1. On Podcasts BAE Systems and American Management Center Inc. 15 March 2007 Jim Farmer and Jonathan Allen instructional media + magic, inc.

2. In the beginning

3. instructional media + magic, inc. Podcast defined A podcast is a media file … for playback on portable media players and personal computers. The host or author of a podcast is often called a podcaster. The term "podcast" is derived from Apple's portable music player, the iPod. A pod refers to a container of some sort and the idea of broadcasting to a container or pod correctly describes the process of podcasting. From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting, 14 March 2007

4. instructional media + magic, inc. Equipment used Used by CALI, Georgetown University and im+m

5. As used in law schools survey data from the Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI)

6. instructional media + magic, inc. The CALI Survey of students Responses to a survey of students taking law school courses offered as a lecture supplemented by podcasts of the lecture. Spring term 2006 More than 50 faculty, greater than 1,000 students.

7. instructional media + magic, inc. New to podcasts? John P. Mayer, “Legal Education Podcasting Project - End of Semester Survey Results,” Caliopolis, July 5, 2006

8. instructional media + magic, inc. How many of the podcasts?. John P. Mayer, “Legal Education Podcasting Project - End of Semester Survey Results,” Caliopolis, July 5, 2006

9. instructional media + magic, inc. Do students listen? John P. Mayer, “Legal Education Podcasting Project - End of Semester Survey Results,” Caliopolis, July 5, 2006

10. instructional media + magic, inc. Podcasts from others? John P. Mayer, “Legal Education Podcasting Project - End of Semester Survey Results,” Caliopolis, July 5, 2006

11. instructional media + magic, inc. Value of podcasts John P. Mayer, “Legal Education Podcasting Project - End of Semester Survey Results,” Caliopolis, July 5, 2006

12. Steps integrating podcasts with other learning methods

13. instructional media + magic, inc. Beyond podcasts – sight and sound Podcast Transcript

14. instructional media + magic, inc. Beyond podcasts – and more Podcast Transcript Supplementary material

15. instructional media + magic, inc. Beyond podcasts – online learning Podcast Transcript Online Assessment Student learning log/analysis Remediation

16. instructional media + magic, inc. Best guess on results Course completions up 10 to 20% Subject mastery up 10 to 20% and more if extra material is provided Retention of materials significantly improved

17. instructional media + magic, inc. Best guess on costs Additional investment Audio editing $190 to $300 per class hour (2 hours for each hour, including equipment) Transcripts $90 to $180 per lecture (single speaker) or panel (multiple speakers) hour Supplementary materials – “it depends” Costs of audio editing based on rates from MIT’s Academic Media Production Services (AMPS). Costs of transcribing audio files from Escriptionist, Inc. The cost per minute depends upon the number of speakers. The costs are for non-expedited 3-5 business day transcriptions.

18. The End Jim Farmer JXF @ immagic.com JXF @ Georgetown.edu