• Quick and simple summary of podcasting
• How has podcasting been used by
university instructors around the US
• New possibilities and thoughts on how
podcasts could be used in the future
• Discussion and answering questions
What is podcasting?
A method of distributing multimedia files, such as audio
or video programs (also text or images), over the
Internet using syndication feeds, for playback on
various mobile devices and personal computers.
– Wikipedia.com
Syndication feeds?
RSS (Real Simple Syndication)
Allows subscriber to automatically receive content
How has podcasting been used by
university instructors around the US
▫ full lectures/news/updates
▫ guest lectures
▫ student presentations
▫ student-produced podcasts
▫ interviews/guest experts
▫ tours/fieldwork
▫ short language lessons
▫ quizzes/tests
▫ feedback/evaluations of student work and instructor review
▫ supplementary material such as: speeches,
music, or other audio recordings as well as video
▫ Journals/Diaries of learned information/work completed
How has podcasting been used by
university instructors around the US
College of Agriculture
Agriculture – Virginia Tech University (discussion identifying critical issues)
Agronomy – Ohio State University (research/accomplishments)
Animal Science – Ohio State University (promoting of local program success)
Communications – Emerson College (discussion)
Entomology – University of Vermont (course content)
Food Science – Charles Stuart University (interviews)
Plant Pathology – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (course content)
College of Architecture, Planning and Design
Architecture – University of Oregon (discussion of research and ideas)
Interior Architecture and Product Design - Auburn University (dept. news)
How has podcasting been used by
university instructors around the US
College of Arts and Sciences
American Ethnic Studies - Glendale Community College (student work)
Chemistry – Drexel University (course content and exam review)
English – University of Vermont (student work)
Kinesiology – University of Illinois (department news and interviews)
Physics - University of California, Berkeley (course content)
Psychology – Tri-County Technical College in Pendleton, SC (course content)
Statistics - University of California, Los Angeles (course content)
College of Business Administration
Accounting - Folsom Lake College, Folsom, CA (course content)
Marketing – Boston University (news and interviews)
Chemical Engineering – University of Utah (course content)
Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering – North Carolina State University (news)
How has podcasting been used by
university instructors around the US
College of Human Ecology
Family Studies and Human Services – University of Connecticut (interviews)
Human Nutrition - University of California, Berkeley (course content)
College of Veterinary Medicine
Clinical Sciences – University of Minnesota (interviews)
Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology – University of Illinois (course content/news)
Secondary Majors
Gerontology – Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (news)
Women's Studies – Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (discussion)
New possibilities and thoughts on how
podcasts could be used in the future
▫ More class time spent on facilitation and discussion –
Podcasting used outside of class for “book learning” and more
▫ Creation of Just-in-Time-Learning / Nano-Learning content
▫ Students as teachers creating podcasts to teach others
▫ Podcasting through cell phones
▫ Improved mobile player devices with wider screens, more
storage, wireless Internet access and more capabilities
(maybe built in podcasting abilities).
Brent Anders:
superman@ksu.edu
Discussion and Answering Questions
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