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Podcasting

• 29 November 2006

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Definitions

• Wikipedia
• A podcast is a multimedia file distributed over
  the Internet using syndication feeds, for
  playback on mobile devices and personal
  computers. Like 'radio', it can mean both the
  content and the method of delivery. Though
  podcasters' web sites may also offer direct
  download or streaming of their content, a podcast
  is distinguished from other digital audio formats
  by its ability to be downloaded automatically
  using software capable of reading feed formats
  such as RSS or Atom.
• For some pundits, downloaded audio is more
  important defining characteristic than RSS feed
  for others, iPodbroadcast is key

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Part of a complete ecology

• Content creation
• Encoding/editing
• Publication to a podcasting server
• Locating podcasts
• Download and viewing of content

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Our likely focus for today

• Introductions
• Information sharing what is UO currently doing
  about podcasting?
• What is relationship at UO between podcasting and
  classroom lecture recording? More generally,
  what are high-leverage educational applications?
• What directions should UO take in podcasting?
• What are next steps for this technical group?

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Some examples of UO initiatives

• Journalism see podcast at http//jcomm.uoregon.ed
  u/weblog/achinn/
• Media Services UO Channel, classroom recording,
  etc. JD Hauger
• CET JQ training faculty in audio
  self-recording blackboard podcasting plugin
  coming soon experiment with Jane Ritter (CIS)
  iTunesU?
• Education video-recording student work Mark
  Horney
• Business Mark Thomas class lectures uploaded to
  google
• AAA Chris Jones
• Law School Dennis Bishop
• Etc.

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CET activities

• Current use case we support
• Faculty recording lectures or annotations
• Voice recording using digital recorders checked
  out from media services
• Encoding as mp3 minimal editing using
  garageband, audacity, etc.
• Publishing as attachments in Blackboard, maybe
  with separate PPT as supplementary material
• Soon Blackboard addon that provides RSS feed

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iTunesU

• Addresses the publishing part of podcasting
• Closely tied to iTunes as preferred player
  software
• Weve been trying to negotiate an acceptable
  license for months. Per Deb Carver
• The negotiations with Apple over iTunesU
  basically broke down a couple
• of weeks ago, after months of back and forth.
  Apple was insisting on
• using UO content rather freely, and without
  prior notification or
• permission. Our counsel would not agree to this.
  OSU was also
• negotiating, but I believe they have dropped it
  as well. Since then,
• Apple has said they have a "new and improved"
  agreement which we should
• see in a week or so (but they have been VERY
  slow in delivery and
• response). Although there are many ways to
  accomplish this service,
• many of us were focused on exactly the advantage
  that Andre mentions,
• i.e. a familiar and consistent platform.

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Ritter podcasting experiment

• Funded by Academic Affairs as collaboration
  between CIS and CET
• Focus is on pedagogical issues and on mechanics
  of unmediated video recording of class review
  sessions