Episode 3: Podcast Assignments 1—Response Assignments
Overview
In this episode, I will first present some guidelines I have developed for integrating podcasts and provide three response-based podcast assignments. Without further ado, let us begin Episode 3: “Podcast Assignments 1—Response Assignments.”
- Podcast File (.MP3 length 20:21 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)
Table 3.1: Student Rated Contributions of Reading Responses to their Electronic Writing and Publishing Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge and Skills |
Contribution |
| Audience | 4.5 |
| Purpose | 4.4 |
| Context | 4.2 |
| Ethos | 4.1 |
| Pathos | 3.9 |
| Logos | 4.1 |
| Tone | 4.2 |
| Ethics | 3.2 |
| Critique & analysis | 4.0 |
| Media differences & issues | 4.3 |
| Genre | 3.9 |
| Internet writing strategies | 3.4 |
| Visual design | 3.2 |
| Interface design | 2.7 |
| Copyright and fair use issues | 2.9 |
| Written communication | 3.4 |
| Oral communication | 4.3 |
| Technological literacy | 4.5 |
Overall electronic writing and publishing |
4.2 |
Table 3.2: Student Rated Contributions of the Podcast Peer Reviews to their Rhetorical Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge and Skills |
Contribution |
| Audience | 2.2 |
| Purpose | 2.1 |
| Context | 2.1 |
| Ethos | 2.2 |
| Pathos | 2.1 |
| Logos | 2.1 |
| Invention | 2.4 |
| Arrangement | 2.3 |
| Style | 2.3 |
| Memory | 2.0 |
| Delivery | 2.4 |
| Common topics | 2.2 |
| Kairos | 2.0 |
| Proofs | 2.1 |
| Visual Rhetoric | 1.8 |
| Transitions | 2.1 |
| Three parts of a “text”: introduction, body, & conclusion | 1.7 |
| Transitions | 1.6 |
| Tone | 2.4 |
| Critical thinking | 2.4 |
| Ethics | 2.1 |
| Critique | 2.4 |
| Analysis | 2.4 |
| Medium (differences & issues) | 2.2 |
| Genre | 2.1 |
| Oral communication skills | 2.8 |
| Written communication skills | 2.1 |
| Technological skills | 2.6 |
| Overall applied rhetoric skills (putting it all together) |
2.3 |
Student Podcast Clips:
These clips are listed in order (transcripts unavailable for student clips).
Peer Review Clips
- Cho,Ian. (2008). Peer review capstone for Ashley Judge, for ENGL
4320:005:FA08, posted 11/24/08 on iTunes University. Peer review of
Judge, Ashley. (2008). Rhetorina episode one: Introduction, rhetoric.
Reading Response Clips
- Davis, Ashley. (2008). Nov 17 final response, for ENGL 4320:005:FA08, posted 11/17/08 on iTunes University.
- Manfredi, Robert. (2008). Robert Manfredi Oct 29 reading response, for ENGL 4320:005:FA08, posted 10/29/08 on iTunes University.
- Judge, Ashley. (2008). Heinrichs 23, for ENGL 4320:005:FA08, posted 11/18/08 on iTunes University.
- Cho, Ian. (2008). Buck’s state of rhetoric, for ENGL 4320:005:FA08, posted 11/09/08 on iTunes University.
- Johnson, Angela. (2008). Steinem response, for ENGL 4320:005:FA08 11/11/08 on iTunes University.
References:
- Anson, Chris M. (1997, Spring). In our own voices: Using recorded commentary to respond to writing. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 69, 105–113.
- Bartholomae, David. (1980). The study of error. College Composition and Communication, 31(3), 253–269.
- Beach, Richard, & Friedrich, Tom. (2005). Response to writing. In Charles A. MacArthur, Steve Graham, & Jill Fitzgerald (Eds.), Handbook of writing research (pp. 222–234). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
- Hedgcock, John, & Lefkowitz, Natalie. (1992). Collaborative oral/aural revision in foreign language writing instruction. Journal of Second Language Writing, 1(3), 255–276.
- Liu, Jun, & Sadler, Randall. (2003). The effect and affect of peer review in electronic versus traditional modes on L2 writing. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2, 193–227.
- Tuzi, Frank. (2004). The impact of e-feedback on the revisions of L2 writers in an academic writing course. Computers and Composition, 21(2), 217–235.
