1. Enhancing Teaching and Learning with Podcasts Mico e-Learning Workshop

2. Workshop Objectives At the end of this workshop you will be able to: At the end of this workshop you will be able to: Critically assess the effectiveness of using podcasts in teaching & learning Critically assess the effectiveness of using podcasts in teaching & learning Develop an instructional plan for incorporating podcasts in the teaching of you subject area Develop an instructional plan for incorporating podcasts in the teaching of you subject area Create a podcast for use in teaching Create a podcast for use in teaching Write a script for your podcasts Write a script for your podcasts Record audio file using an Open Source audio editor (Audacity) Record audio file using an Open Source audio editor (Audacity) Edit your Podcast Edit your Podcast Publish or share your podcasts Publish or share your podcasts

3. Activity 1 Small group work Small group work Case Analysis: Case Analysis: Scenario 1: Mrs. Brown and the grade 11 class Scenario 1: Mrs. Brown and the grade 11 class

4. Examining the concept Have you ever heard the term Podcasts before? Have you ever heard the term Podcasts before? In what context did you hear it? In what context did you hear it? What is a podcast? What is a podcast? Have you ever used it before? How? Have you ever used it before? How? Do you think you would use it with your class? Do you think you would use it with your class?

5. What is a podcast? In the simplest sense, podcasts are audio or video recordings which are usually done in MP3 or MP4 formats for distribution over the web, the computer or on handheld devices. In the simplest sense, podcasts are audio or video recordings which are usually done in MP3 or MP4 formats for distribution over the web, the computer or on handheld devices. The term Podcasting is a blend of two words, iPod and Broadcasting. The term Podcasting is a blend of two words, iPod and Broadcasting.

6. What is a podcast? Anyone who has an MP3/MP4 player, computer, or mobile device that plays MP3 files can listen to podcasts. Anyone who has an MP3/MP4 player, computer, or mobile device that plays MP3 files can listen to podcasts. Podcasts can be: Podcasts can be: Interviews Interviews talks talks lectures lectures

7. Why should podcasts be used in instruction? Podcasts allow teachers to: Podcasts allow teachers to: Incorporate audio into your class Incorporate audio into your class Rediscover the power of the spoken word by utilizing new technologies to communicate with students Rediscover the power of the spoken word by utilizing new technologies to communicate with students Bring other “voices” into the class Bring other “voices” into the class Stimulate students’ interest in the subject by using different media formats Stimulate students’ interest in the subject by using different media formats

8. How can podcasts be used in the classroom? Teacher’s can use podcasts to: Teacher’s can use podcasts to: Introduce the lesson Introduce the lesson Gain attention and motivate students to participate in the lesson Gain attention and motivate students to participate in the lesson Give additional information to students using a medium other than text Give additional information to students using a medium other than text Provide instructions or directions to complete a task Provide instructions or directions to complete a task

9. How can podcasts be used in the classroom? Students can create their own podcasts: Students can create their own podcasts: Interviewing persons of interest Interviewing persons of interest Class projects Class projects For communication and sharing of ideas For communication and sharing of ideas Audio stories Audio stories

10. Steps for creating your Podcast Step 1: Select appropriate content Step 1: Select appropriate content Use content that is easy to learn (avoid figures, drawings) Use content that is easy to learn (avoid figures, drawings) Recordings of classroom lectures may not be the best use of podcasting. Recordings of classroom lectures may not be the best use of podcasting. Narrow the focus of a podcast. Narrow the focus of a podcast. Chunk the information on your podcast Chunk the information on your podcast identify important concepts or issues students tend to struggle with and develop a podcast episode for each. identify important concepts or issues students tend to struggle with and develop a podcast episode for each.

11. Steps for creating your Podcast Step 2: Determine the purpose of your podcast Step 2: Determine the purpose of your podcast Prepare or motivate learners for learning new content Prepare or motivate learners for learning new content Arouse interest and curiosity about a new topic to increase learner motivation Inform students of the learning outcomes or benefits of learning new content Influence feelings and attitudes about a topic prior to a lecture or reading assignment Arouse interest and curiosity about a new topic to increase learner motivation Inform students of the learning outcomes or benefits of learning new content Influence feelings and attitudes about a topic prior to a lecture or reading assignment

12. Steps for creating your Podcast Step 2: Determine the purpose of your podcast Step 2: Determine the purpose of your podcast Recall and integrate previously learned material with new content Recall and integrate previously learned material with new content Explain the connection between what students have previously learned with new content to be presented in a lecture or reading assignment Explain the connection between what students have previously learned with new content to be presented in a lecture or reading assignment

13. Steps for creating your Podcast Step 2: Determine the purpose of your podcast Step 2: Determine the purpose of your podcast As a form of advance organizer to prepare students for new content As a form of advance organizer to prepare students for new content Before teaching a complex skill or procedure provide a mental framework from which to approach it Before teaching a complex skill or procedure provide a mental framework from which to approach it

14. Steps for creating your Podcast Step 2: Determine the purpose of your podcast Step 2: Determine the purpose of your podcast Provide a lead-in to an assignment or learning activity Provide a lead-in to an assignment or learning activity Include more details about what you expect of students from an assignment and make suggestions about how to approach it Include more details about what you expect of students from an assignment and make suggestions about how to approach it

15. Steps for creating your Podcast Step 2: Determine the purpose of your podcast Step 2: Determine the purpose of your podcast Elaborate on and further explain a complex concept Elaborate on and further explain a complex concept Explain nuances and intricacies of a difficult concept, principle or abstract process Explain nuances and intricacies of a difficult concept, principle or abstract process

16. Steps for creating your Podcast Step 2: Determine the purpose of your podcast Step 2: Determine the purpose of your podcast Provide learning guidance and strategies for understanding new content or solving problems Provide learning guidance and strategies for understanding new content or solving problems Provide coaching and advice on learning strategies or approaching certain problem solving tasks Provide coaching and advice on learning strategies or approaching certain problem solving tasks

17. Steps for creating your Podcast Step 2: Determine the purpose of your podcast Step 2: Determine the purpose of your podcast Provide content to encourage analysis Provide content to encourage analysis Provide a stimulus for students to react to or reflect upon for deeper analysis Provide a stimulus for students to react to or reflect upon for deeper analysis

18. Steps for creating your Podcast Step 2: Determine the purpose of your podcast Step 2: Determine the purpose of your podcast Provide some variety in the learning environment Provide some variety in the learning environment Bring in other people’s viewpoints Bring in other people’s viewpoints

19. Steps for creating your Podcast Step 2: Determine the purpose of your podcast Step 2: Determine the purpose of your podcast Student projects & assignments Student projects & assignments Students create their own podcasts Students create their own podcasts

20. Steps for creating your Podcast Step 3: Prepare your content Step 3: Prepare your content Find creative and interesting ways of presenting your content Find creative and interesting ways of presenting your content Treat the podcast like a radio broadcast rather than a lecture Treat the podcast like a radio broadcast rather than a lecture Make it “lively” Make it “lively” Use vox pops (man on the street interviews) Use vox pops (man on the street interviews) Include music Include music Use interviews, commentaries Use interviews, commentaries

21. Tips for preparing your content State the content into a problem or challenge and explain how it can be addressed State the content into a problem or challenge and explain how it can be addressed Use voices of other experts interviewed about specific topics of interest to your students in the course. Use voices of other experts interviewed about specific topics of interest to your students in the course. Use a case story that illustrates a key topic or learning goal. Use a case story that illustrates a key topic or learning goal.

22. Tips for preparing your content Share a personal story Share a personal story Capture dialogues with opposing viewpoints. This is often done on radio and television talk shows. Capture dialogues with opposing viewpoints. This is often done on radio and television talk shows. Keep the length of a podcast short- between 3 and 15 minutes. Keep the length of a podcast short- between 3 and 15 minutes.

23. Steps for creating your Podcast Step 4: Produce your podcast Step 4: Produce your podcast Don't lecture Don't lecture Try not to read a script verbatim Try not to read a script verbatim Write an outline to help keep you on track during the recording session. Write an outline to help keep you on track during the recording session. Talk naturally as if you were talking with the students face-to-face Talk naturally as if you were talking with the students face-to-face

24. Steps for creating your Podcast Step 4: Produce your podcast Step 4: Produce your podcast Be enthusiastic about the content you are presenting Be enthusiastic about the content you are presenting Don’t worry about pauses, silences when recording. Edit them later Don’t worry about pauses, silences when recording. Edit them later Source: http://engage.wisc.edu/podcasting/teaching/index.html Source: http://engage.wisc.edu/podcasting/teaching/index.html

25. Steps for creating your Podcast Step 5: Incorporate the podcast in your course Step 5: Incorporate the podcast in your course Start thinking about how your podcast will enhance instruction before you create it. Start thinking about how your podcast will enhance instruction before you create it. Use podcast to enrich/extend your course content and learning activities. Use podcast to enrich/extend your course content and learning activities. Include your podcast as a required learning activity. Include your podcast as a required learning activity.

26. Activity 4 Planning an instructional event for incorporating podcasts Planning an instructional event for incorporating podcasts In your subject groups, use the Instruction Plan worksheet provided to create a plan for incorporating podcasts in your lesson In your subject groups, use the Instruction Plan worksheet provided to create a plan for incorporating podcasts in your lesson

27. Activity 5: Planning your Podcast Step 1: Write a script Step 1: Write a script A good first step to creating podcasts is to plan what you have to say. A good first step to creating podcasts is to plan what you have to say. The script can be a simple outline of what you will say The script can be a simple outline of what you will say

28. Working in your subject groups, write the sample script for your podcast. Working in your subject groups, write the sample script for your podcast.

29. Audacity Tutorial Where to download it http://audacity.sourceforge.net Where to download it http://audacity.sourceforge.net http://audacity.sourceforge.net Audacity tutorials (video tutorial) Audacity tutorials (video tutorial) http://www.how-to-podcast- tutorial.com/17-audacity-tutorial.htm http://www.how-to-podcast- tutorial.com/17-audacity-tutorial.htm http://www.how-to-podcast- tutorial.com/17-audacity-tutorial.htm http://www.how-to-podcast- tutorial.com/17-audacity-tutorial.htm

30. Producing your Podcast Step 2: Record and Edit the audio Step 2: Record and Edit the audio To record your podcast, you will need: To record your podcast, you will need: A microphone A microphone Sound card Sound card Audio recoding software Audio recoding software

31. Individual Activity Produce your podcast in Audaacity Produce your podcast in Audaacity

32. Reflection Using the journal tool in the Mico LMS, write a brief reflection on the activities for this session. Using the journal tool in the Mico LMS, write a brief reflection on the activities for this session. Which activity did you find most useful? Which activity did you find most useful? Which activity did you find least useful? Which activity did you find least useful? What, if anything, did you want more of? What, if anything, did you want more of? How will this activity influence how you integrate technology into your teaching ? How will this activity influence how you integrate technology into your teaching ?