BruinTech Seminar
If You Can Teach,You Can Podcast:
Get Started Today
Summer 2006
Course casting
Word of the Year
Podcast
RSS
Podcasting
iPod
iTunes
BruinCast
UCLA on iTunes U
Podcasting in Higher Education
Jim Williamson
Teaching Enhancement Center
UCLA Office of Instructional Development
Tim Parker
Apple Computer
Today’s Topics
Introduction to podcasting, including samples
Issues with podcasting in higher education
Creating podcasts
Update on UCLA on iTunes U Pilot Project
Q&A
What is podcasting?
A new method of distributing content
An alternative to corporate-controlled media
Corporate-controlled media
Grass-root communities of content producers
An opportunity for many channels in higher education
C. O. U. G. H.: Chart of Useless Google Hits
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What is a podcast? (Content creation perspective)
A show, like a broadcast, but sent over computers rather than radio
Can be a one-time event or an episodic, repeating series
Categories include: Comedy, Public Broadcasting, News, Technology,
Science and Medicine, Business, Sports, Music, etc.
What is a podcast? (Technical perspective)
An audio file delivered over the Internet
Differs from streaming in that:
Podcasts can be subscribed to and automatically delivered
Portable
Web Server
The Creator
2
1
What is a podcast? (Technical perspective)
An audio file delivered over the Internet
The Listener
Differs from streaming in that:
Podcasts can be subscribed to and automatically delivered
Portable
3
Podcasting in Higher Education
Finding higher education podcasts
BruinCast at UCLA
Samples of podcasting in higher education
Issues of podcasting in higher education
Finding Higher Education Podcasts
At UCLA
At Apple’s iTunes Music Store Podcast Directory
EPN: Education Podcast Network
Podcasting News
UCLA
2095
Results
Apple’s iTunes Music Store Podcast Directory
Education Podcast Network
http://www.epnweb.org/
Categorized groupings
Search tool
“Recently Added”
Choose Higher
Education
94 Results
Podcasting News
http://www.podcastingnews.com
Sample Podcasts
BruinCast - Life Sciences
iCube
PodGuide
ArtMob
iGeneration
http://www.bruincast.ucla.edu/
Sample BruinCast Offerings
Real Media + MP3 Podcast
Podcast-only
Restricted to course roster
Straight lecture
recording
No intro music
No post-production
No work for faculty
BruinCast - Course casting
Tonic immobility
Elaborate
introduction
(Note the voice echo effect)
Theme song
Echo effect fades out
iCube: Issues In Intro
Nice use of spatial
stereo
Dr. David B. Miller, Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs
Discusses week’s lectures with students
Simple introduction
Content presented
cleanly, bare-bones
PodGuides.net
Free software - Mac, Windows, Linux
Enhanced podcast: images and maps
ArtMobs
Student discussions on art
Portion of audio
recorded on-site
Creators did some
post-production work
Does he need the
rights to that music?
Or is it fair use?
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. 1907. Oil on canvas, 8' x 7' 8"
Discussion by Cheryl Stoever & Professor Jason Rosenfeld at MOMA
Major Podcast Assignment
Construct an innovative digital audio
programme of up to 45 minutes length which
explores the medium of podcasting and
critically engages with the idea of
participatory culture in either the podcast
itself or its exegesis. The programme can be
of any genre or type, but must comply with
copyright restrictions as the file will be made
available publicly online.
http://i-generation.blogspot.com/
Our Simpsons Podcast consists of two parts. The
first part is an alternative audio commentary of
the season five episode Cape Feare, while the
second part consists of a wider discussion
relating to the use of podcasts for purposes such
as commentaries, and a consideration of
participatory culture and The Simpsons.
Our Simpsons Podcast consists of two parts. The
first part is an alternative audio commentary of
the season five episode Cape Feare, while the
second part consists of a wider discussion
relating to the use of podcasts for purposes such
as commentaries, and a consideration of
participatory culture and The Simpsons.
Straight-forward presentation
Requires listener interaction
Clever use of podcasting
Other Types of Podcasts in Higher Ed
Seminars, conferences
Literary readings
Promoting research
Faculty development
Alumni Associations
Student groups
Recruitment
Educational Technology Groups
Issues with Podcasting
What’s the big deal?
Students won’t come to class
Impact on faculty
Copyright and intellectual property issues
What’s the Big Deal?
Portability
Easy creation
Another way of engaging students
Students Won’t Come to Class
Universities bookstores have sold course notes
Students have often asked permission to record during lectures
Don’t course-cast; use podcasting to augment the lectures
Don’t release podcasts immediately
Opportunity to modify teaching by offloading core material to podcasts and use
course time for discussion, group work, or other activities
80% of respondents surveyed said podcasting did not affect their attendance in a
negative way
To what extent did having the lectures available online
affect how often you came to class for lecture?
Did not affect attendance
66%
80%
Somewhat less likely to attend
19%
Somewhat more likely
4%
Less likely to attend
4%
Less likely to attend
More likely
6%
Somewhat less likely to attend
Did not affect attendance
Somewhat more likely
More likely
To what extent do you think the webcasts
affected your learning in this class?
Somewhat helpful
28%
75%
No effect
23%
Very helpful
47%
Somewhat or strongly detracted
1%
Somewhat or strongly detracted
No effect
Somewhat helpful
Very helpful
Would you like your other courses to offer online
lectures?
Somewhat
18%
Very much
69%
87%
Neutral
9%
A little bit
2%
Not at all
2%
Not at all
A little bit
Neutral
Somewhat
Very much
Impact on Faculty
Podcasting can promote department achievements and faculty work
Recognition, thanks, and praise
Unwanted emails and inquiries
See http://www.higheredblogcon.com/
Copyright and Intellectual Property Issues
What content can I use?
What rights do I retain?
What can I use?
Be aware of Fair Use Guidelines
http://www.oid.ucla.edu/units/imlib/copyright/index.html
Podcasting Legal Guide
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Welcome_To_The_Podcasting_Legal_Guide
What rights do I retain?
Consider using Creative Commons
http://creativecommons.org/
“Get Creative” Movie
http://creativecommons.org/learnmore
Creating Podcasts
A Word About iTunes
MasterCard
AMERICAN
EXPRESS
iTunes Music Store
iTunes Application
iTunes Podcast Directory
Universities on iTunes U
A Word About iTunes
What is iTunes U?
A free, Apple-hosted service for managing, distributing, and controlling access to
video and audio content
Easy podcasting for content creators
Learn more at http://www.apple.com/education/solutions/itunes_u/
Berkeley on iTunes U
Fuqua on iTunes U
Stanford on iTunes U
Stanford on iTunes U
UCLA on iTunes U
Pilot project co-sponsored by the Office of Information Technology, the Office of
Instructional Development, and the Library, with participation from over 20 faculty and
staff from campus organizations including:
Communications Department
Germanic Languages
External Affairs / UCLA Communications
Center for Digital Humanities
Social Science Computing
Recreation
Graduate School of Education and Information Sciences
BOL
AIS
AASC
Student Affairs
Ethnomusicology
International Institute
CLICC
Content Management Team
Work with campus entities to identify potential content
Develop mechanisms for handling usage rights
Develop best practice guidelines for UCLA content creators
Examine other institutions’ processes and practices
Work with the groups such as Communications to develop UCLA on iTunes U
Deployment Team
Develop integration code between ISIS and iTunes U
Work with Content Management Team to develop supporting website material
UCLA
Restricted
courses
UCLA
Community
Public Content
Phased Deployment
Phase 1: UCLA courses and community
Phase 2: Public-facing content
Learn more at TEC@OID
http://www.oid.ucla.edu/tec/
Thanks to
Jackie Reynolds
Molly Montgomery
Skip Cicchetti
Rose Rocchio
Sharon Farb
Michael Stone
Lisa Kemp-Jones
Michael Heafey
Jonathan Cohn