Transcript Audio and Video Podcasting Made Easy

Hobie Alter and Crew
Audio and Video
Podcasting Made Easy
Andy Williams
Edmonds Community College
Lynnwood, WA
[email protected]
http://faculty.edcc.edu/andy.williams/
Susan Crosson
Santa Fe Community College
Gainesville, FL
[email protected]
http://inst.sfcc.edu/~scrosson
Who are our students?
They learn differently and use technology
 Multi-task
 75% of online teens use Instant Messenger.
 51% of online teens download music.
 91% of all adults online use email.
 73% of all adults online use internet to get
news.
Source: Pew Internet and American Life Project Surveys
Teaching/Learning Modalities
How to make the teach-learn connection:
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See…visual learners
Hear…aural learners
Touch…read/write learners
Do…kinetic learners
Traditional Knowledge Process,
reaches one type of learner
Do Homework, Participate
Write Papers, Exams
LEARN
ASSESS
Activities to
Gain Confidence
in Knowledge…
Demonstrate
Knowledge
Breadth
and Depth…
Read Book, Come to Class
TEACH
Deliver content…
A More Engaging Knowledge Process
Create Activities
LEARN
Assess
Outcomes
ASSESS
Activities to
Gain Confidence
in Knowledge...
Demonstrate
Knowledge
Breadth
and Depth…
Identify Resources
TEACH
Deliver Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Attitudes, and Values...
Teach More Efficiently
 Content in students’ comfort zone
 Course resources on the web
available 24/7
 Online Teaching/Learning Portfolio
Keep the Best, Rethink the Rest!
Continuous improvement, not radical change
What’s a Podcast?
 “Podcasting is the method of
distributing multimedia files,
such as audio programs or music
videos, over the Internet for
playback on mobile devices and
personal computers. “
 “Podcasting's essence is about
creating content (audio or video)
for an audience that wants to
listen or watch when they want,
where they want, and how they
want.”
Wikipedia
Podcast Strategy
• Low (no) cost
• Do-it-yourself
technology
• Quick and easy for
me and for students
Podcasts…
Consider the possibilities
 Record and playback classes
 Chapter overviews—highlight
favorite pages or LOs (learning
objectives)
 End-of-chapter coaching of review
problem to model problem solving
process
 Explanations of textbook visuals,
i.e., exhibits, figures
 Podcasts-audio or video broadcasts
available on iTunes, MySpace,
YouTube
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I hear, I see….therefore I learn
Students can see/hear on a computer/iPod/mp3 Player
Audiocasts— .mp3 listed in iTunes Music
Videocasts-- .M4V files listed in iTunes Movies
 Professional Camera-Chapter 6 LO4 SE 6
 Webcam and Camtasia- Language of Business (hint: frame rate
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needs to be 30…not 5)
FlipVideos-ACG2021 Rules Management Process-Overview
Word and Camtasia- Welcome to Accounting
PowerPoint and Camtasia- Accounting Equation
One Note and Camtasia- FA Chapter 1 SE5
.MOV Excel and SnapZ-Depreciation
http://inst.sfcc.edu/~scrosson
http://inst.sfcc.edu/~scrosson/MA%20Look%20and%20Listen/MA%202%20SE%209.wav
EdCC iTunes U http://www.edcc.edu/trc/itunesu/
EdCC iTunes U - Home Page
EdCC iTunes U - My Page
Watch in Blackboard!
Vodcast Examples!
Made with Jing - Shockwave Files
http://screencast.com/t/KaSSAkaP
http://screencast.com/t/KaLamHeyDXw
Made with SnapzPro - Quick Time files
http://faculty.edcc.edu/andy.williams/Teach/202Intro.mov
http://faculty.edcc.edu/andy.williams/Teach/How2workingpapers.mov
uTube or YouTube
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Technology Improves
the Teaching/Learning Connection by
offering Learning Modality Alternatives
I See (Visual)
I Hear (Aural)
I Touch (Read/Write)
I Do (Kinetic)
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Face-to-Face Classroom
Audio practice quizzes
Flashcards
Class Videos or TV Replay
eBook with highlighter, post-it notes, and
embedded videos
Online lectures-video, audio, powerpoint
Audio Podcasts
Never-ending textbook exercises
Online Quizzes and Homework
Audio or video podcast analyses and
writeups
Chapter Experts post their notes or
podcasts
How to Make an Audio Podcast…
• iPod
• iPod-compatible microphone, i.e.,
Belkin’s Voice Recorder
• iTunes…Download free to PC
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
• External Media, CD, or Webpage
Transferring Voice Memos to PC
1. Connect your iPod to your PC. iPod will
transfer the voice memos (WAV files)
automatically to your iTunes Library on
your PC. You will see the time and dated
Voice Memos in your iTunes Source list,
i.e., “7/30 3:15 PM”
2. To organize voice memos in iTunes Library,
select File>”New Playlist” to create
playlist then drag voice memos into it.
3. Rename voice memo files in the playlist to
better describe the files, i.e., “7/30
3:15PM” renamed “Ch 1 Review” Save as .mp3 files.
4. Use one of several methods (i.e., External
Media, Burn Data CD) to transfer files
from your iTunes to other PCs.
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Note: Voice memos are saved in a Recordings folder on the iPod in the WAV
file format. Best if convert to mp3 format.
No iPod…
no worries, here is what you need…
 Audacity - Free software from Sound Forge
 Cross Platform (Mac or Windows)
 Easy to Use
 Garage Band (Mac OSX) - with iLife suite
 Camtasia- http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp
 Web space - a place to upload your audio files
 Microphone/Speakers on your computer
 Script or notes!
Audacity…
Play
Record
Pause Stop
Mic Level
Playback
Level
Recording Level
How to Make a Video Podcast…
• Video capture, editor and rendering
program
 Camtasia http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp
 QuickTime 7 Pro
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/pro/win.html
 GarageBand http://www.apple.com/podcasting
 SnapZ Pro http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/
 Jing Project http://www.jingproject.com/
• Camera (like FlipVideo) or webcam with
mic
• Computer
Jing
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Jing
• Create Screen Shots of window with text,
arrows, highlights, boxes.
• Create SWF video of window and upload to
TechSmith Server.
• Jing copies URL to Clipboard. Copy to your
browser to show, or copy link into Bb for
student view.
Publishing to the Web
 Web page on College
server
 MySpace
 YouTube
 iTunes podcast
 iTunes U
iTunes Podcast Submissions
 Technical Specs and FAQs
Podcast Takeaways
 Quick, easy and low (no) cost
 Use .mp3 files (audio) or .m4v (video)
 Short audio and video clips
 Link to textbook
More Podcast Takeaways
 Consider attention span and
downloading time. Keep it short!
 5 minutes of MP3 file is about 5 MB!
 Too long----> Students tune out.
 Too short ----> Not worth it.
Podcasting Resources
Podcasting Resources for Educators & Students
http://www.stager.org/podcasting.html
Beginner’s Guide to Podcast Creation
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/beginners-guide-topodcast-creation/
e-Learning Centre
http://www.e-learningcentre.co.uk/eclipse/Resources/podcasting.htm
Educause Resource Center
http://www.educause.edu/
Apple Education Resources – Podcasting in Education
http://www.apple.com/education/solutions/podcasting/
Apple Education Resources – Podcasting Videos
http://www.apple.com/education/resources/podcastingvideos/
Apple iTunes
http://www.apple.com/itunes/
Please let us know
how you are doing!
Susan Crosson
Santa Fe Community College
Gainesville, FL
[email protected]
http://inst.sfcc.edu/~scrosson
Andy Williams
Edmonds Community College
Lynnwood, WA
[email protected]
http://faculty.edcc.edu/andy.williams/