Media Enhanced Learning SIG

Continuation of previous podcast

Run by Andrew Middleton, discussion the infrastructure issues around podcasting in an institution

Run by Andrew Middleton, debating the motion that 'Digital Audio's potential to Further and Higher Education is as a ubiquitous and flexible medium that can be adapted by any academic to enrich the learner experience. This was held after a discussion on the VLE in 5 years time....

If you come to a PPP SIG event there is usually an opportunity to see what's involved in recording and editing digital audio. These sessions are frequently led by Alan Carr. Alan was joined by Graham McElearny at ALT-C when the PPP SIG ran its drop-in Barcamp session. Here they briefly reflect on how the session went.

You are invited to share your experience of educational podcasting, whatever your role. Send in an audio file of about 5 minutes duration explaining how you have used podcasting or digital media at your institution. Here are some questions you might answer: What was your role? Who else was involved? Why did you decide to use digital media in particular? What were your concerns and were they founded? How did you overcome difficulties? What did the students think? What did academic staff think? How have you improved upon what you did originally? What tip would you share with others? How could the SIG work together to develop podcasting and make your experience of using digital media even better?

This discussion comes from the PPP SIG Barcamp session held at ALT-C in September 2008. It begins with Gayle Calverley who talks about the time-based media application profile study she is running as a JISC project. A discussion on systems for managing podcast material in the sector follows. Some of the voices heard include Paul Bacsich (HEA Critical Friend to the SIG), Sian Edwardson (University of Bangor), Robin Johnson (The Manchester Met University Business School), Carol Comer (University Chester), Andrew Middleton (Sheffield Hallam University) and Graham McElearny (University of Sheffield)

Simon Lightfoot discussed his experience at the ALT-C barcamp session organised by the PPP SIG in September 2008. This session invited people attending the ALT conference to drop by and share and listen to experience in the sector. He gives an academic's view of implementing 'podules' - small recodings in comparison to lecture length podcasts. He raises several questions, e.g. should you make students record seminar summaries? How do you access equipment - even when it's cheap?

Bob addresseed people who turned up to the PPP SIG barcamp we ran at ALT-C in September 2008. He introduces the Sounds Good project (www.soundsgood.org.uk) which set out to answer the question" Can digital audio be used to give students quicker, better feedback on their work?"

Educational podcasting is a creative space. The Podcasting for Pedagogic Purposes Special Interest Group is attempting to push the boundaries of what we can do with podcasting and other digital media. The code phrase for those playing the ALT-C game is "with digital media." For the next clue you need to come to the PPP SIG open session at 17:10 or find someone who else who attended to give you the next lead. Code phrase 4: with digital media

Rebecca Reynolds, from the University of Brighton and based at the V&A, describes how podcasts can be used to prepare students for visits.

Recorded in the Curriculum and research thunderstorm session led by Andy Ramsden at the Warringtom meeting of the PPP SIG on 11 June 2008. (Music cc "Vesuvius" by Cryptocrat, http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/2082/Hadoken_EP.php)

Recorded in the Curriculum and research thunderstorm session led by Andy Ramsden at the Warringtom meeting of the PPP SIG on 11 June 2008. (Music cc "Vesuvius" by Cryptocrat, http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/2082/Hadoken_EP.php)

Dr Sam Warren from the University of Surrey talks about her practice during the Curriculum and research thunderstorm session at the Warringtom meeting of the PPP SIG on 11 June 2008. (Music cc "Vesuvius" by Cryptocrat, http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/2082/Hadoken_EP.php)

Pete Travis who runs the popular Splendid Speaking website (www.SplendidSpeaking.com) for English language learners, chats to Alan Carr (Mid-Cheshire College) about podcasting with EFL/ESOL students. (June 2008}

Andrew Middleton has been promoting educational podcasting at Sheffield Hallam University. Here he speaks with Sue Featherstone (course leader for Journalism at Sheffield Hallam) who has been using podcasts in the level 4 Study Skills module – Studying Journalism. (May 2008)

This podcast was a semi structured interview with Penny Wiggins from the Law School at the University of Hertfordfshire. Penny is an experienced practitioner of podcasting. She uses a digital voice recorder to record directly into MP3 format. The aim of the podcast was to explore the following questions: “What motivated you to try podcasting?”, “What were the initial hurdles or challenges you had to overcome?”, “What benefits do you see for yourself and your students?”, “In what situations (or ways) do you use podcasts?”

At the April, 2008 meeting of the Podcasting for Pedagogic Purposes Special Interest Group (PPP SIG), held at Hertfordshire University, Andrew Middleton (Sheffield Hallam University) interviewed a number of practitioners. In this, the first of 2 interviews, Andrew talks to Alan Carr (Mid-Cheshire College) and Guy Pursey (University of Reading).

At the April, 2008 meeting of the Podcasting for Pedagogic Purposes Special Interest Group (PPP SIG), held at Hertfordshire University, Andrew Middleton (Sheffield Hallam University) interviewed a number of practitioners. In this, the second of 2 interviews, Andrew talks to Malcolm Andrew (de Montford University).

At the end of the April meeting of the PPP SIG (University of Hertfordshire) there was a panel discussion session. The panel consisted of Steering Group members Alan Hilliard, Andy Ramsden, Andrew Middleton, Alan Carr and student guest Sarah Tiernan. The voice recorder struggled to cope with distant voices from the floor so, for the most part, these haven’t been included. The 30 minute session has been edited down to approx half that time – audio quality being the main consideration. The resultant audio file was then split into 3 sections, which reflected the 3 main topics that were covered in the panel session. This is the first of those 3 episodes. (we join the discussion as Sarah is giving the student view of a lecture podcast)

At the end of the April meeting of the PPP SIG (University of Hertfordshire) there was a panel discussion session. The panel consisted of Steering Group members Alan Hilliard, Andy Ramsden, Andrew Middleton, Alan Carr and student guest Sarah Tiernan. The voice recorder struggled to cope with distant voices from the floor so, for the most part, these haven’t been included. The 30 minute session has been edited down to approx half that time – audio quality being the main consideration. The resultant audio file was then split into 3 sections, which reflected the 3 main topics that were covered in the panel session. This is the 2nd of those 3 episodes.

At the end of the April meeting of the PPP SIG (University of Hertfordshire) there was a panel discussion session. The panel consisted of Steering Group members Alan Hilliard, Andy Ramsden, Andrew Middleton, Alan Carr and student guest Sarah Tiernan. The voice recorder struggled to cope with distant voices from the floor so, for the most part, these haven’t been included. The 30 minute session has been edited down to approx half that time – audio quality being the main consideration. The resultant audio file was then split into 3 sections, which reflected the 3 main topics that were covered in the panel session. This is the third of those 3 episodes. A couple of contributions from the floor have been included. Deciphering the audio is a bit of a challenge at one point, but the comments were very significant and needed to be kept in for the discussion to make sense.

This is the 2nd of 2 podcasts that were created ‘live’ in a ‘Podcasting for Pedagogic Purposes’ Special Interest Group workshop, held at Hertfordshire University on 17th April, 2008. The delegates were asked to consider the teaching and learning uses and benefits of student created podcasts. Their thoughts have been summarised and posted here as a podcast episode.

This is the first of 2 podcasts that were created ‘live’ in a ‘Podcasting for Pedagogic Purposes’ Special Interest Group workshop, held at Hertfordshire University on 17th April, 2008. The delegates were asked to consider the uses and possible benefits of podcasting in higher education from the perspective of curriculum delivery. Their thoughts have been summarised and posted here as a podcast episode.