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Our Next Speaker:
Active Learning Institute
Alisa Cooper
English Faculty, South Mountain Community
College
Educause Solutions
in Action
“Reaching and Engaging Today's Learners”
April 20, 2009
Barbara Knauff, Senior Instructional Technologist
Academic Computing, Dartmouth College
Reaching Learners with
Podcasting
Reaching and Engaging Today's
Learner with Podcasting
DR. ALISA COOPER
SOUTH MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
PHOENIX, AZ
HTTP://FRESHMANCOMP.COM
[email protected]
What is it?
Gadgets Galore
Five Major Mobile Formats
 Almost every student
has some sort of
mobile gadget whether
it be a cell phone, mp3
player or gaming
system.
 Instead of asking
students to put them
away, why not use
these devices to
engage students in
learning.
Palm, Windows Mobile, Apple,
Blackberry, & Google G1
Reaching & Engaging Today’s Learner with
Podcasting
 District wide adoption of
iTunes U
 Podcasting training in
the district for faculty
 Use of Web 2.0 Audio &
Video tools in an
individual classroom.
SMCC iTunes U
• iTunes U is a
specialized area of
the Apple iTunes
store that allows
higher education
institutions to make
audio, visual and
pdf content
available for
download and
subscription.
•Learn anytime and
anywhere
• Study at their own
pace
Podcasting Training
What is podcasting?
 A podcast is a series of
digital media files, usually
digital audio or video, that
is made available for
download via Web
syndication.
 Workshops on RSS,
podcasting – creating
audio & video and using
iTunes U
Web 2.0 Audio & Video Tools
 Odeo
 Utterli
 YouTube
 Ustream.tv
 JayCut
Student Podcasts with Utterli
 Post pics, video, audio or
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text
Post via phone call, text
message, email or web
Posts to Utterli are
automatically syndicated
Create discussion around
posts
Replying to SMS
notifications creates a
reply to that utter on
utterli.com.
How is it Working?
• ITUNES U ON 8 OF THE 10 CAMPUSES –
WORKING OUT STUDENT AUTHENTICATION
• WORKSHOP ATTENDANCE IS SLOWING
• MORE STUDENTS ARE CHOOSING TO
PARTICIPATE IN AUDIO & VIDEO ACTIVITIES
IN THE CLASSROOM