Episode 1: Introduction and Background
Overview
In this episode, I will first present this series, then introduce podcasting, discuss how it fits in a writing classroom, present the advantages, describe studies I draw on throughout the text, and consider digital divide issues. Without further ado, let us begin Episode 1: “Introduction and Background.”
- Podcast File (.MP3 length 18:54 minutes. This is saved as a rich .MP3 with album art and lyrics. Please download and listen to with an .MP3 program, like iTunes, for the fullest experience.)
- Transcript (.pdf)
Links in the Transcript
- Screen Space, my blog and podcast about users, texts, and technology: http://www.screenspace.org/
- My ATTW 2009 PodPoster: Shifting Time, Location, and Texts: An Assessment of Podcasting in Our Classrooms. http://www.screenspace.org/Podposter.html
- Audacity: free sound editing software: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
References
- Cebeci, Zeynel, & Tekdal, Mehmet. (2006). Using podcasts as audio learning objects. Interdisciplinary Journal of Knowledge and Learning Objects, 2. 47-57.
- Consumer Electronics Association. (n.d.). Product ownership rates. Retrieved from http://www.ce.org/Research/Sales_Stats/Ownership_Rates.asp
- Evans, Chris. (2008). The effectiveness of m-learning in the form of podcast revision lectures in higher education. Computers & Education, 50(2), 491–498.
- Huntsberger, Michael, & Stavitsky, Alan. (2007, winter). The new "podagogy": Incorporating podcasting into journalism education. Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, 61(4), 397–410.
- Manning, Susan. (2005). The promise of podcasting. Pointers & Clickers, 6(2). Retrieved from http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/pointersclickers/2005_03/index.asp
- McKinney, Dani, Dyck, Jennifer L., & Luber, Elise S. (2009). iTunes university and the classroom: Can podcasts replace professors? Computers & Education, 52, 617–623.
- Tynan, Belinda, & Colbran, Stephen. (2006). Podcasting, student learning and expectations. In Proceedings of the 23rd annual ascilite conference: Who's learning? Whose technology?, Sydney, Australia, 825–832.
- Walch, Rob, & Lafferty, Mur. (2006). Tricks of the podcasting masters. Toronto: Que.
