This week’s discussion revolves around the podcast
technology. The pros and cons of
utilizing podcast in today’s classroom experience. Podcasting can be used for any type of discussion
from major historical significance to how to bait a worm on a hook for
fishing.
Some of the pros that are involved with podcasting:
Just like the internet, podcasting is available at the user’s
availability. That is a advantage of not
having to go to a classroom setting to listen to a particular topic lecture. Simply log onto to whatever venue you need to
such as I-Tunes University and select the topic to listen to.
The use of AAC (Asynchronous Audio Communication) is a
growing technology that is being converted into different uses for different
type of classes such as “Audio-based exams for vocabulary and language-building
courses such as medical terminology or Spanish (King and Cox, 2011).
As with the pros the cons revolved around the podcasting:
“No redesign of instruction, learners gain very little other
than review of the content” (King and Cox, 2011). Once the instructor posts the information
onto the website, in order to revise or edit, it has to be done over
again.
Graphic Design- While it looks pretty, is it functional? Do you get the point of the presentation
without all of the bells and whistles? Assignments
are functional if you keep it simple. If you are doing a video assignment the
lighting has to be checked prior to starting because “poor lighting can turn
away many viewers and learners” (King and Cox, 2011).
References
King, K.P & Cox, T.D (2011) The Professor’s Guide to Taming Technology. Information Age
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As an educator, I have never really put a lot of effort into video editing. I have just uploaded my lectures "as is"! I utilized all kinds of videos on youtube to learn to use iMovie for the editing of this project. It was easy to pull it up on my iPhone and watch the video of how to use iMove while I had iMovie open on my pc. This is a great way to learn, because I had the access and ability to stop, pause, work and pick right back up where I left off. As always, I am in the group of people who have access to the programs, internet, and hardware, where not every group has the means. I like your comment about keeping it simple to not distract the learner with all of the "extras". Do you do any sort of lecture recording either video or audio? My kids have really enjoyed on the harder content areas, that I have both recorded audio lecture and video lecture for them to review when we are not in the classroom. It also helps, if they miss a class due to an athletic competition!
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Annie, I have not utilized any recording for my classwork. Like I said from the beginning of class, I am behind the curve. I am still in the keeping it simple principle. If my students are not in class for whatever reason, they are responsible for the missed information. The nice thing about the current text book that we are using is that it is really a simple book to read and understand so ideally the student could miss a lecture class read the book and still have full understanding of what is going on without having to listen to my boring voice! But I will have to say that with taking this course, it has opened my eyes to so much potential that I will have to look at during the winter break so that I may utilize some of the this new material in my future classes.
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