Facilitation+Plan+Revised+Draft


 * Title:** Podcast for Educators: Amateur Radio as Tool for Expression


 * Delivery Method:** ELC discussion forum

Introduction: Welcome to Team BeMore’s activity on podcasting. We hope that you will enjoy and learn from doing this activity as much as we did in creating it for you. In a learner centered online environment, the Read/Write Web has become accessible for anyone. Education can now be manipulated in ways that allow knowledge-sharing to come in different forms. As Will Richardson notes, "[creating] and [consuming] multimedia" has become more tangible. The Web has become a great equalizer in making amateurs experienced technophiles. In this session, we'll focus on how to create digital recording as a means for information dissemination.

Specifically, we'll discuss the benefits of audio sharing via Podcasting. We'll learn how to use a podcast in an educational setting and also create a podcast. Finally, we'll consider how podcasting can be used in ways that focus on content-knowledge construction in education.


 * Required Readings: **

Podcasting: What, When, Why, Where, How This PDF file contains a multimedia presentation on the very basics of podcasting – as you see in the title the who, what, when, where, why, and hows of podcasting. Pay attention to the different class sites that are pictured and the graph at the end discussing podcasting’s cycle of emergence. "History to Go: Why I teach with iPods" This article sets a positive tone describing how podcasts assist in creating a community of learners, promote more active engagement with course materials, and how the use and creation of student podcasting helps with research skills. The emphasis on building necessary technical knowledge and training is stressed, as students work together toward a common goal. "Building a Better Podcast" This article focuses on the benefits of podcasting for educators. It also discusses some of the technical issues involved such as, the voice quality in a podcast, and the editing process in a podcast presentation. [|"Podcasting at School"] This article discusses how schools use podcasting to build and foster relations with members of the school community.


 * Directions: **

Below are instructions for completing the week’s activities.

1. __By Friday__, read the four articles provided to you (“History to Go: Why I Teach with iPods,” “Building a Better Podcast,” and “Podcasting: What, When, Why, Where, How," "Podcasting at School” ) to gain perspective on podcasting and how to use podcasting in the classroom. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. __By Friday__, post a reply to the following questions in the ELC discussion thread labeled “**Educational Podcasting**”: //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">a. Do you regularly listen to any podcasts? What are they about? Why do you listen? // //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">b. In general, do you see podcasting as an emerging trend, a lasting trend, or only a fad? What about for education? // <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3. __By Monday__, respond to one additional post.
 * Assignment #1: Discussion Activity (Whole Group)**


 * Assignment #2: Podcast Simulation and Collaboration (Team)**

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3. By Saturday, work with your team to create a podcast. We are only asking you to post one team podcast, though we encourage everyone to try making a podcast one on their own: <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">a. In your podcast, share your team's perspective on podcasting, specifically: //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;">i. Would you use podcasting in your classroom? If so, how and why? // //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;">ii. If not, why not and/or what other media form(s) would you use instead? // <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">b. To create the podcast, you can use [|Podomatic.] For step-by-step directions on how to use Podomatic, listen to Team BeMore's cast below. You are <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">also welcome to use other resources to create your podcast. For a quick overview of using Audacity to record and various sites to host your podcast, <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">please review this linked Youtube video. Here is our team podcast on Podomatic: media type="file" key="Podcast on Podcasting.mp3" width="240" height="20" <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">c. Something to consider when creating a podcast is scripting. You may not want to have an overly detailed manuscript, but you may want to create an <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">outline or a list of talking-points in order to stay on topic. You may also consider just having one "speaker" at a time in your podcast to allow for <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">clarity. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">d. Link or embed your podcast into the ELC discussion forum thread "**Team Podcasts."** <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">4. __By Monda__y, listen to all other podcasts posted and individually respond to at least one. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">5. __By Monday__, individually share your experience with podcasting in the ELC discussion forum thread labeled “**Podcasting Experience**.” Questions to <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">consider: <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">a. //What was the creating the podcast like? What was listening to it like?// //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">b. Did this activity change your mind about how you view educational podcasting? // //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">c. Was it easier or more difficult than you thought it might be to create one? // //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">d. What was it like hearing your voice? //

<span style="background-color: #ffcc00; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Facilitation Plan <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Intended outcomes for the discussion activity <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">1. Students identify the benefits of podcasting in the classroom and over other media. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">2. Students create a sample podcast <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">3. Students identify how podcasting can be applied in educational setting.


 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Team Roles: **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Facilitator: Posts & starts the conversations with discussion questions
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Coach: Keeps energy going, adds to/responds to classmates' discussion threads in two shifts Tues - Fri and Fri – Mon
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Reporter: Summarizes discussion and the content on the team podcast
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Resource Manager: Troubleshoots technical questions


 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Follow-up Discussion Questions / Key Points **
 * //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">What influences do you see on student learning if students are designing and producing their own podcasts? //
 * // <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Researchers found the actual recording process of the podcast extended the knowledge-building process beyond other types of verbal (essays or reports) or visual (Powerpoint or concept map) collaborative presentations because of the dynamic and dialogic manner of the recording activity (i.e. - there are benefits to creating podcasts that exceed other types of collaborative projects because of the dialogue during the live recording) . <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">What kinds of activities can we design so that our students have the ability to create conversational podcasts focusing on content knowledge-construction? //