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Storyboard to Podcast
Dr. Dwayne Gergens Professor of Chemistry - San
Diego Mesa College SDCCD Online Best Practices
Showcase Expo April 20, 2007
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What is a Podcast?

• A combination of the words iPod and broadcasting
  (Vodcasting video ipod broadcasting).
• Podcasting is a method of publishing files to the
  Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a feed
  and receive new files automatically by
  subscription.
• A podcast is RSS content that youve subscribed
  to and is delivered via the Internet.
• A podcatcher program such as iTunes is then
  used to display the podcast content aggregator

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Do I need an iPod to Podcast?

• No, you do not need an iPod to Podcast or even
  use iTunes.
• All podcast files are encoded as mp3 files, the
  most universal format for listening on various
  devices.
• You can listen to each podcast using almost any
  computer application
• iTunes automatically subscribes to the Podcast.
• Media Player, Real Audio Player, WinAmp, and many
  others.
• You can download and burn mp3 files to a CD so
  you can listen in your car or at home on your
  stereo.
• Transfer mp3 files to any portable media device
  like the iPod or other mp3 players - even mobile
  phones.

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What is the advantage of Podcasting?

• You can listen a program during a time and at a
  place most convenient for you.
• You can selectively subscribe to audio and video.
• Media is automatically delivered.
• Casting deliverable media for convenience.

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What Podcasting Isnt

• It is not simply a web-based audio,
• or web site to downloadable media
• For example,
• DrGs RSS feed
• http//homework.sdmesa.edu/dgergens/podcasts/gerg
  ens_podcast_code.xml
• Katie Courics Notebook
• http//westwoodone.com/pg/jsp/katiecouric/audio.j
  spjsessionid
• http//homework.sdmesa.edu/dgergens/podcasts/view_
  podcast.mov

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Examples of Podcasts

• iTunesU
• http//www.apple.com/education/products/ipod/itune
  s_u.html
• http//itunes.berkeley.edu/
• Using iTunes at San Diego Mesa College
• Key work search San Diego Mesa College

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How does podcasting affect student learning and
retention? Enabling new ways to learn

• Portable access to course material
• Lectures and other content are readily available
• Rich media material to complement written text
• Assists and/or visual auditory learners
• Assists non-native speakers of English
• Assists foreign language learners
• Review sessions

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Assessment
10 of class watched the podcast 1 week prior an
assessment, and the overall score on the
assessment improved by 10
0 of class watched the podcast prior an
assessment
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How does podcasting affect teacher preparation?

• Fosters one to be more reflective of their
  material
• Mentally it prepares you to be more open minded
• Enables instructors to review their own teaching
• Coveys enthusiasm
• Encourages you to speak more slowly and clearly
• Allows for additional explanation
• Enables one to connect learning environments

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Training

• Self taught in Powerpoint
• Managing my own webpages since 96
• Fetch FTP
• Screen Capturing Snapz Pro
• Quicktime Movie Pro
• Digital Camera (1 MB memory chip 22 min)
• _at_ONE Summer Institute at SD City College (2006)
• "Podcasting Creating and Publishing Audio
  Content Online
• 40 plus podcasts later

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Distributing online content is Easy (sign me up)

• Do you manage your own web pages?
• Are you able to FTP?
• Do you have iTunes installed on your computer, at
  work or otherwise?
• Do you have QuickTime movie player installed?
• Is PowerPoint one of your favorite applications?

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Storyboards

• Concept Maps

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Acknowledgements

• San Diego Mesa College
• San Diego City College
• _at_ONE Summer Institute
• Andrea Henne

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Editing Techniques
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Enhanced Podcasts