MLearn 2008: Workshop on Podcasting for teaching and learning

Tuesday 7th Oct 2008
Facilitator: Palitha Edirisingha
Workshop Programme
| Session | Time | Duration | Title | Activity | Resources & equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.30pm – 1.40pm | 10 min. | Welcome and introduction to the workshop | Presentation | Powerpoint |
| 2 | 1.40pm – 2pm | 20 min. | About Podcasting: definitions, pedagogical and technological processes, how podcasts differ from other forms of audio. | Presentation | Powerpoint |
| 3 | 2.00 – 2.20pm | 20 min | How can podcasts be used to support teaching, learning and assessment? | Group work (groups of 4) | Task sheet-1 |
| 4 | 2.20 – 2.40pm | 20 Min | Report back to group | Group work (groups of 3-4) | |
| 5 | 2.40pm – 2.50pm | 10min | A framework to consider how podcasts fit within teaching, learning and assessment | Podcast landscape diagram | |
| 6 | 2.50pm – 3.00pm | 10 min | Podcast recording and editing software | Demonstion | Audacity instructions sheet |
| 7 | 3.00pm – 3.15pm | 15 min |
REFRESHMENTS (also installing Audacity and Lame Encoder software) |
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| 8 | 3.15pm – 3.30pm | 15 min | Designing podcasting for learning: two approaches | Presentation | Task sheet-2 |
| 9 | 3.30pm – 4pm | 30 min | Developing an outline for a podcast | Group work (groups of 3 -4) | |
| 10 | 4.00 – 4.30pm | 30 min | Recording a podcast (3 minute long); publishing on VLE | Group work (groups of 3 -4) | Publishing a Podcast |
| 11 | 4.30pm – 5pm | 30 min | Researching and evaluating podcasts, involving with IMPALA research | Group discussion |
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