Podcasting & Coursecasting Tulane Faculty Symposium on Digital Trends May 11, 2007

Defining our terms: Podcasting Podcasting is: a digital media file, or a series of such files, that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and personal computers. – A podcast is a specific type of webcast which, like 'radio', can mean either the content itself or the method by which it is syndicated; the latter is also termed podcasting. – The term "podcast" is a portmanteau of the phrase "Playable on Demand" (POD) and broadcast, but is often mistakenly thought to actually be a portmanteau of name of Apple's portable music player, the iPod, and broadcast. From Tulane Faculty Symposium on Digital Trends

Defining our terms: Coursecasting Coursecasting is digitally recorded, curriculum- related content available for download by students (and/or the public) Tulane Faculty Symposium on Digital Trends

Defining our terms: Vodcasting Video podcast (sometimes shortened to vidcast or vodcast) is a term used for the online delivery of video on demand video clip content via Atom or RSS enclosures. – The term is an evolution specialized for video, coming from the generally audio-based podcast and referring to the distribution of video where the RSS feed is used as a non-linear TV channel to which consumers can subscribe using a PC, TV, set-top box, media center or mobile multimedia device. – Example: U of Central FloridaU of Central Florida Via Tulane Faculty Symposium on Digital Trends

Podcasting examples U of Houston Clear Lake U of Virginia U of California, Berkeley Tulane Faculty Symposium on Digital Trends

Podcasting at Tulane iTunes U – Introduced in 2005 by Apple – Based on iTunes software & the iTunes Store – Supports audio (MP3) video (M4V) and documents (PDF) – FREE! – PROS & CONS Tulane Faculty Symposium on Digital Trends

Podcasting at Tulane eNotes – Developed in-house at Tulane – Pilots run during Spring ’06 and Fall ‘07 – Supported 14 instructors 17 courses 919 students Served 266 MP3 course files – Technology used for pilot Tulane Faculty Symposium on Digital Trends

Podcasting at Tulane eNotes Student Opinion – 99.9% see eNotes as an opportunity to improve their grades – 79% do NOT consider eNotes an alternative to class – 88% want to see eNotes used campus-wide – 90% experienced little or no technical difficulties Tulane Faculty Symposium on Digital Trends

Podcasting at Tulane Deeper Understanding of Subject – “ It's a supplement to course work. More material to review, is more ways to understand the subject.” – “Because it allows you to review not only things you learn, but concepts the prof. stresses multiple times in order to grasp them better.“ Tulane Faculty Symposium on Digital Trends

Podcasting at Tulane – eNotes Study Aid – “ Very good review for quizzes/exams... sometimes its hard to catch everything the professor says the first time around.” – “It will help re-enforce lectures and concepts before tests.“ Tulane Faculty Symposium on Digital Trends

Podcasting at Tulane Second Opportunities – “ It makes it easier to go back and add to my notes things I might otherwise have missed.” – “Lessen the worry of missing topics covered in class if one is sick, out of town, etc.“ Tulane Faculty Symposium on Digital Trends

Podcasting at Tulane Addresses Alternative Learning Styles – “ I think that eNotes is a great program because I tend to remember things more by listening.” – “I have trouble paying attention to long lectures or sometimes can't take notes fast enough, so it would be nice to have the audio files. “ Tulane Faculty Symposium on Digital Trends

Podcasting at Tulane Part of a Comprehensive Learning Experience – “ It covers all of a student's needs when coupled with visual class notes on BlackBoard. I find Dr. XXXXX's class more comprehensively complete than any other class I am enrolled in.” Tulane Faculty Symposium on Digital Trends

Podcasting at Tulane Reduce Reliance on Others – “ If for some reason you have to miss a class, you can still get the full lecture which is much more reliable than a peers notes.” Tulane Faculty Symposium on Digital Trends

Podcasting at Tulane The Jetsons Argument – “ This should be the standard with current technology. We are living in the year 2006 after all.” Tulane Faculty Symposium on Digital Trends

Podcasting at Tulane Experiences and Best Practices Tulane Faculty Symposium on Digital Trends

What’s next? The future of podcasting and syndicated rich media content in higher education – – The future of podcasting at Tulane – – Challenges: Intellectual property, distribution channels, and so on Tulane Faculty Symposium on Digital Trends

Additional resources iTunes – Alternatives: Anapod, MyPodder, WinAmp, Yamipod Google podcast search in the.edu domain Google podcast search ts.tulane.edu for more links ts.tulane.edu The Innovative Learning Center Tulane Faculty Symposium on Digital Trends