Online Class: Podcasting

presented by Beth Gallaway, Metrowest
July 31-August 21, 2006

Before class begins, please:
Download and install iTunes
Help for iTunes download/installation

Download and install Audacity and LAME MP3 encoder
Help for Audacity download/installation:
Help for LAME MP3 encoder download/installation

Register for the class listserv at http://groups.google.com/group/mwpodcasters by emailing Beth at bethg@mmrls.org

CLASS EXPECTIONS:

  1. Participants will follow the Ten Basic Rules of Netiquette.
  2. Participants will identify themselves in all comments and posts with name and location.
  3. You DO NOT have to read every article. Follow your interests - aim for 50% and leave the rest as resources for later. Expect to pick up some information through hearing what your classmates examined.
  4. Pace yourself. Plan on spending 2-3 hours a week on readings and assignments.
  5. To get your 10 attendance hours for participating, you must:
    • respond to discussion questions via the listserv twice in each week - once to present your own ideas and comments, and a second time to follow up with a classmates comment.
    • complete a Final Assignment and share it with the group.

HELP & SUPPORT
Online Office Hours: Mon (7/31, 8/7, 8/14) 1-5 PM EST; Wed (8/2, 8/9, 8/16) 7-11 PM EST

Contact
email: bethg@mmrls.org
phone: 781-398-1819
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SYLLABUS

WEEK 1
Listening/Reading/Viewing:
Audacity Tutorials. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/tutorials. July 28, 2006.

Bricklin, Dan. "Recording, Editing, Publishing: How to get started, a personal view." Podcast Academy, Boston University, April 2006. Download video and powerpoint at http://www.bu.edu/com/podcast/archive.html

iTunes Tutorial. http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/itunes. July 28, 2006.

Kaye, Doug. "Podcasting: The Concepts & Making Them Happen." Podcast Academy, Boston University, April 2006. Download video and powerpoint at http://www.bu.edu/com/podcast/archive.html. July 28, 2006.

Wikipedia. "Podcasting." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast. July 28, 2006.

Assignments:
Using the Podcasting Resources, Recommended Podcasts or suggestions from your instructor and classmates, please subscribe to a podcast of your choosing and listen for 3 weeks.

  1. Download iTunes.
  2. Choose two or three podcasts to listen to (12-40 minutes in length). Respond to the following via our group: What did you listen to? What do you like about the podcasts? What do you dislike? Which one(s) might you want to continue listening to, or check out based on your classmates recommentations?
  3. Go to Odeo and set up a free account. Listen to the welcome message in your Odeo inbox.
  4. Create a voice posting using Odeo Studio. Discuss via the google group: how easy/difficult was this process? What else can you use Odeo for?


WEEK 2:
Listening/Reading/Viewing:

CC Chapman. "Music and Licensing." Podcast Academy, Boston University, April 2006. Download video and powerpoint at http://www.bu.edu/com/podcast/archive.html

Creative Commons. "Podcasting Legal Guide."http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Podcasting_Legal_Guide. July 28, 2006.

Eash, Esther Kreider. "Podcasting 101 for School Librarians." InfoToday. July 31, 2006. http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/apr06/Eash.shtml. July 28, 2006.

Stephens, Michael. "The iPod Experiments." Library Journal. April 15, 2005. http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA515808.html. July 28, 2006.

Ishizuka, Kathy. "Tell Me a Story." School Library Journal, September 1, 2005. http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6253062.html. July 28, 2006.

Van Orden, Jason. Writing Your Shownotes. How to Podcast. 2005. http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/27-writing-podcast-show-notes.htm. July 28, 2006.

Assignments:

  1. Preview some of the Best Practices in Libraries podcasts. Respond to the following via our group: What did you listen to? What do you like about the podcasts? What do you dislike? Which one(s) might you want to continue listening to, or check out based on your classmates recommentations? How might you use audio podcasting at your library?
  2. Set up an account with Blogger.
  3. Set up an account with Audioblogger. Dial 1-415-856-0205. Leave a short audiopost on your blog.
  4. Develop shownotes for your post.


WEEK 3
Listening/Reading/Viewing:
Garfield, Steve. "VideoPodcasting." Podcast Academy, Boston University, April 2006. Download video and powerpoint at http://www.bu.edu/com/podcast/archive.html.

"ID3 Tags Made Easy." http://www.id3.org/easy.html. July 28, 2006.

Malan, David G; Richard Lucic and Zachary Pogue. "Educational Podcasting." Podcast Academy, Boston University, April 2006. Download video and powerpoint at http://www.bu.edu/com/podcast/archive.html

Van Buskirk, Eliot."MP3 Insider: Top Five Ways MP3 has changed the world." July 28, 2006. http://www.mp3.com/MP3%20Insider%3A%20Top%20Five%20Ways%20MP3%20has%20Changed%20the%20World/stories/1479.html. April 24, 2006.

Assignments:

  1. Watch two or three video podcasts. Respond to the following via our group: What did you listen to? What do you like about the podcasts? What do you dislike? Which one(s) might you want to continue to watch, or check out based on your classmates recommentations? How might you use audio podcasting at your library?
  2. Set up a free account with Ourmedia. Set up a free account with Internet Archive . Go back to OurMedia and link the two acocunts. Download SpinXpress from http://www.ourmedia.org/tools.
  3. Using Audacity, make a short recording. Save it as an MP3 file. Upload it to OurMedia using SpinXpress. Share the URL with the group to listen and comment.
  4. Set up a YouTube account. Browse. Are videos found on YouTube podcasts? Why or why not?

Final Assignment Suggestions - choose ONE of the following:

  1. Compile an annotated directory of podcasts of interest to your library users.
  2. Compare and contrast at least 3 of the following Podcast Aggregators: FeedBurner, FireAnt, Tunes, Juice, Odeo, YouTube.
  3. Compile and annotate other resources and articles shared during our three-week session.
  4. Compile and annotate classmate recommendations for podcasts to listen to.
  5. Develop an agenda to present a 45 minute overview of podcasting to your coworkers.
  6. Create, edit and upload a podcast with shownotes to your ourmedia account. Link it to blogger.
  7. Outline a series of 3 20-minute podcasts for your library, developing a title, theme, and topics to discuss.

Podcasting Resources

Audacity. http://audacity.sourceforge.net. July 28, 2006.
Free audio software with MP3 encoder plugin. Record and edit audio and prepare for publication.

Audioblogger. http://audioblogger.com/. July 28, 2006.
Free unlimited audio posts via phone to your Blogger blogs.

Brian, Marshall. “How Stuff Works: MP3.” http://computer.howstuffworks.com/mp3.htm/printable. July 28, 2006.

Blogger. http://www.blogger.com. July 28, 2006.
Free and easy to use blog hosting software.

Creative Commons. http://www.creativecommons.org. July 28, 2006.
A non-profit that offers an alternative to full copyright under sharealike licenses.

FeedDemon. http://www.newsgator.com/NGOLProduct.aspx?ProdId=FeedDemon. July 28, 2006.
30-day free trial for collecting and managing RSS feeds.

FireAnt. http://fireant.tv/download. July 28, 2006.
RSS video and audio aggregator and media player.

ID3v2 Tags. http://www.id3.org. July 28, 2006.
Explanation of ID3 tags in audio files, specs, FAQs and more.

IT Conversations. http://www.itconversations.com. July 28, 2006.
Archived podcasts about technology, and recorded lectures from the tech conference circuit.

Juice: The cross-platform podcast catcher. http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/index.php. July 28, 2006.

Learn Out Loud. http://www.learnoutloud.com. July 28, 2006.
Educational audio, lectures, and podcast directory.

M-Audio. Podcast Factory. http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/PodcastFactory-main.html. July 28, 2006.
Complete podcat hardware and software kit.

NPR. http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.php. July 28, 2006.
National Public Radio shows, archived as podcasts

Odeo. http://www.odeo.com/
Podcast directory and resource for recording short podcasts via telephone.

OurMedia. http://www.ourmedia.org. July 28, 2006.
Publish, store and sharealike for media.

Ourmedia Personal Learning Center. http://www.ourmedia.org/learning-center. July 28, 2006.
Audio & Video podcasting tips!

Podcast 411. http://www.podcast411.com. July 28, 2006.
Tutorials, directory.

Podcast Academy II Archive. http://www.bu.edu/com/podcast/archive.html. July 28, 2006.
Lectures and Presentations on every aspect of podcasting, from advertising to equipment to interviewing.

Podcast Alley. http://www.podcastalley.com. July 28, 2006.
Podcast directory.

Van Orden, Jason. How to Podcast - Tutorial. 2005. http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com. July 28, 2006.

WGBH Web Media. http://www.wgbh.org/webcasts/. July 28, 2006.
Podcasts & webcasts include Morning Stories, Free Public Lectures, International News, and more.

Yahoo! Podcasts Beta. http://podcasts.yahoo.com/. July 28, 2006.
Yahoo! podcast directory.


Recommended Podcasts to Subscribe To:

Accident Hash. http://www.accidenthash.com/. July 28, 2006.
Audio. The best in independent music, hosted by C.C. Chapman.

Amazon Wire. http://www.amazon.com/gp/gss/detail/10840/sr=53-1/sr=53-1/qid=1154316083/ref=tr_293531/103-7586274-7445405. July 28, 2006.
Audio. Interviews with musicians, authors, filmmakers and more.

Brain Food. http://homedir-a.libsyn.com/podcasts/brainfoodpodcast/_static/. July 28, 2006.
Audio. Science show.

Diggnation. http://www.diggnation.org. July 28, 2006.
Video. Tech news.

MommyCast. http://www.mommycast.com/. July 28, 2006.
Audio. Motherhood/life with children slant.

Mousetunes. http://www.mousetunes.com/. July 28, 2006.
Audio. Disney music podcast.

Mugglecast. http://www.mugglenet.com/mugglecast. July 28, 2006.
Audio. Currently undertaking a chapter-by-chapter analysis of the Harry Potter series.

The Onion Radio News. http://www.theonion.com/content/radionews. July 28, 2006.
Audio. Humorous news stories, often with a satiric slant.

TechNation. http://www.technation.com/. July 28, 2006.
Audio. Dr. Moira Gunn interviews scientists, artists, technogeeks, politicians, and more.

This Week in Tech (TWiT) - http://www.twit.tv/TWiT. July 28, 2006.
Audio. Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton, John C. Dvorak host conversation about high tech trends.

VH1 Best Week Ever. http://www.bestweekever.tv/. July 28, 2006.
Video. Pop culture news with a humorous twist. Video. Subscribe via iTunes, or watch at http://www.vh1.com via V-Spot TV (Flash 8 required) .


Best Practices: Podcasts in the Library Profession
Dowling College Library Omnibus. http://www.dowling.edu/library/newsblog/podcasts.asp. July 28, 2006.
Omnibus is a monthly conversation about the library, Dowling, and Long Island. Special events podcasts include lectures, readings, and more.

GPC Decatur Campus Library. http://gpclibraryradio.blogspot.com. July 28, 2006.
News and information programming from the Decatur Campus Library of Georgia Perimeter College.

Imaginon. http://youtube.com/profile?user=vieajj13. July 28, 2006.

The Infopeople Project. http://infoblog.infopeople.org/podcasts. July 28, 2006.
Training podcasts from InfoPeople in CA.

Lansing Public Library. http://www.lansing.lib.il.us/podcast.htm. July 28, 2006.
Podcasted computer instruction and programs for all ages.

The Lunar and Planetary Institute. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/library/whats_new.shtml. July 28, 2006.
"What's new" audio file.

Memorial Hall Library, Andover MA. http://www.mhl.org/teens/audio. July 28, 2006.
Teen Poetry Slam podcast

OPAL Online. http://www.opal-online.org. July 28, 2006.
Library continuing education in audio format.

Schoolhouse Rock. http://librarydjs.blogspot.com. July 28, 2006.
No longer updated, archives are still available.

Thomas Ford Memorial Library Click-A-Story. http://fordlibrary.org/clickastory. July 28, 2006.
Like Dial-A-Story, but online! Not updated.

WPI's George C. Gordon Library Audio to Go. http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Library/Borrowing/Podcasts. July 28, 2006.

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