Blackboard: Podcasting Course Content For existing Blackboard users interested in adding audio or video content to a course. This content can be made available to students in a course only, or shared with the world through iTunes U. David Wicks | Assistant Professor | Director of Instructional Technology Services | Seattle Pacific University |

Overview Definitions- Podcasting Open Content iTunes U Basics, benefits, concerns Create, edit, publish How to get a free guest lecturer Questions

Web 2.0 Technologies Web 2.0 Technology DefinitionExamples Uses in Blackboard BenefitsChallenges Wiki Hawaiian word for “quick”, a website where users can add and/or edit content collaboratively using only a web browser Collaborative projects  Equal voice for all  Slackers can’t hide  History can be replayed  Contextual organization, not chronological  Training  Appropriate project  Wikipedia fallout Blog Short for “web log”, a website designed to be an online journal or diary. May allow others to comment on postings Reflections, journals  Metacognition  Ongoing course feedback  Need prompts to discourage rambling  May need to be private to encourage self- reflection PodcastShort for “iPod broadcast”, audio/video files are posted on the internet. Users subscribe to feed so files automatically downloaded they are available Lectures, clarification, feedback, student projects  Unlimited replays  Instant guest lecturer  May be a way to increase in-class discussion  Increases skipping?  Digital divide?  Intellectual property concerns

Podcasting Short for “iPod broadcasting” Audio/video files are posted on the internet Students can subscribe to feed so files are automatically downloaded as they become available

True or False? A podcast must be played back on an iPod. False, It can be played back on an iPod or another MP3 player. Any computer with audio capabilities can play a podcast

Open Content and iTunes U

Podcatcher Client software or player for podcasts Used to download and aggregate podcasts Synchronizes with iPod or MP3 player Technology: RSS feed

Basic Steps 1.Create 2.Edit 3.Publish

Is podcasting easy? Producing podcast may be easy if satisfied with “first take” – Tools VendorCostURL PPT to iPod$50http:// ProfCast$60http:// SnapKast$60http:// Adobe Premiere Elements $40http:// QuickTime Pro$30http:// AudacityFreehttp://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Benefits  Unlimited replays  Instant guest lecturer  May be a way to increase in-class discussion  Creates a “theatre of the mind”  “Explaining Voice” Campbell, G. (2005). There's something in the air: Podcasting in Education. EDUCAUSE Review,

Concerns Intellectual Property Open Source Content Digital divide? Increases skipping?

Basic Steps 1.Create 2.Edit 3.Publish

Creating a Podcast Record audio in the ITS studio Have ITS record a/v in the field Use headset microphone with PC Use Web 2.0 recording device to capture a/v in the field GIGO – Bad recordings = bad podcast Think carefully about what should be included in a Podcast recording

Editing a Podcast Have ITS edit audio Edit it yourself using QuickTime Pro or Audacity Think about: – What should be included in a podcast? – Meta data

Publishing a Podcast Have ITS upload it to iTunes U for public viewing Upload content to Blackboard course using Podcast LX

How to link to an existing iTunes U file To create a URL to a specific FILE on iTunes U (to the actual.mp3), follow these directions: 1.Right-click on the TAB that contains the file in iTunes U 2.Click "Copy iTunes Store URL" 3.Paste the URL into internet explorer 4.Change the word "Browse" in the URL to "Feed" and hit enter to go to the site 5.Find the link to the file you want, right-click on it, and click "copy shortcut“ You now have a URL to the actual file independent of iTunes.

Review Definitions- Podcasting Open Content iTunes U Basics, benefits, concerns Create, edit, publish How to get a free guest lecturer Questions

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