Podcasting: iPod+broadcastingIllustrations:Meng, Peter (2005). Podcasting & Vodcasting: A white paper. Retrieved on Sept 5, 2005 http://iatservices.missouri.edu

What is Podcasting?

• The process of capturing an audio or video event, song, speech, video or mix of these media and then posting that digital object to a Web site

• Using specialized podcast receiver/aggregator (software) like Juice, iTunes, users can subscribe to a Web page with audio or video files (*.mp3 or *.mp4) and automatically download these files directly to the computer.

• When a user synchronizes their portable device with their computers the podcasts are automatically transferred to that device (MP3 or MP4)

Why such term Podcasting?

• Automated media distribution– Using Internet connections, we

can pull via computers contents automatically

– Software using RSS (Real Simple Syndication) standard, an XML (extensible markup language) formatted file

• Popularity of Apple iPod, the icon of mobile media– Walk away contents

Podcasting in Hong Kong • 香港 podcast 目錄

– http://pigazine.blogspot.com/2005/05/podcast.html

• 使用 iTunes 來接收 podcast – http://pigazine.blogspot.com/

2005/06/itunes-podcast_29.html

• 香港電台 Podcast Corner– http://www.rthk.org.hk/podcast/

iTunes Demo

What is Vodcasting?• VOD = video on demand• Also called vlogging• Same as Podcasting but with

video as media– For iTunes, Podcasting includes

Vodcasting

• Usually played on PC, notebooks or PMA (personal media assistant/ mpeg4 player)

• Cost is expensive

Pedagogical Implications• Audio recordings of textbook or lectures

would allow students to review texts or class lectures while travelling

• Students could record and post project audio and video interviews or discussions which could be automatically downloaded to teachers’ MP3 player or PMA for review, especially for language lessons

• Oral/video reports recorded• challenge the “chalk & talk” model of

teaching ? Do we need to keep students in class? Can all our students afford to own a MP3 or MP4 device (compare to PDA or notebook computers)

• … many others with your creativity

Podcast in Education

• Exploiting the educational potential of podcasting

• Podcast directory for educators, schools and colleges– http://recap.ltd.uk/podcasting/index.php – A blog about education technology

http://www.teach42.com

• Podcasting Delivers Content On-Demand– http://iatservices.missouri.edu/

techknowledge/03-2005/podcasting.html

香港學校的校園電視Campus TV in Hong Kong Schools

簡介

網上示例

崇真小學暨幼稚園Tsung Tsin Primary School and Kindergarten

借助傳媒文化，發揮教育功能，藉著讓學生參與製作過程，了解傳媒資訊的影響力和背後隱藏的價值取向。• 培養學生獨立批判性思考，檢討和分析能力，同時啟發學生創意思維• 培養學生選擇及善用傳媒發表己見，表達自己對事物的評價和觀點• 訓練同學說話技巧及語文能力，表達及溝通能力• 運用設施操練兩文三語，提高學習興趣，加強自信心

設備

為甚麼不開發成為校園 Podcasting ？