Podcasting and Vodcasting In Academic Libraries

Podcasting And Vodcasting In Academic Libraries

David Free

Association of College and Research Libraries

30 August, 2007

Agenda

Part 1: Casting 101Break

Part 2: Let’s Make Stuff!Part 3: Wrap-Up

“a digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, made available on the Internet for downloading to a personal

audio player.”

- New Oxford American Dictionary

A Podcast Is…

MP3 + RSS = Podcast

- Aaron Schmidt,Computers In Libraries 2007

“There are two types of Internet users, those that use RSS and those that don't. This video is for the people who could save time using RSS, but don't know

where to start.”

RSS In Plain English

blip.tv/file/205570

Who Downloads Podcasts?

Pew Internet and American Life Project - www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/193/report_display.asp

30% of 18-24 year olds own MP3

player

54% of 12-17 year olds own MP3

player

TEMPO Survey (July 2006) - www.ipsosna.com/news/pressrelease.cfm?id=3124

Web sitesSearch tools

(Google, Podcast Pickle, Blinkx) iTunes

YouTube

How Do You Find Them?

podCast 411

podCast411 Directory of Directories -www.podcast411.com/page2.html

Podzinger

Podzinger – www.podzinger.com

Needs:Computer, Broadband Internet, Media Player(s)

Aggregators: Juice, Bloglines, Fireant, iTunes

Portable Devices: iPod (or other player), PSP, Treo

How Do You Consume Them?

Juice

Juice - ipodder.sourceforge.net

Juice

Juice - ipodder.sourceforge.net

Bloglines

Bloglines - www.bloglines.com

iTunes

iTunes - www.apple.com/itunes

Podcasting In

Libraries

Casting In Academic Libraries

www.flickr.com/photos/michaelsphotos/82484365

Cast Your…

Speakers

Lectures

Interviews

(Make sure to get permission!)

Claude Moore Health Sciences Library

Claude Moore Health Sciences Library (UVA) -www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/library/

historical/lectures.cfm

Arizona State

Arizona State University Library Channel -www.asu.edu/lib/librarychannel

“I just wanted to say thank you for the podcasts. I sadly had to miss

many of these talks live, and it was great to be able to experience them.

Very professionally done, too. Keep up the good work!”

~ GPC faculty member via email

Promote Your…

Services

Resources

Events

What do you want people to know about your library?

L-Team

The L-Team (Williams College Library) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwCUtpbUWgk

GPC

GPC Decatur Campus Library – www.gpc.edu/~declib/podcasts.htm

Dowling

Dowling College Library Omnibus - www.dowling.edu/library/newsblog/podcasts.asp

UNC Pembroke

UNC @ Pembroke Library Minute - www.uncp.edu/library/minute/index.html

Teach Them…

Tours

Library instruction sessions

Technical training

Internal training too!

“Coursecasting”

Boilercast

Purdue University Boilercast -boilercast.itap.purdue.edu:1013/Boilercast

88% listened to at least one course podcast

87% listened to course podcasts on computer

UW Podcasting: Evaluation of Year One - catalyst.washington.edu/research_development/papers/2006/podcas

ting_year1.pdf

Coursecasting Issues

ContentAudio VS Video

AccessCopyright / Ownership

Digital DivideClass Attendance?

Audio VS Video

At the University of Michigan School of Dentistry…

66.1% preferred audio over video lectures*

Depends on your content!

* Brittain, Sarah et al. "Podcasting Lectures". EDUCAUSE Quarterly. 29.3 (2006): 24-31. 

Coursecasting Issues

ContentAudio VS Video

AccessCopyright / Ownership

Digital DivideClass Attendance?

“I really like the idea. It allows me to add on to my notes because sometimes you just miss things the first time around. This allows you to pause the lecture if you need to in order to write down detailed notes”

- Duke University iPod First Year student feedback

Source: Duke University iPod First Year Experience Final Evaluation Report. (cit.duke.edu/pdf/ipod_initiative_04_05.pdf)

“…this encourages students to sleep through class (whether they sleep in the lecture of just stay in bed)!!!!! it gives the message that coming to lecture or paying attention is not important because everything will be online later anyway.”

- Duke University iPod First Year student feedback

Source: Duke University iPod First Year Experience Final Evaluation Report. (cit.duke.edu/pdf/ipod_initiative_04_05.pdf)

“The greatest strength is to allow students to learn even if they missed class.”-University of Washington Faculty Member

“I became very sick this quarter, and the podcasts greatly helped me catch up on what I missed in class.”

-University of Washington Student

Source: UW Podcasting: Evaluation of Year One (catalyst.washington.edu/research_development/papers/2006/

podcasting_year1.pdf)

“If a podcast can capture everything you do in class, you deserve to have nobody coming.”

- G. Marc Loudon, Professor of Medicinal Chemistry,

Purdue University

Source: Read, Brock. "Lectures On The Go". Chronicle of Higher Education.  52.10 (2005): A39.

Instructional Pod/Vodcasting

In Academic Libraries

ATEC 1203 @ GPC

Computer / research skills course

Weekly audio overview lectures (5-15 minutes)

50ish downloads / hits per week

WebCT

“Since it is an online course, I have particularly liked the audio lesson each week. One can often gain a

different meaning from hearing something as opposed to just reading it, so I find the audio

lessons help me feel I have a better grasp of the material and the assignments. I really wish more of my online instructors utilized this resource.”

- ATEC 1203 Student, Summer 2006

Ohio University

Ohio University Alden Library Audio Tour-www.library.ohiou.edu/podcasts/?page_id=14

Information and Circ

Information And Circulation (Cal State Long Beach) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL8Qpa8z5Lg

WPI

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Library Audio To Go -www.wpi.edu/Academics/Library/Borrowing/Podcasts

Fairfield

Fairfield University Library Podcasts -www.fairfield.edu/lib_podcasts.html

ENGnetBASE

ENGnetBASE (Georgia Tech Library) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=KojgWLi50To

Screencasting Detour

“A screencast is a recording of computer screen output, usually containing audio narration typically published as a video

file.”

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screencast

Cal State Fullerton

Library Guide For Nursing (California State University, Fullerton) -

faculty.fullerton.edu/rclemens/Nursing.htm

At the University of Washington…

• 73% used lecture notes while listening to podcasts

• 86% used online PowerPoint while listening to podcasts

…if they were available.

UW Podcasting: Evaluation of Year One - catalyst.washington.edu/research_development/papers/2006/podcas

ting_year1.pdf

Instructional Podcasting Remix

1. Brief assignment overview podcast2. Audio / video tours of specific library

areas3. Online tutorials / podcasts for assignment

specific resources & services4. Subject guides / “cheat sheats”

7 Steps To Pod(Vod)cast Heaven

Recording / Editing

Listening

Hosting

Posting

Feeding

Promoting

Evaluate / Repeat

1. Recording And Editing

1. Recording / Editing Audio

Microphone!

Start Basic

USB

Upgrade?

Audacity

Open Source

Free

Easy!

Tech Stuff: 44.100khz sample rate, 64-126 kbps bit rate MP3

Audacity

Audacity - audacity.sourceforge.net

Audacity

LAME MP3 Encoder - audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&item=lame-mp3

Garageband

Garageband - www.apple.com/ilife/garageband

1. Recording / Editing Video

Video Camera!DV CamcorderWebcam / micMobile phoneDigital camera

1. Recording / Editing Video

Software

iMovie (Free, if you buy a Mac)

Windows Movie Maker (Free)

Avid Free DV (Take a guess)

Quicktime Pro ($29.99)

Final Cut Pro (You don’t want to know)

Adobe Video Suite (You REALLY don’t want to know)

1. Recording / Editing Screencasts

Adobe Captivate ($199 )

Camstudio (free, open source)

Camtasia ($179)

SlideCast (free)

Video Formats

Not simple like audio!

.MOV (Quicktime)

.WMV (Windows)

Flash (YouTube)

2. Listening / Watching

3. Hosting

blip.tv – blip.tv

4 - 5. Posting / Feeding

5. Feeding

ACRLog RSS Feed – acrlblog.org/index.php?feed=rss2

5. Feeding

Listen Up! Feedburned – feeds.feedburner.com/gpclibraryradio

6. Promoting

6. Promoting

7. Evaluate & Repeat

1. Make sure it feeds!2. Promote. Then promote some more.3. Keep it short.4. Use music sparingly!5. Multiple voices rock.6. Podcast events.7. Consider your web presence.8. Listen to your listeners.

8 Things I Learned About Podcasting…

Break Time

Have a plan!

See also…www.davidleeking.com

Podcast Planning – Why?

Is podcasting right for us?

Can we sustain?

Not because it’s cool!

Tie to mission / instructional philosophy.

Moraine

Moraine Valley Community College Library –www2.morainevalley.edu/default.asp?SiteId=10&PageId=

1496

UCOL

UCOL Library Podcasts - library.ucol.ac.nz/main.asp?page=100

Podcast Planning – What…

…content do we want to produce?

Content comes first!

“Create good content. If you make something worth listening to, people will listen to it.”

- Chris Kretz, Dowling College Library Omnibus

Podcasting Tips

Consider your voiceBe passionate & entertaining

Outline / script, but don’t read!Find a quiet place

Remember your listenersMultiple voices rock!

See also…Harrington, Jack. Podcasting Hacks. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilley, 2005.

Music For PodcastsCreative Commons Audio

(creativecommons.org/audio)

CCMixter(ccmixter.org)

Podsafe Music Network (music.podshow.com)

Creative Commons Legal Guide

Creative Commons Podcasting Legal Guide - wiki.creativecommons.org/Podcasting_Legal_Guide

Podcast Planning – Who?

Library staff

Systems/ IT staff

Instructional designers

Classroom faculty

Plan to continue if “who” leaves!

Podcasting @ Hunter

Podcasting @ Hunter - podcasting.hunter.cuny.edu/support.html

Podcast Planning – When?

How often?

Regular schedule?

Occasional content?

Depends on your content!

Have episodes ready before launch.

“Connect. Connect. Connect. Don’t be afraid to outreach and tie in with departments and activities at your

institution, campus, or town.”

- Christine Drew, WPI Audio To Go

Learn More Here (Audio Version)…

Podcasters Wiki (www.podcasterswiki.com)

Podcasting News (www.podcastingnews.com)

Podcast User Magazine (www.podcastusermagazine.com)

Blogger and Podcaster Magazine (bloggerandpodcaster.com)

Learn More Here (Video Version)…

Make Internet TV(makeinternettv.org)

Freevlog (www.freevlog.org/index.php/category/tutorial/)

Library Videos…the best of(libraryvideos.blogspot.com)

Learn More Here (Screencasting Version)…

Show and Tell The Easy Way…An Introduction to Screencasting

(www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/seminar_page.php?sid=71)

TechScreencast Screencasting Tutorials(www.techscreencast.com/tool/screencasting)

Happy Casting!

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