miller University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages – March 5, 2010. What is podcasting?. Defining podcasting. iPod + broadcast = podcast

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THE POTENTIAL AND POSSIBILITY OF PODCASTING!

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  1. THE POTENTIAL AND POSSIBILITY OF PODCASTING! Anne Hlas & Jessica Miller University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages – March 5, 2010

  2. What is podcasting?

  3. Defining podcasting • iPod + broadcast = podcast • Audio or video files available online • Episodes released regularly • Subscription possible through RSS feeds

  4. Types of audio podcasts • Scripted (eg: an original or existing text) • Cinderella with script • Unscripted (eg: conversation, interview) • Interview of a local figure

  5. Types of video podcasts (1) • Straight from camcorder (eg: a play, a demo) • Goldilocks • Edited video (like a TV show) • Description of a kiwi farmer

  6. Types of video podcasts (2) • Animation (for the artistic ones!) • Fable: le corbeau et le renard • Storyboard (eg: pictures that match a story) • Christmas at school

  7. Silent podcasts • Newsletters • Pictures

  8. Benefits of podcasting in general • Reach students outside of the classroom (lectures-on-the-go) • Stay in touch with alumni and the community • Address different learning styles • Builds upon already popular student activity

  9. Benefits specific to SLA • Increase input and output of target language • Interactive and engaging formats • Crisp sound quality • Self-paced control • May easily incorporate the 5 Cs

  10. Listening to podcasts • Podcasts created for non-natives • Podcasts created for natives • Wide variety of cultural topics

  11. Most downloaded podcasts(for a native audience)

  12. Most downloaded podcasts(for a non-native audience)

  13. Some of our favorites--Spanish

  14. Some of our favorites--French

  15. Planning a student-created project • Set your goals and objectives • Plan for the technology • Establish student groupings, themes, and number of episodes • Let students create a practice podcast

  16. How to podcast: the basics • Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ • Microphones • Headphones • A server to store audio files • Odeo http://www.odeo.com • Hipcast http://www.hipcast.com • School server

  17. Audacity tutorial • Download Audacity for free at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

  18. Podcasting in a French class • 300-level university course • Conversation and composition class on cinema • Weekly audio critique posted on website • Included in larger portfolio project

  19. Benefits • Watching movies with a goal • Transitioning from writing to speaking • Regular assessment of speaking skills • Audio memento of a semester’s work • Serve the community

  20. Podcasting in a Spanish class • 300-level university conversation course • In pairs, students were required to: • One theme • 3 podcasts (introduction, top 10, debate) • Speak spontaneously • Prior to creating podcasts, listened to examples

  21. Assessing the podcasts • Self-evaluation • Peer-evaluation

  22. Benefits • Self-evaluation • Awareness, noticing, and reflection • Reduced anxiety • Negotiation of meaning

  23. Infinite possibilities • Reviewing movies, books, articles, etc. • Debating, expressing opinions • Explaining content • Songs with gestures • Describe and draw • Interviewing locals • Creating a story

  24. What about you? What kind of podcast would you integrate in your courses?

  25. Material available at: http://people.uwec.edu/millerjs/podcasting GraciasMerciThank you

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