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2007 Campus Technology Innovators: Podcasting
8/1/2007
The Podcast RSS Buddy, shareware developed by Chris Tolley that generates RSS feeds in XML format), so that the podcast will be accessible not only on his iCube website, but also on iTunes and other podcast aggregators.Pre- and postcasting. In addition to his successful iCube podcast series, Miller has further enhanced his courses with precasts and postcasts. "Precasts are enhanced podcasts that I produce using ProfCast software [from Humble Daisy], which allows me to incorporate visual components from PowerPoint presentations," explains Miller, who uses the precasts to give students a heads-up, in advance, on important points to look for in an upcoming lecture. "Just before class, I also play the precast associated with the upcoming lecture, for students who arrive early."
After class, Miller uses an Edirol R09 portable recorder from Roland to create short audio recordings (postcasts) in which he addresses particularly difficult concepts that were discussed that day. "Every professor has experienced times when he or she feels that material could have been explained more clearly during a lecture," he says. Postcasts allow him to do just that, on the fly—without setting up his mixer and microphones.
Advice. "My main piece of advice regarding any form of technology is to think first about how the technology will enhance your course," says Miller. "How will it facilitate learning? Do not use it simply because it's available or cool, or because your peers might be using it. Think: How will it work for you, for your students, in your course, in terms of an actual enhancement? Then, try it out. And if it's not working, modify it."
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