Another couple of back-to-back presentations I attended @ the 2008 ALT-C conference were connected with using short podcasts to give timely and personalised feedback to students. Bob Rotheram of Leeds Met Uni' "sounds good" project highlighted exemplars of good practice, namely;
- use short (less than 5 mins) podcasts
- Use a good quality Mp3 digital recorder/dictaphone . you can roam, and save in Mp3.
- Students liked receiving rich arual feedback, compared to written. They felt it was more personal!
- in most instances the short recordings can save marking time
- in most instances staff developed skills easily
- seek approval from course leaders before launching on a big project, there's lots of privacy issues here.
Some useful links were given out on a handout;
- http://sites.google.com/site/soundsgooduk/Home
- http://www.evoca.com (free web based audio recorder)
- http://www.impala.ac.uk/outputs/podcasts.html (learn from those who been doing this very successfully)
- 7 things you should know about podcasting
- Resources for educational podcasting
- Resources for developing podcasts for learning and studying (IMPALA)
The second presentation also discussed the shift in pedagogy to more of a constructionist mode, whereby the students are the authors of the podcasts. Again, a move away from a primary diadactic delivery would help embed the use of podcasts in modern teaching.
There is also a Special Interest Group (SIG) on Podcasting for pedagogoc pruposes centred in Chester. Access a wealth of resources here: http://pppsig.podomatic.com/ , or from their wiki http://podcastingforpp.pbwiki.com/. You could also try exploring the art of podagogy @ this blog : http://blog.podagogy.com/
and.. spookily I just learned that Professor Gilly Salmon has just edited a new podcasting book :
http://www.atimod.com/podcasting/index.shtml
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