Salmon, Gilly et al (2009) How to create podcasts for education Open University Press - 1 views

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  #1 Ivan Sikora on 06 Feb 14

   

  Salmon, Gilly et al (2009) How to create
  podcasts for education Open University Press
  (Maidenhead & McGraw-Hill, New York
  www.openup.co.uk) ISBN 978-0-33523534-6
  30 pp £4.99
  How to create Podcasts for education is a very
  informative and useful little (sic) book for
  anyone wanting to enhance student learning
  with audio and/or video and one which is
  easily accessible to the average computer user.
  Its practical advice with explanations of the
  technology and surrounding technical jargon,
  as well as its pedagogical tips, makes this work
  ideal for teachers who are experimenting with
  digital audio and video. The text is clearly
  written and makes a substantial case for using
  podcasts, enhanced podcasts (audio podcasts
  with images, forming a sort of slide-show-
  Editor), and vodcasts in teaching and learning.
  Based on seminal work undertaken as the
  technology emerged early this century, it
  includes
  * a step-by-step guide to creating podcasts;
  * information on the software and computing
  accessories necessary; and
  * sound advice about the approaches to ensur-
  ing pedagogical usefulness and technical
  quality.
  There is evidence of positive student feedback;
  this adds well to the discussion, as do the refer-
  ences to hosting podcasts, both from within an
  institutional VLE and more informally.
  The first chapter provides a useful chronology
  of the development of podcasting techniques
  and technologies with some future-gazing
  and realistic identification of limitations and
  barriers, while the second chapter presents a
  practitioner's guide arranged around screen
  grabs for a commonly used audio recording
  software system. Almost any user, regardless
  of confidence or experience, could begin to
  produce reasonable audio files in a short
  period.
  In addition the glossary and the discussion of
  copyright issues prompt thinking about issues
  often overlooked in the rush to add new items
  to the learner's toolkit.
  I recommend this little book to anyone inter-
  ested in enhancing learning through the use of
  simply created, effective sound or sound and
  vision files.
  Dr Robyn Smyth (received February 2009)
  Senior Lecturer Academic Developer, School
  of Rural Medicine University of New England,
  Australia
  rsmyth@une.edu.au

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Salmon, Gilly et al (2009) How to create <br /> podcasts for education Open University Press <br /> (Maidenhead & McGraw-Hill, New York <br /> <a href="http://www.openup.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.openup.co.uk</a>) ISBN 978-0-33523534-6 <br /> 30 pp £4.99 <br /> How to create Podcasts for education is a very <br /> informative and useful little (sic) book for <br /> anyone wanting to enhance student learning <br /> with audio and/or video and one which is <br /> easily accessible to the average computer user. <br /> Its practical advice with explanations of the <br /> technology and surrounding technical jargon, <br /> as well as its pedagogical tips, makes this work <br /> ideal for teachers who are experimenting with <br /> digital audio and video. The text is clearly <br /> written and makes a substantial case for using <br /> podcasts, enhanced podcasts (audio podcasts <br /> with images, forming a sort of slide-show- <br /> Editor), and vodcasts in teaching and learning. <br /> Based on seminal work undertaken as the <br /> technology emerged early this century, it <br /> includes <br /> * a step-by-step guide to creating podcasts; <br /> * information on the software and computing <br /> accessories necessary; and <br /> * sound advice about the approaches to ensur- <br /> ing pedagogical usefulness and technical <br /> quality. <br /> There is evidence of positive student feedback; <br /> this adds well to the discussion, as do the refer- <br /> ences to hosting podcasts, both from within an <br /> institutional VLE and more informally. <br /> The first chapter provides a useful chronology <br /> of the development of podcasting techniques <br /> and technologies with some future-gazing <br /> and realistic identification of limitations and <br /> barriers, while the second chapter presents a <br /> practitioner's guide arranged around screen <br /> grabs for a commonly used audio recording <br /> software system. Almost any user, regardless <br /> of confidence or experience, could begin to <br /> produce reasonable audio files in a short <br /> period. <br /> In addition the glossary and the discussion of <br /> copyright issues prompt thinking about issues <br /> often overlooked in the rush to add new items <br /> to the learner's toolkit. <br /> I recommend this little book to anyone inter- <br /> ested in enhancing learning through the use of <br /> simply created, effective sound or sound and <br /> vision files. <br /> Dr Robyn Smyth (received February 2009) <br /> Senior Lecturer Academic Developer, School <br /> of Rural Medicine University of New England, <br /> Australia <br /> rsmyth@une.edu.au</div>

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