I'm very excited about the Creating Your First Podcast Track for the Washington Working Connections IT Faculty Institute. I know I'll enjoy working with you to develop educationally effective podcasts for your students. I'd like to use this blog to give you a preview of the podcasting track and to learn more about you. I'll be adding content as the weeks go by - things for you to look at and things for you to listen to.
I'll also be asking you to add comments about your expectations as well as your background and existing skill set. This will help me design appropriate learning activities and resources for you.
If you haven't dipped into blogs before, they are simple to navigate and use. The content (usually called posts) is presented in reverse chronological order with the newest listed at the top. There is a comment link at the end of each post and that's how I'll ask you to communicate with me and the rest of the participants.
Please add your comment after reading this post. Tell me your name, where you teach and what you teach, too. If you already know how you'll be using podcasts in your classes, tell me that as well.
And, again, welcome to the podcasting track!
5 comments:
Hi Jean. I'm really looking forward to your workshop. My name is Maggie Stuart. I teach microcomputer networking at Lower Columbia College in Longview. I have experimented some with podcasting, and do plan to use podcasting as a component of my hybrid courses.
Hi Jean, I'm looking forward to the podcasting workshop. My name is Maggie Stuart. I teach microcomputer networking at Lower Columbia College in Longview. I have experimented some on my own with podcasting and do plan to utilize podcasting in my hybrid courses.
Julius Armstrong
I teach Radiation therapy at Bellevue Community College. The Radiation Therapy Program is a two-year (24 months) AA Degree Program
Graduates of the program work as Radiation Therapists.
Starting fall quarter we will be using a software program called Tegrity. The classroom lectures will be recorded and uploaded as Podcasts. I have not used this program before or done a Podcast.
Hi Jean,
My name is Tim Trussler and I teach several subjects at Bates Technical College including ABE/GED and Microsoft Office. I am also starting Tegrity in the fall and was looking at Podcasting as a supplement to instruction. I don't know how much the class will cover this, but I am very interested in secondary questions such as "What content works best" and "How can podcasting expand a college's ability to serve" as well as the primary question of "How do I do it?"
Thanks for checking in, Tim. It looks like a few participants will be using Tegrity in the fall and I like your idea of supplementing it with podcasting.
We will definitely explore the "What works best" question and how podcasting can expand a college's ability to serve its students and community. You'll create your first podcast on Tuesday afternoon and be amazed by how easy it really is.
An ESL instructor at Seattle Central Community College is using podcasts with his students to help them with their listening skills. Here is a link to his blog from which you can explore his podcasts.
Information Technology for ESL Students.
See you on Tuesday.
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