Podcasting for Educators Create your own podcast

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Podcasting for EducatorsCreate your own podcast

• Donna Eyestone
• deyestone_at_mac.com

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Overview

• Planning, Preproduction, Storyboards
• Write Script / Prepare Outline
• Test Recording Equipment
• Record Audio
• Edit Audio
• Compress Audio
• Generate XML for RSS feed
• Upload files to Web Server

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Step 1 Planning

• Select appropriate content narrow focus, not
  lots of facts and figures
• Determine your instructional goalprovide
  motivation, integrate concepts, overviews, etc.
• Design your contentcase studies, personal
  stories, dialogs with opposing views, etc.

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Step 2 Recording Editing

• Record your podcast.be yourself, talk naturally,
  express your passion.
• Incorporate your podcast into your course.is it
  required, optional, value-added or review, etc.
• A USB headset mic works great for recording
  spoken word.can use internal mic on laptops if
  needed. Compact flash recording devices for
  higher quality. Can even use the audio from a DV
  video camera.
• Use Audacity (or other) audio editing application
  to record.
• If desired, edit your audio file to remove
  mistakes or long pauses.Can add extra audio here
  for stings, intros, background music.

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Step 3 Compression

• MP3 provides excellent audio quality at low file
  sizes.
• MP3 files are generic and can be played
  anywhere
• Use the LAME MP3 encoder to export your .WAV or
  .AIFF file from Audacity as an MP3 file.
• Can also use iTunes to convert files to MP3
  format.

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Step 4 Write XML

• You need to make an RSS feed to delivery your
  content periodically.
• You can either write your own XML (start from a
  template) or use an online RSS feed generator.
• You have one channel, and each new MP3 file is a
  new episode. You just add a new ltITEMgt to your
  one .xml file each episode.

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Step 5 Upload files

• Using a FTP program, like Fetch or SmartFTP
  upload your .MP3 and .XML files to a regular-ole
  webserver. You do not need a streaming server to
  make a podcast. Any computer server that is
  connected to the Internet and capable of serving
  up web pages is capable of being your podcasting
  server.
• The MP3 files you create can be used both as a
  subscription-based podcast and individually
  downloadable from your CMS.

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Step 5.5 Accessibility

• Provide a transcript of your audio in PDF format
• You can either put a link to the PDF on a
  website, or as its own podcast episode
• You can type it yourself after the fact, or use
  your script
• Use an online service and pay for transcription
• Try out a speech - to - text application, like
  Dragon Naturally Speaking
• Seek assistance for ideas and resources from your
  college

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Step 6 Subscribe

• Once your files are on a web server, try out your
  channel by subscribing to your feed using a
  content aggregator, such as iTunes.
• If you want, you can register your feed with
  iTunes (or others), so its easily findable.
• You can use links (URLs) that send people right
  from your web page (course) to iTunes and your
  specific podcast.

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Step 7 Repeat

• Be consistent! Release new episodes regularly so
  listeners dont forget about you!
• Try to make episodes that are about the same
  duration, in the same tone of voice, etc.
• Usually better to release 5 mins weekly rather
  than 60 mins every other month.

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Step 8 Use an _at_ONE Resourcewww.cccone.org

• Take my 4-week Podcasting for Teaching course
  (sign up early!) (Distance Education)
• Use the online self-paced Podcasting materials,
  with moderated discussion board. (Knowledge
  Center)
• Attend either a Northern or Southern CA Institute
  for a 3-day intensive training. (Hands-on
  Institutes)
• Check the _at_ONE website for details about any of
  these options

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Get Podcasting!

• Donna Eyestone
• City College of San FranciscoBroadcast
  Electronic Media Arts Department
• deyestone_at_mac.com
• http//homepage.mac.com/deyestone/meet/code.xmlor
  search Donna Eyestone in iTunes