Beyond Podcasting: Creative Approaches to Designing Educational Audio

Autor/in	Middleton, Andrew
Titel	Beyond Podcasting: Creative Approaches to Designing Educational Audio
Quelle	In: ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 17 (2009) 2, S.143-155 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0968-7769
DOI	10.1080/09687760903033082
Schlagwörter	Pilot Projects; Case Studies; Interviews; Higher Education; College Students; Student Projects; College Faculty; Communication Strategies; Educational Technology; Computer Uses in Education; Computer Mediated Communication; Handheld Devices; Asynchronous Communication; Blended Learning; Computer Software; Computer System Design; Foreign Countries; Audiovisual Aids; Technical Support; Nonprint Media; Program Effectiveness; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Collegestudent; Schulprojekt; Fakultät; Kommunikationsstrategie; Unterrichtsmedien; Computernutzung; Computerkonferenz; Ausland; Audiovisuelles Medium; Großbritannien
Abstract	This paper discusses a university-wide pilot designed to encourage academics to creatively explore learner-centred applications for digital audio. Participation in the pilot was diverse in terms of technical competence, confidence and contextual requirements and there was little prior experience of working with digital audio. Many innovative approaches were taken to using audio in a blended context including student-generated vox pops, audio feedback models, audio conversations and task-setting. A podcast was central to the pilot itself, providing a common space for the 25 participants, who were also supported by materials in several other formats. An analysis of podcast interviews involving pilot participants provided the data informing this case study. This paper concludes that audio has the potential to promote academic creativity in engaging students through media intervention. However, institutional scalability is dependent upon the availability of suitable timely support mechanisms that can address the lack of technical confidence evident in many staff. If that is in place, audio can be widely adopted by anyone seeking to add a new layer of presence and connectivity through the use of voice. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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