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

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 scriptscript  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 Newsletters  Pictures Pictures

8. Why use podcasting?  To manipulate the language in authentic contexts  To focus on intelligibility  To expose students to a real-world audience  To encourage self-monitoring  To tighten bonds within the class  To use varied learning skills  To try something innovative and fun!

9. 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

10. 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

11. Listening to podcasts  Podcasts created for non-natives  Podcasts created for natives  Wide variety of cultural topics

12. Most downloaded podcasts (for a native audience)

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

14. Some of our favorites--Spanish WebsiteTopics Notes in Spanish http://www.notesinspanish.com/ http://www.notesinspanish.com/ Pop culture, current events Cody’s Cuentos http://www.codyscuentos.com/ Children’s stories UW Madison-Spanish http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/resources/podcasts.htm l Listen and Draw, Cultural news and interviews Caltech Video podcast about the Universe-Spanish http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/espanol/podcasts/h ues/index.shtml Pictures and text about different facets of the hidden universe. (NASA)

15. Some of our favorites--French WebsiteTopics Radio France Internationale http://www.rfi.fr/http://www.rfi.fr/ Current events, society Learn French by podcast http://www.learnfrenchbypodcast.com/ http://www.learnfrenchbypodcast.com/ Vocabulary, current events Learning French http://www.french-podcasts.com/ Culture, society French today – Learn with audio http://www.frenchtoday.com/ Grammar, tales, novels, poems

16. 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

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

18. Audacity tutorial  Download Audacity for free at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

19. 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 projectportfolio project

20. 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

21. 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

22. Assessing the podcasts  Self-evaluation  Peer-evaluation

23. Benefits  Self-evaluation  Awareness, noticing, and reflection  Reduced anxiety  Negotiation of meaning

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

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

26. Material available at: http://people.uwec.edu/millerjs/podcasting Gracias Merci Thank you