Without foreclosing discussion on the dangers / downsides of podcasting, how about if we open the discussion with some speculation or comments on the potential and possibilities that podcasting opens up.
In my case one possibility - which, admittedly, I am not fully realizing - is to move "lecture" (one way) material into a one way medium and occupy my face to face time with students with more interactivity and exercises.
The other thing I look to podcasts to provide is an easy, portable, review system for students who want refresher/study material that they can take with them.
What do you see as the potential for podcasting? Please differentiate between "distance" and local/hybrid teaching in your comments. In my case, my use has been as a supplement to local/f2f teaching.
Looking forward to your replies. And some people have already made comments in this area, but perhaps you could repeat/expand on the theme in this discussion thread.
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I am amazed at the ease of use of ELGG - what a nice tool. I have signed up for an account, just to see how it works.
I am also interested in the software you have used to make that screencast. I have similar software for my Mac, but not the nice little yellow dot around the cursor, which is a nice touch.
Screencasts, I think, are a great way to introduce people to new information, even things that have nothing to do with using a computer per se - The traditional use it for software training, but you can use them to narrate just about anything that you can display on a computer screen.
Podcasts, are a natural way to distribute these screencasts, and I think we should all remember that .mov, m4v, .pdf, .txt and so on are all legitimate formats to use for a podcast, and not just mp3... but that's for later, when we've finished with our introductions!
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I am also interested in the software you have used to make that screencast. I have similar software for my Mac, but not the nice little yellow dot around the cursor, which is a nice touch.
Screencasts, I think, are a great way to introduce people to new information, even things that have nothing to do with using a computer per se - The traditional use it for software training, but you can use them to narrate just about anything that you can display on a computer screen.
Podcasts, are a natural way to distribute these screencasts, and I think we should all remember that .mov, m4v, .pdf, .txt and so on are all legitimate formats to use for a podcast, and not just mp3... but that's for later, when we've finished with our introductions!
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I am astonished at the incredible geographic diversity here - I had no idea this was going to involve such a wide range of people. I think we should let the "invitations" topic sit for one more day, and then start in with some additional topics.
In the mean time, feel free to respond to each others' introductions (as many of you already have), and encourage friends and relatives (ahem, other educational professionals) to join in.
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In the mean time, feel free to respond to each others' introductions (as many of you already have), and encourage friends and relatives (ahem, other educational professionals) to join in.
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I suppose the best way to start an online discussion is with some introductions. In this case, who are you and what is your experience (if any) with podcasting?
I will go first:
My name is Richard Smith and I am a professor at SFU. I teach in the school of communication and I have been podcasting for about a year and a half.
My experience in educational podcasting has been in my second year course on information technology and society. I do an "enhanced podcast," which means I can be heard and my powerpoint (keynote) slides are "flipping" in the iTunes/iPod screen.
I look forward to hearing your introductions and once we've done that I'd like to move through three additional questions, which we'll put into separate discussion topics (I'll create these in the coming days):
1. What do you think is possible with podcasting in an educational context?
2. What do you think is desireable with podcasting in an educational context?
3. What to you worry about when you think about podcasting?
Anyway, let's hear from you!
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I will go first:
My name is Richard Smith and I am a professor at SFU. I teach in the school of communication and I have been podcasting for about a year and a half.
My experience in educational podcasting has been in my second year course on information technology and society. I do an "enhanced podcast," which means I can be heard and my powerpoint (keynote) slides are "flipping" in the iTunes/iPod screen.
I look forward to hearing your introductions and once we've done that I'd like to move through three additional questions, which we'll put into separate discussion topics (I'll create these in the coming days):
1. What do you think is possible with podcasting in an educational context?
2. What do you think is desireable with podcasting in an educational context?
3. What to you worry about when you think about podcasting?
Anyway, let's hear from you!
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Curtis Bonk's web site gives me this (unfunny) error when I try to load the page:
"Your current web browser cannot display this presentation. Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher must be installed..."
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"Your current web browser cannot display this presentation. Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher must be installed..."
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