Podcasting: The UCDavis Experience To Date Liz Gibson Director, IET-Mediaworks and Classroom Technology Services With Assistance from Tor Cross & Beth Post, Dept. of Psychology (With many Thanks)

Podcasting What is it ? What is it ? –The digital version of the Cassette Tapes or 8 Tracks of our generation… –The Process: Recording (Faculty or TA) Recording (Faculty or TA) Uploading (Faculty or TA) Uploading (Faculty or TA) Downloading (Students) Downloading (Students)

Podcasting Pilot: Fall, 2005 – Tor Cross Pilot: Fall, 2005 – Tor Cross Open to all Faculty Winter, 2006 Open to all Faculty Winter, 2006 Growth is almost exponential Growth is almost exponential Minimal complaints of experiencing students not attending lectures… Minimal complaints of experiencing students not attending lectures… Use of Tape recordings and lecture notes has dropped even more significantly. Use of Tape recordings and lecture notes has dropped even more significantly.

Podcasting Identified needs: Identified needs: –More classrooms with this capability vs. portable recorders –Need to minimize faculty learning curve on how to use equipment –Need flexibility on when to start and stop recordings –Need to review how best to host this for the long term.

Podcasting

Podcasting

Podcasting