@ONE

Enhanced Podcasting for Teaching

with Donna Eyestone

Mon, 11/29/2010 - 8:00am - Fri, 12/10/2010 - 5:00pm (Pacific Time)

Have you been frustrated by the lack of visuals in your audio podcasts? Want to include visuals but don't want the added production time needed to make a good video podcast? Hate watching yourself on video, but want to deliver more than just your PowerPoint slides? Enhanced podcasting lets you create a slide show synchronized with your audio to help focus and engage your students - without the large files and extra fuss of creating and editing a video.

In this 2-week online course, you’ll finesse your slides, prepare yourself for your presentation, and then create an enhanced podcast. You'll give your students an easy way to review for exams, find exactly the spot they are looking for in a long lecture, or even send them Web links right within your movie!

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course you’ll be able to do the following:

Enhance face-to-face and/or online courses with enhanced slideshow content
Understand the different kinds of podcasts – audio, video, enhanced
Use your PowerPoint or Keynote slides effectively in a podcast
Add images to your presentation
Download a trial version of enhanced podcasting application
Write a script or outline for your episode
Publish an original enhanced podcast episode
Upload files to the 3CRSS Podcast server

Requirements for Completion

A passing performance on the following:

Participation in all required discussion
Completion of all assigned activities and exercises
Production and publication of podcast channel with at least one enhanced episode

Hours Required

This is a 2-week course. Course completion, including reading, online discussions, and assignments, will take approximately 10 hours.

Recommended Skills

This course assumes you understand the benefits of podcasting. If you haven't subscribed to podcasts, consider first reading the (free) self-paced Podcasting for Teaching @One online course: http://www.onefortraining.org/node/25

Basic computer skills (use of word processor, e-mail, file management)
Basic Internet skills (use of browser, searches, download/installing applications, uploading and downloading files from the Internet)
Familiarity with discussion boards
Familiarity with podcasting

Technical Requirements

Fairly recent Mac or PC (not more than three years old) with a current operating system
Current browser
Internet connection, preferably broadband (DSL speeds)
iPod or other portable video player (optional)