TDG

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TDG

• Enhancing Teaching Learning with Podcasting
• Team Members
• (AIS) Graeme Lang
• (CS) M T Chan
• (EDO) Hokling Cheung
• (IS) Raymond Lau, Rachel Ip

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Background
Wikipedia - A podcast is a media (usually audio)
file distributed by subscription (paid or unpaid)
over the Internet for playback on mobile devices
and personal computers
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Recent Examples

• Grammar Girl
• Mignon Fogarty created the "Grammar Girl" podcast
  in July
• It has been as high as number 2 on iTunes
• The podcasts have had more than 1.3 million
  downloads
• (Source CNN, 25 Jan 2007)
• University of Michigan School of Dentistry
• Lectures delivered to iPod, PC or MP3 players
• Stanford University
• audio content from lectures, interviews,
  speeches, and other campus events to be
  distributed to students and faculty through an
  iTunes Web site
• (Source http//www.apple.com/education/products/i
  pod/itunes_u.html) 2005
• South China Morning Post
• (Source http//www.scmp.com.hk)

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Learning Activities

• Audio Glossary/Flash Cards
• Important terms and concepts in audio format made
  accessible to students via both Blackboard and
  their portable devices before or after each
  lesson, for class preparation and revision
• Student Focus Groups students are invited to
• conduct and document their learning activities
  using Podcast
• reflect on their feeling and reactions for
  different aspects such as format, content, ease
  of use of Podcast
• report impact on their learning
• Podcasting by Students for OBTL
• Enriching the set of TLAs for OBTL e.g.,
  students develop Podcast programmes based on
  their understanding about some topics taught in
  classes to enhance reflexive learning and improve
  communication skills
• Voting for the best Podcast in different
  categories could be arranged (a kind of peer
  assessment and/or self-assessment)
• Other applications
• Podcasting activities in student communities
  (Senior-Junior, Mentor-Mentee interactions)
• Guest talks, seminars, events and news
• Voice discussion boards

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Time Line

• Semester B 06/07
• Investigation technical requirements possible
  applications
• Prototype applications and set up facilities
• Trial Podcasting with courses from different
  departments
• Semester A 07/08
• In-depth trials with control groups, assessment
  criteria and methods, and data collection
• Continue with development of applications and
  refinement of procedures
• Jan 08
• Analysis and reflections

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Expected Deliverables

• Analysis
• on the effectiveness, efficiency accessibility
  of the related technologys application for
  student learning
• A Podcasting how-to kit (for teaching staff)
• standard equipment list set up procedures
• guidelines for developing course materials in
  voice format
• effective approaches and good practice for using
  Podcasting
• Repositories of Podcasting
• for selected courses stored in the Blackboard
  system
• Training / demonstration session for interested
  colleagues
• Others
• observe/report for further investigation any
  innovative applications to enhance student
  learning

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Intended Outcomes

• For student centered learning
• Enhance students learning experience by trendy
  technology, pace and place of their own choice
• Encourage students preparation before class
  facilitate revision after class
• Enhance students participation in class
• Enhance students English language proficiency
• For research on application of Podcasting in
  CityU
• Examine the Podcasting technology adoption by
  teaching staff and identify common difficulties
• Identify the relevancy of subject disciplines to
  the technology
• Identify if any discriminations or advantages of
  the integration of the technology in student
  learning

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Thank You

• Q A