Profcasting
Discover the art of profcasting as an effective educational tool to keep students engaged with audio and video podcasts. This resource offers insights into targeted publishing, showcasing various podcast flavors—audio, video/audio, and enhanced audio. Learn to produce quality media content that can be accessed outside the classroom, with examples from renowned courses. We also discuss the necessary workflow and tools for recording, editing, and distributing podcasts effectively, ensuring your students have access to engaging and valuable content.
Profcasting
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Profcasting • Keeping Students Engaged • with Audio and Video Podcasts Jeff Fairbanks
Podcasts are... • Think “Targeted Publishing” • Media Files • Accessed by students outside of class • A worthy teaching tool/resource if made well, and used in context
iTunes: “The Conglomeration” • A media file player • A media file organization and archive tool • A media file specific web browser • Provides care and feeding of portable media players
Podcasts three flavor* * i n d i c a t e s s p i c y ! • 1. Audio • 2. Video/Audio • 3. Enhanced
Audio Podcasts • Think Radio “John, you’re moving” • Can be easily and quickly produced • Arguably, audio is the most important part of media • Can be compressed into very small files that retain usable quality
Audio Podcast examples • UCBerkeley Psych 156 Professor Keltner • Brother Anthony Smulders (LMU) • British History 101 • KCRW Design and Architecture
Audio media file workflow • Hunting, Gathering, and scripting or Capture • Record audio • Edit audio • Process Audio
Audio Recording and Editing • Quicktime Pro • Audacity
Video Podcasts • Like TV (okay, maybe cable access) • images and sound
Video Podcast examples • Organic Chemistry 1 Drexel U. Professor Bradley • Intro to Game Theory (Econ 105) University of Cantebury Professor John Fountain • iTunes LMU Biology 101 McGraw Hill videos Brother Smulders
Video Podcast workflow • Hunting and Gathering (copy-write) • Scripting • Filming • Editing • Processing
Video Production Tools • A computer (mac or PC) • A Camcorder (video production crew) • Quicktime Pro (mac or PC) • Snapz Pro (Mac) • iMovie/Final cut (Mac) • Movie Maker (PC) • Camtasia (PC)
“Enhanced Podcasts” • An evolution of Video as tool (Tivo, DVD) • Are made up of Still Images and Audio • Chapterised • Can have text files, PDFs,URLs, and web links attached
Enhanced Podcast Examples • Make Magazine • iTunes LMU Library Podcast
Enhanced Podcast Workflow • Hunting and Gathering (copy-write) • Scripting • Recording Audio • Editing and inserting “Extras” • Processing
Enhanced Podcast Tools • Garage Band (Mac) • Camtasia Studio (PC)
Hosting Options • iTunes LMU a. For the general LMU public b. Approved uploads only c. singles only (for now) • Blackboard a. Only for your students b. Singles watch stream and downl0ad c. Subscription by copy paste URL
Profcasting The End Jeff Fairbanks