Podcast 6: What Kind of Podcast Should I Create?

The sixth podcast in our Hear2Cast podcast series addresses the question "What kind of podcast should I create?" It provides a number of possible podcasting approaches for an educational environment and also describes how to efficiently and effectively create these podcasts. To listen to this podcast, click the Posts button on the Gcast player and select Podcast 6 from the list. You can also download this podcast (9.9 MB). (Right-click on the link and select "Save Target As...") Show notes: Instructing with podcasts Course lectures Mini lessons Content reviews Activities Tips and suggestions for planning and scripting podcasts Decide your learning objectives Consider length Start with an outline Ordering (review and revise) Trial run outloud adjust outline Record Audio editing The following music, from PodSafe Audio has been used in this podcast: John Korbel - Bourbon Street Taps

Podcast 3: Who is podcasting?

The third podcast in our Hear2Cast podcast series addresses the question "Who is podcasting?" It provides a number of podcasting examples in the business world, the educational world, and also the government. To listen to this podcast, click the Posts button on the Gcast player and select Podcast 3 from the list. You can also download this podcast (5.9 MB). (Right-click on the link and select "Save Target As...") Example Podcasts Discussed in the Show: Education Georgetown podcast Harvard Computer Science course podcast University of Bath podcast Duke Podcasting Symposium Duke Digital Initiative Podcasting in education Business PR Newswire podcast Biz Journal - Podcast Generation GM podcast IBM Investor viewpoint podccast Arizona Heart Institute podcast Government Government podcasts Air Force podcast Profile America - Census Bureau podcast Nasa's podcasting page New York Police Department podcast General Links Podcast Alley, categories The following music, from PodSafe Audio has been used in this podcast: John Korbel - Feeding the Fire

Podcast 2: Why should I care about podcasting?

The second podcast in our Hear2Cast podcast series addresses the question "Why should I care about podcasting?" It introduces the reasons that podcasting is important in the business and educational world and also describes its importance to technical communicators. To listen to this podcast, click the Posts button on the Gcast player and select Podcast 2 from the list. You can also download this podcast (3.9 MB). (Right-click on the link and select "Save Target As...") Show Notes The following music, from PodSafe Audio has been used in this podcast: Two Violins - Telemann Duet in Bb - Allegro

The Hear2Cast Team: Roles and Qualifications

Podcasting represents an exciting addition to the university experience. All of the members of Hear2Cast are eager to learn the technology and share our results with the academic community. Below are the personal statements of our team detailing their roles, responsibilities, and qualifications for this project. Jennifer Dance Part of my job as an instructional designer in ASU's Distributed Learning group is to keep on top of new technologies that can be used in teaching and learning at ASU. Because of this responsibility, I could best serve my teammates in a research capacity. I will also be working with Cyndi to create the blog template where we will house our work. In addition, I will also be serving my team as project coordinator to make sure everything progresses according to plan. http://jendance.blog.asu.edu/ Trish Yasolsky I have significant experience in writing and editing. Due to my performance experience, I would be a good choice for creating the lead-in and exit material for the podcasts to create what we have informally decided is the "show" quality of successful podcasts. http://trish.blog.asu.edu/ Cyndi Kessler My contribution to the group will be working with Jenny to create a website or blog that will be used to showcase the content the group has created. My web design experience includes creating personal sites, being contracted to create a site for a small business, and helping to build a site for a class project. I am interested in learning about the technical aspects of putting podcasts together. http://ckessler.blog.asu.edu/ Jeff Hardee I will contribute to the group through my technical and writing skills. I have many years of experience in Information Technology. My technical experience will assist the team in troubleshooting any technical problems we may have. In addition, I am familiar with technical writing through courses and on-the-job experience. I will assist the team with the writing and research necessary to produce our group’s documentation, as well as provide copy and literary editing on our documentation. http://jhardee.blog.asu.edu/ Email us at hear2cast@gmail.com or leave a comment for us here on our blog.

What is Podcasting? Additional Resources

Podcasting is a new and popular technology so there are numerous resources out there that describe what it is. For this post, we have pulled together the resources that we found to be particularly helpful as we began learning about podcasting. Educause Educause, "a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology" has created and collected many outstanding resources that address new educational technologies like podcasting. 7 Things You Should Know About Podcasting From the "7 Things You Should Know About" series by the Educause Learning Initiative 7 Things You Should Know about Podcasting Educause also puts together a pocket edition (or podcast) on educational technologies. Podcasting was featured in Editions 1 and 2 available at Educause Pocket Edition Episode 1: Invasion of the iPods Episode 2: It's Pod Mania! University of Wisconsin, Madison The University of Wisconsin, Madison, a leader in distance education, has an excellent podcasting site. (http://engage.doit.wisc.edu/podcasting/index.html) One of the resources they offer is a section on "What is podcasting" where they cover what podcasting is, how it works, and what's involved in using it in your teaching. What is podcasting? http://engage.doit.wisc.edu/podcasting/whatIsIt/