1	Podcasts: why and how! Arnold DiBlasi Jr. M.Ed. Donald Friel M.Ed. Department of Academic Computing
2	Session overview Types of students Technology and education Engaging technologies Yellow Fever project Workshop project
3	Types of students Generational differences Baby boomers (prior to 1945 - 1959) Generation X (1960’s – 1970’s) Millennials ( 1982 – present) AKA Digital natives, Gen Y, Echo boomer
4	Millennial Characteristics Prefer teamwork, groups Natural multi-taskers Enjoy experiential activities Social networking: IM, e-mail Risk-averse– enjoy gadgets http://www.herdsa.org.au/wpcontent/uploads/conference/2004/PDF/P050-jt.pdf
5	Technology and Education Nearly 20% of all U.S. higher education students were taking at least one online course in the fall of 2006 Almost 3.5 million students were taking at least one online course during fall 2006 2006 — a nearly 10% increase over the number reported the previous year 9.7% online growth rate far exceeds the 1.5% overall growth of higher education student population http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/survey/pdf/online_nation.pdf
6	Where has the Growth in Online Learning Occurred? Two-year associate’s institutions have the highest growth rates and account for over one-half of all online enrollments for the last five years. Baccalaureate institutions began the period with the fewest online enrollments and have had the lowest rates of growth. http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/survey/pdf/online_nation.pdf
7	Engaging Technologies Social networking sites: Facebook MySpace Ning Gabcast del.icio.us PC classroom Internet research Create class blog(s) Create class Wiki(s) Electronic portfolio Web 2.0
8	Oh...how about Podcast?! Podcast: a portmanteau of the words "iPod" and "broadcast“ (also know as vodcast for video) series of audio or video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet may be played on any PC or mp3 player audio recording of written script
9	Podcasts for education Podcast creation promotes collaborative knowledge building among student producers –Lee, McLoughlin, Chan 2008 Sharing student conceptualization of content stimulates individual and collective learning and supports social processes – Lee, McLoughlin, Chan 2008 Literature supports the use of a digital audio learning object (DALO) –Middleton & McCarter, 2005)
10	Features of a DALO Simple to produce: Well-defined, limited scope; easily produced with limited technical knowledge Immediate: produced and available quickly Educationally focused: addresses a well-defined objective Reusable: may be interpreted according to needs of different contexts (if not a lecture) Engaging: this is a challenge for audio-only product
11	Concept for Yellow Fever project ESL 073: Advanced Listening and Speaking for non-native speakers of English Immerse students in local culture, history, geography Group project to encourage speaking and listening across cultures and enhance language skills Reading, writing, speaking, listening
12	Preparation Read a novel Fever 1793 Create six (6) student groups Each group assigned to research one of seven (7) sites Orientation to College library
13	Research Free Library of Philadelphia Print and picture department Maps department
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21	Research follow up Scientific American article National Park Service lecture
22	Group class work Select photographs Write narrative texts to be used as podcast script Recorded narratives
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30	Student work Web page created to allow outside people to enjoy the work. From this page you can download the mp3 files to your player and print the brochure with map You can also watch a “virtual” tour Follow this link
31	Workshop project Break into small groups Discuss research questions Prepare a short (2 – 3 minute) script Record either a podcast or a video podcast Upload podcast to Workshop web page Upload Vodcast to YouTube
32	Works cited "B-Schools Use Tech To Target 'Millennials'." BizEd 6.2 (Mar. 2007): 58-59. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. [Library name], [City], [State abbreviation]. 9 Oct. 2008 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=24530939&site=ehost-live Bonk, Curtis, and Ke Zhang.. "Introducing the R2D2 Model: Online learning for the diverse learners of this world." Distance Education 27.2 (Aug. 2006): 249-264. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. [Library name], [City], [State abbreviation]. 9 Oct. 2008 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=21806764&site=ehost-live Bruffee, Kenneth A. (1993). Collaborative learning: Higher education, interdependence, and the authority of knowledge. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press.
33	Works cited Dlott, Ann Marie. "A (Pod)cast of Thousands." Educational Leadership 64.7 (Apr. 2007): 80-82. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. [Library name], [City], [State abbreviation]. 9 Oct. 2008 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=24666236&site=ehost-live Goldsborough, Reid. "Podcasting Adds to the Media Mix." Tech Directions 66.7 (Feb. 2007): 9-9. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. [Library name], [City], [State abbreviation]. 9 Oct. 2008 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=24416017&site=ehost-live Lamb, Annette, and Larry Johnson.. "Podcasting in the school library, part 2: creating powerful Podcasts with your students." Teacher Librarian 34.4 (Apr. 2007): 61-64. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. [Library name], [City], [State abbreviation]. 9 Oct. 2008 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=24834246&site=ehost-live
34	Works cited Lee, Mark J. W., Catherine McLoughlin, and Anthony Chan. "Talk the talk: Learner-generated podcasts as catalysts for knowledge creation." British Journal of Educational Technology 39.3 (May 2008): 501-521. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. [Library name], [City], [State abbreviation]. 9 Oct. 2008 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=31728895&site=ehost-live http://www.butler.edu/vodcast/ http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/survey/pdf/online_nation.pdf http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXUJyV6hVHk
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