ELENA B. MENDIOLAED480 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGYMARYANNE CAMPO, INSTRUCTOR

SPRING 2008

Using Audio Podcasts to Enhance Learning

What is Podcasting?

Podcasting is a series of digital-media files which are distributed over the Internet using

syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and computers.

iPod + broadcast = podcast

Audio Podcasts

Podcasting & Education

Meets different learning styles24/7 classroomUsing medium with which students are

familiar withMotivationPurposeSpeaking & listening skillsInteractiveCreativity

Benefits of Classroom Podcasting

Podcasting is cheapPodcasting invites a global audienceAudio-podcasting encourages a ‘no-frills’

communicationPodcasting provides a window into the

classroomPodcasting can educate about copyright

Brainstorm a list of ways on how teachers and students can use podcasting in & out of

the classroom.

Best Practices for Podcasting in the Classroom

“Podcasts do not automatically become learning objects. If a learning object is simply published, it becomes a podcast but a podcast becomes a learning object if it includes a learning objective and has educational values.”

-- Cebeci & Tekdal

Issues on Podcasting

Access & restrictionsPrivacyCopyrightQualityComes in series

Educational Websites

http://chatt.hdsb.ca/~magps/boylit/podcasting%20in%20Education

Educational Websites

http://www.learninginhand.com/podcasting

Educational Websites

http://recap.ltd.uk/podcasting/home/123listen2me.php

Podcasting Tutorial Websites

http://faculty.mdc.edu/rberger/pod/podhandout.htm

http://radio.about.com/od/podcastin1/a/aa030805a.htm

Resources

http://dmc.umn.edu/technologies/podcasting.shtml

http://www.learninginhand.com/podcasting/http://wn.wikipedia.org/wiki/podcastinghttp://www.apple.com/education/

digitalauthoring/podcasting.htmlhttp://www.wtvi.com/teks/05_06_articles/

classroom-audio-podcasting.html