Hendrickson – Lesson Plan

Podcasting

Description

This lesson will be within the Technology Unit of my faculty training course. The purpose is to provide a definition for podcasting and give some examples, discuss how podcasting may enhance both online and face-to-face courses, and give information on how to create a podcast. This course will be 100% online.

Objectives

• Participants will learn what "podcasting" means, and how podcasts are created.
  
• Participants will become familiar with the benefits of using podcasts in education.
  
• Participants will evaluate the use of podcasting in their own courses.
  

Outcomes

After this lesson, participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate how podcasts can be incorporated into education, specifically eLearning situations.
  
• Evaluate whether podcasts are appropriate for use in their own courses.
  
• Create a podcast on their own.
  

Assessments

• Discussion regarding pros and cons of podcasting. State concerns that need to be addressed when using podcasts.
  
• Create a podcast that discusses whether or not you will use podcasting in your own courses.
  

Resources

• Definition & background of podcasting: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting)
  
• Examples of podcasts
  
  • Free Library of Philadelphia (http://libwww.freelibrary.org/podcast/)
    
• Using podcasts in education
  
  • "Why Every School Should Be Podcasting" by George Cole (http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2007/sep/18/link.link16)
    
  • "Why Podcasting Matters" Apple (http://www.apple.com/education/podcasting/)
    
  • "Podcasts as a Supplement in Tertiary Education" Bell, Cockburn, Wingkvist & Green (http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/andrew.cockburn/papers/podcast.pdf)
    
  • "Universities Consider Using Podcasts to Supplement LEcures" by Sean Powers (http://www.nytimes.com/uwire/uwire_WIT110120055266984.html?ex=1208754000&pagewanted=all)
    
• Creating podcasts
  
  • Explanation of equipment needed: microphone, software (available free online)
    
  • Resources available through Technology Services at WOU
    
  • Description of steps to create a podcast
    
  • Free podcasting software:
    
    • Audacity: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
      

Alternative Instructional Strategies

• Web conference to discuss participants opinions regarding using podcasts
  
• Face-to-face tutorial with technology staff on campus regarding creating podcasts
  
• Video lecture demonstrating someone creating a podcast