Using podcasting and providing audio materials to improve speaking skills SWCOLT 2008, Salt Lake City, UT, Friday February 29 8:30 - 9:45 AM Keiko Schneider Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX USA

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER Abstract This presentation will demonstrate how podcasting can be used as ways of speaking activities for students and delivering audio materials from teachers. Although examples are shown from university Japanese classes, the idea can be implemented in any foreign language at any level. Participants are encouraged to ask questions throughout the session and the session will be interactive. Focus: All Languages: in English, examples in Japanese. Topic: Technology

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER Handouts Download Page conference/SWCOLT08

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER Outline of Presentation

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER Outline of Presentation 1. About speaking activities 2. How to create 3. How to host 4. Activities 5. Wrap-up This presentation was made possible by funding from John G. Tower Center for Political Sciences in cooperation with Academic Computing, FLL Tech center at SMU

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER About speaking activities: warm-up Think about your favorite speaking activities and share them with us! What do you call it? Brief description Students level Prepared/Spontaneous? Learner-Centered

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER About speaking activities: warm-up Think about your favorite speaking activities and share them with us! Interactive/presentational? How many students are speaking? Teaching speaking/using speaking to teach/Other? Use of technology? Advantage of using technology

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER Schneider example What do you call it?Invitation Brief descriptionStudents will create a conversation and record audio file and publish as podcast Purpose?-Review and use specified grammar - Review and use specified functions Students level1 st year, 2 nd semester Prepared/Spontaneous ? Prepared Learner-CenteredYes

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER interactive/presentational ? Yes How many students are speaking? All Teaching speaking/using speaking to teach/Other? Teaching speaking with limitation/check list: conversation Use of technology?Yes Advantage of using technology - podcast transfers audio file (big in file size) easily - podcast allows students to listen to each other easily

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER About Podcasting Everybody carries an iPod -> Fits students’ life style It is an economical way to access authentic materials, especially for advanced level students It is possible for students’ to publish their work Delivery of materials from teacher to students has become easier Community beyond classroom

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER Podcasts are internet radio/video programs played with personal computer and often with mobile devices. From today’s presentation, the application to play podcast, exception of iTunes U, need not be iTunes. And mobile device need not be iPod. Even some cell phones and PDA can play podcasts.

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER There are three types of podcasts 1.Audio only 2.Enhanced;with chapter function, still graphics 3.Video In enhanced podcasts, still graphics are shown where you would see artwork for music album appears.

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER Creating materials Microphones iPod course caster Built-in microphone USB Microphone Snow Bundle Software Audacity ( GarageBand

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER iPod Course Caster -an iPod - Belkin Tunetalk Stereo connector

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER USB Microphone Snow Bundle

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER Kinds of materials I create class recording: students speech contest, verifying what I said, missing students kanji dictation vocab audio file conjugation file Kanji/katakana reading file

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER How to distribute/host iTunesU SMU Podshow Creator BlackBoard (course management system)

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER iTunesU SMU Click on “Take me to SMU on iTunes U”

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER iTunesU SMU

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER iTunesU SMU

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER iTunesU SMU

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER iTunesU SMU

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER PodshowCreator

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER SMU Japanese Program site

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER How am I conducting a speaking lesson as I speak in UT? Podcasting!

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER Activities 1) Invitation (1st year) handout

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER Activities (continued) 2)showing around the room (1st year) handouthandout, ケリーさんのへや ケリーさんのへや

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER Activities (continued) 3) Weather forecast (2nd year) handouthandout, ダラスの天気よほう ダラスの天気よほう

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER Activities (continued) 4) 3-minute cooking (2nd year) handouthandout, やさいトマトスープ やさいトマトスープ

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER Keypoints to a successful lesson Step-by-step instructions Sample recording Checklist for requirements (functions, grammar, vocabulary Task complete within classtime (1-3 minutes) Work in pairs/groups

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER Students’ reactions Fun Enjoyable Do it again Educational

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER Reflections I am always looking for ways to engage students. They seem to retain materials better. Students’ knowledge of audio editing comes into play Occasional technical problems Prepared speech leads into proficiency in conversation/speaking?

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER Reflections I am always looking for ways to engage students. They seem to retain materials better. Students can become the creator of work. They get to be creative and take the initiatives. Follow-up activities, in schedule Prepared speech leads into proficiency in conversation/speaking?

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER Reflections Students’ knowledge of audio editing Occasional technical problems: upload problems possibly due to the school network. There should be a separate password for students to upload without the chance of modifying account information. One half of second year students and one quarter of first year students became subscribers. Copyright material Intellectual property issues

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER Future Better use of iTunesU (free) Peer-evaluation More integration with other parts of the lesson More frequently Experiment with how restrictive/free the requirements are Ideas from today’s audience and this conference?

SWCOLT 2008: SCHNEIDER Thank you! Keiko Schneider Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX USA m/conference/SWCOLT08