How to podcast

On 15 September 2009 UKCLE hosted a workshop on how to podcast. The event was fully booked and we are considering running the event again in 2010 to meet demand.

• Have you wanted to make a podcast and not known where to start?
• Do you understand the educational benefits of podcasting?
• Would you know what kind of content or format works best in a podcast?
• Are you aware of any legal issues surrounding the use of audio content?

These and other questions were discussed at a UKCLE event with a difference! Participants left our workshop with the skills and tools needed to create podcasts and deliver them to their students. They were taken through the technicalities of creating podcasts and given ideas as to how they can be used in practice, with a presentation by Chris Hull (St Mary’s University College) on embedding podcasts in teaching and a session led by Gavin Sutter (Queen Mary) on the legal implications. After lunch we really got down to business with group work designing podcasts followed by a presentation from Martin Belgrove (University of East London) on the practicalities.

All participants were issued with a DVR (digital voice recorder) and advised to download Audacity, free podcasting software, to get them started.

More about podcasting

Resources supporting the workshop are available on our podcasting wiki. Below is a selection of other resources from the many available.

Getting started:

• Podcasting: Web2practice guide (JISC) – animated video explaining the key concepts, supported by a printable overview covering potential uses, risks and how to get started
• 7 Things you should know about podcasting (Educause)
• Resources and tools for creating podcasts (IMPALA project)
• Podcasting for Pedagogic Purposes SIG

Podcasting and learning:

• IMPALA and IMPALA4T – two projects investigating the impact of podcasting on student learning, with supporting resources and podcasts
• Adapting law school learning to the 21st century – paper by Catherine Dunham and Steven Friedland (Elon University School of Law, USA) advocating the use of podcasts
• The value of using short format podcasts to enhance learning and teaching – paper from ALT-J on the findings of a podcasting trial held in 2007-08 in the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Sydney, Australia

The legal issues:

• Podcasts and the law (JISC Legal) – outline of the issues raised by the use of podcasting as an educational tool by Gavin Sutter and Joanna Gibson (Queen Mary)
• Web2Rights – project with a range of resources addressing legal issues arising in relation to the use of Web 2.0 technologies

Case studies in law:

• Podcasts: embedding in the module (PDF file) – slides from Chris Hull’s session at the workshop with feedback from students; for more about Chris’ work see PodLaw: developing a portable learning environment to enhance the study of law
• Using podcasts and vodcasts in assessment and feedback practices in law and economics – report of a project at the University of Wales, Newport. You can also download a presentation on learning through podcasting and vodcasting (PowerPoint file) and find out more on the project wiki
• The voice of law: lessons from practical podcasting experience – download a presentation from Martin Belgrove (University of East London); for more see Martin’s podcasting pages

Last Modified: 4 June 2010