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Podcasting at UIS

Podcasting at UIS. Harshavardhan D. Bapat Chemistry Program (hbapa1@uis.edu) and Michele L. Gribbins Management Information Systems (mgribbin@uis.edu). Zits, Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman, The State Journal Register, Springfield IL. 04/24/06. Word of the Year 2005.

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Podcasting at UIS

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  1. Podcasting at UIS Harshavardhan D. Bapat Chemistry Program (hbapa1@uis.edu) and Michele L. Gribbins Management Information Systems (mgribbin@uis.edu)

  2. Zits, Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman, The State Journal Register, Springfield IL. 04/24/06

  3. Word of the Year 2005 • Sudoku, Trans fat and Bird flu. • “Introduction to Quantum Mechanics” a podcast series breaks the top 100 at the iTunes store in 2005 • Podcast Alley: 29000 podcasts.

  4. Podcasting Definition • A collection of technologies for automatically distributing audio programs over the Internet using a publisher/subscriber model1. • iPod + broadcasting = podcasting. • Any PC or Mac with the appropriate podcatching software2 (iTunes, Fireant, Juice) will work for listening to podcasts. 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting 2. http://podcasts.psu.edu/podcatching

  5. Podcasting: What is it? • A podcast is a MP3 audio file that is made available to the user (listener) through a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed. • The MP3 file is linked by a web page. • Subscribers are provided with a hyperlink which they need to access ONCE. • The listening device then automatically downloads any new podcasts (episodes) as they become available.

  6. Podcasting Process Access • Subscribe using podcatcher • Download episode • Playback episode • Create • Generate a script • Record episode • Edit episode • Distribute • Publish episode to webserver • Reference episode in feed

  7. Subscribe

  8. Reasons for the Explosive Growth1 • Pervasive Internet activity. • Rapid growth in broadband making it easier to “consume large media objects”. • The multimedia PC can be taken for granted. • The iPod phenomenon2 and “the rapid development and adoption of portable MP3 players”. 1. Jon Udell, http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/2005/03/01.html 2. http://www.Md3d.com

  9. Use of Podcasting in Education • Campus-wide • Distribute campus news & sporting events • Archive meetings & conferences • Recruiting tool • In the classroom • Announcements • Describe homework assignments • Distribute lectures • Supplemental class material • Examples, speeches, music • Expert interviews & guest lectures • Student assignments & presentations • Feedback of student work

  10. Benefits of Podcasting in Higher Education • Frees learning from physical constraints (i.e., mobile learning) • Reaches out to auditory learners • Helpful in putting a voice to your name if teaching online • Can be listened to over and over for review • Low-cost, low-barrier tool for disseminating content • Content is delivered to students

  11. Challenges of Podcasting in Education (Maag, 2006) • Students accepting technology’s educational capabilities • Faculty adapting delivery methods • Meeting needs of all learners • Having adequate technical support • Understanding its effectiveness as a learning tool

  12. Our Experiences • 6 Courses, 2006 • Online Graduate MIS • On-campus Undergraduate Chemistry • Research Objectives: • Are students interested in using podcasting? • Can podcasting be an effective learning tool? • Survey Methodology • 23 Multiple Choice Question, 5 pt. Likert scale • 2 Open-Ended Questions • Response Rate: 94.1% • 144 out of 153 students

  13. Students’ Familiarity with Podcasts

  14. Access Frequency

  15. Technology Used

  16. Ease of Using Technology

  17. Fit with Classroom Tasks

  18. Usefulness of Podcasting in Higher Education

  19. Attitude Towards Podcasting in Higher Education

  20. Satisfaction with Podcasts During Courses Overall Experience Added to Learning Experience

  21. Podcasting: The Student’s Perspective It’s nice to put a voice with the instructor Having video & slides would be cool Podcasting is a great addition to the learning environment! Easy to listen to while traveling I hope all online classes start using podcasts Students should do presentations over podcast

  22. Contact Harshavardhan D. Bapat hbapa1@uis.edu 217-206-7744 Michele L. Gribbins mgribbin@uis.edu 217-206-8251

  23. Acknowledgements • Munindra Khaund (mkhau1@uis.edu) UIS Media Services. • Ralph Shank (rshan1@uis.edu).

  24. Foxtrot, Bill Amend, The State Journal Register, Springfield IL. 04/21/06

  25. Fancy recording setup

  26. Not so fancy microphone

  27. Audacity software: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

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