2. The Pedagogy of Audio: Making Radio with Undergraduates Michael Ridley University of Guelph Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education June 24, 2016

3. The Pedagogy of Audio: Making Radio with Undergraduates Michael Ridley University of Guelph Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education June 24, 2016

5. Radio isn’t dead …. it was just sleeping.

6. Small enrolment (18 students) Inquiry-based Focus on critical thinking Multidisciplinary topics Way too much fun

7. “Why radio?” Which is really people asking: “Why not video?”

8. ... more prolific, more fragmented, more manipulable, more mobile, more global, more personal.” Kate Lacey, University of Sussex “Listening in the Digital Age” “Radio in the digital age is arguably becoming …

9. ... more prolific, more fragmented, more manipulable, more mobile, more global, more personal.” Kate Lacey, University of Sussex “Listening in the Digital Age” “Radio in the digital age is arguably becoming …

10. ... more prolific, more fragmented, more manipulable, more mobile, more global, more personal.” Kate Lacey, University of Sussex “Listening in the Digital Age” “Radio in the digital age is arguably becoming …

11. “What are you listening to?”

12. Context: Broadcast Radio (live) & Podcasts (on demand)

13. Both an “old” media and a “new” media Listeners but rarely creators Out of their comfort zone A co-learning opportunity

14. Why Radio as an Assignment? DislocationNarrative Audience Voice Risk Performance Storytelling Novelty Creativity Intimacy Logic

15. “Would you use a radio assignment?”

16. Resources: Studios Equipment Software Distribution

17. Guelph Community Radio www.CFRU.ca Kelly Jones Radio Producer

18. Audio Software Microphone & Headphones Ambient Sound Distribution Audacity (free) Hindenburg, Adobe Audition Smartphone apps Yes! Studios, Sound Booths, Blanket Soundcloud, iTunes, LMS

19. The Book: Gutenberg to Gaga to Gone?

20. Books for Breakfast Live Radio

21. Dan Evans (Host, Books for Breakfast) with students from “The Book” First Year Seminar

22. Small Arguments Souvankham Thammavongsa

24. The Book Minute Podcast, Website & Community Radio

25. If you have a minute, we have a story about books

27. “Using radio. Strengths? Weaknesses?”

28. Michael Ridley University of Guelph mridley@uoguelph.ca www.MichaelRidley.ca @mridley TheBookMinute.com www.CFRU.ca The Pedagogy of Audio: Making Radio with Undergraduates