Taking the Lecture Away Screencasting and Podcasting in

Taking the Lecture Away Screencasting and Podcasting in Small Liberal Arts Colleges

Who I am? Why am I here? Blog post Jean-Claude Bradley Drexel University Tablet PC Screencasting Podcasting Initiative Michelle Francl

Casting about for answers n What is a podcast? n How many listen to podcasts? n How many make own podcasts? n What is a screencast? n Watched a screencast? n Made a screencast?

Podcasts n Mp 3 files included in RSS feed n Subscribe via i. Tunes or other subscription service n Can be listened to on or offline (if transferred to mp 3 player)

Enclosures

Screencasts n Recording of screen activity n London bombing example

Why? n Review n Students control the speed of learning n Devote class time to discuss and hands-on work n Textbook replacement Open Access Textbooks (math) n Textbook revolution n Jean-Claude Bradley on textbooks n

Pedagogical foundations n Necessity of lecture vs. effectiveness of discussion/active learning n Repetition is good n Appeals to different learning styles—aural, visual, etc. n Provides scaffolding n Connection to other material

How? n Tablet or Laptop n Screen recording software n Camtasia studio n Record audio only n Audacity n Odeo n Podcast/RSS n Screencast Flash or other video format

Tablets n Flexibility in markup n One. Note and Windows Journal n Import other files into these apps n Mark on other office apps (Power. Point, Word, etc. ) n Allows markings to be recorded and saved n Chalkboard/Smartboard substitute

Screen Recording Software n Camtasia Studio n Camstudio n Snapz Pro for Mac n All offer one-click recording n Both audio and video

Producing the video n Producer n Save file in different formats-flash is usually smallest file size n Customization

Audio n For podcasting, must produce mp 3 file n Camtasia Studio creates wav files n Extract the wav file and convert to mp 3 n Audacity n Odeo

RSS Feed n Feed must allow enclosures n Feedburner n Submit to i. Tunes

Some examples n Prof. Francl’s Chem. 221 class n Purdue University’s Boilercasts

Other applications n Commenting on n n student papers Tutorials Out of class review sessions Presentations (like this one!) Readings Student-created projects

Implications and Questions for Discussion n Attendance n Access for students and/or faculty n What to do besides lecture? n Textbook/publishing issues? n Copyright/Intellectual property n Other questions, comments

Need more info? n ETC site’s podcasting/screencasting tutorial: http: //www. brynmawr. edu/etc/podcasting/ n Michelle Francl’s Chemistry 221 class: http: //chemistry 221. blogspot. com/ n Jean-Claude Bradley’s Introduction to podcasting/screencasting: http: //drexel-coastalks-mp 3 podcast. blogspot. com/2005/04/podcastingtalk-at-bryn-mawr-college. html