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Podcasting in a Writing Class? Considering the Possibilities

 

 

Assignments from Episode 3:

 

 

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.”

 

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
(putting it all together)

4.2
Scale: 1-5; 1 = no contribution; 5= significant contribution

 

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
Scale: 1-3; 1 = no contribution; 3= significant contribution

Student Podcast Clips:

These clips are listed in order (transcripts unavailable for student clips).

Peer Review Clips

Reading Response Clips

References: