1. July 16 2007IMAPLA 2 Workshop Informal Mobile Podcasting And Learning Adaptation 2 (IMPALA 2) Podcasting for GEES Subjects Ming Nie, University of Leicester

2. IMAPLA 2 WorkshopJuly 16 2007 Today’s Programme Introduction Overview of IMPALA 2 Project Session 1 Presentation & Demonstration Session 2 Small Group Discussion Session 3 Planning Implementation & Evaluation

3. IMAPLA 2 WorkshopJuly 16 2007 An Overview of IMPALA

4. A Summary of Studies (IMPALA) University Subject Approach Survey Sem-begin Survey Sem-end Focus Group Student Personal Interviews Staff Interviews Leicester Engineering‘Profcast’ - 24 - 6 + 8 1 Chemistry Prepare for Workshops - 49 - - - Genetics Student- Developed - - 2 (14) - 1 Kingston English Language & Communication Develop Study Skills 49 35 2 (8) 6 1 Physical Geography Summary Lectures Fieldwork 19 18 2 (9) 7 1 Gloucester- shire Environmental Studies Topical Issues - 19 2 (17) 2 4 Nottingham Physical Geography Summary Practicals - 93 2 (12) 9 2 Royal Veterinary College Veterinary Sciences ‘Potcast’ Lectures - - 1 (6) - 2

5. A Model for Developing Podcasts Purpose Extension To Lectures Support Fieldwork Support Practical Work Supplement Online Teaching Transform Museum Specimens Develop Students’ Study Skills Bring Topical Issues Convergence Developer Length Structure Reusability Medium Style Capacity Frequency Stand Alone LecturesTutorsStudentsSenior StudentsOthers (Experts) AudioVideo Integrated with VLE Temperate (Immediacy, Alive)Reusable Single SessionMultiple Sessions Short (10 minutes or less)Longer (10+) Formal (Lecture)Informal (Conversation, Discussion) Large Student CohortsSmall Groups of Students WeeklyFortnightlyMonthlyRegularly Student- Developed

6. Approaches for GEES Subjects 1.1 Summary to weekly lecture (key concepts) 1.Extensions to lectures 2.2 Instruction -based Information (e.g. guide to equipment use) 1.2 Mini-lectures (core material in lectures) 2.1 “iWalk”: Location-based information 3.1 Visual guide to GIS software 2. Support fieldwork 3. Support practical- based learning 1.3 Podcast lectures (entire lecture recording) 2.4 Student-created video documentary (digital story telling) 2.3 Record student fieldwork 4. Provide additional information 4.1 Introduce topical issues in Development and Sustainability

7. IMAPLA 2 WorkshopJuly 16 2007 Introduction to IMPALA 2

8. IMAPLA 2 WorkshopJuly 16 2007 Institutions & Disciplines Leicester (Geography) Kingston (Geography) Nottingham (Geography) Gloucestershire (Environment) Exeter (Geography) Stirling (Environment) Sussex (Geography) Wolverhampton (Geography) Leeds (Earth & Environment) Chester (Geography) Staffordshire (Geography) Canterbury Church University (Geography) Queens University, Belfast (Geography) University of South Australia (Earth Sciences)

9. IMAPLA 2 WorkshopJuly 16 2007 Research Questions 1.How can podcasts help students and staff tackle ‘troublesome knowledge’ and ‘threshold concepts’ in GEES subjects? 1.How can podcasts help students and staff tackle ‘troublesome knowledge’ and ‘threshold concepts’ in GEES subjects? 2. How can podcasts help students’ learning in multiple learning spaces in GEES subjects? 2. How can podcasts help students’ learning in multiple learning spaces in GEES subjects? 3. What are the key issues and enables for sharing, reusing and re-purposing podcasts and exemplars across GEES disciplines? 3. What are the key issues and enables for sharing, reusing and re-purposing podcasts and exemplars across GEES disciplines?

10. IMAPLA 2 WorkshopJuly 16 2007 Outcomes & Deliverables Context-specific, shareable, and testable IMPALA models Rich digital repository of reusable and sharable podcasts Resources and guidelines Contribution to theoretical understanding of student learning in GEES subjects

11. IMAPLA 2 WorkshopJuly 16 2007 What IMPALA 2 can do for you? Community DisseminationPublication Research

12. Presentation & Demonstration

13. IMAPLA 2 WorkshopJuly 16 2007 Small Group Discussion Three research questions

14. IMAPLA 2 WorkshopJuly 16 2007 Planning A plan for implementation and evaluation in Semester 1