Sharing Our KnowledgeThe BbFS Podcast Series

July 11, 2007

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Bill Vilberg: Bb Faculty Support Group Podcast Interviews

• http://bbfs.blogspot.com

• bill.vilberg@miami.edu305-284-3944 (desk)786-218-3052 (cell)

• Assoc. Dir. Of Instructional Advancement,Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

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WITH SPECIAL GUEST…

Rod Murray: Rod’s Pulse Podcast

• http://www.rodspulsepodcast.com

• rod@rodspulsepodcast.com(610) 616-2199

• Director of Application & Web Services, andAssoc. Prof., Dept of Pharmacolgy & Experimental TherapeuticsThomas Jefferson University, Phila., PA

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Session

• Understand the Audience

• Describe our Podcast Series

• Discussion/Q&A

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Audience – Part 1

• How many of you have ever listened to a podcast?

• How many of you have actually subscribed (iTunes or some other feed) to a podcast?

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Audience – Part 2

• How many of you have heard one of the BbFS sessions?

• How many of you have heard one of Rod’s Pulse Podcast episodes?

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Audience – Part 3

• How many of you have created a podcast?

• How many of you want to create your own podcast?

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Audience – Part 4

• How many of you want to learn more about podcasting: what it is, how it is done, etc.?

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Podcast Definition (Wikipedia)

• A digital media file, or a series of such files, that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and personal computers.

• Distinguished by its ability to be syndicated, subscribed to, and downloaded automatically.

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Goals for Each Presenter

• Who? Intended Audience

• Why? Audience’s WIIFM (What’s In It For Me?)

• What? Description

• When? Time Investment

• How? Technical Processes: Initial and for Each Podcast

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BILL VILBERGBBFS INTERVIEW SERIES

http://bbfs.blogspot.com

• Intended Audience– The lonely Blackboard support people at each

campus

• WIIFM– Provide them with information about what

others are doing, in order to stimulate and reinforce what they are doing

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http://bbfs.blogspot.com

• Description– Once a week 25-45 minute interview with

someone who supports or uses Blackboard

• Time Investment – Four hours per week– One hour to record the interview– One hour to process the recording– One hour to post the interview– One hour to schedule more interviews

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http://bbfs.blogspot.com

• Technical Process Each Week– Connection

• Skype Dial-out

– Record• Audio Hijack Pro (Mac) • MX Skype Recorder (Windows)

– Process• Audacity

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http://bbfs.blogspot.com

• Technical Process Each Week (continued)– Store

• Ftp with PowerDesk Pro 6

– Create HTML page• NVU

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http://bbfs.blogspot.com

• Technical Process to Begin– Create Blog

• Blogger.com

– Create RSS Feed• Feedburner.com

– Register with iTunes• iTunes.com

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URLS

• Server with mp3 files– http://www.miami.edu/bb/bbfs/interviews/

• Blog with links to mp3 files– http://bbfs.blogspot.com

• Atom feed– http://bbfs.blogspot.com/atom.xml

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URLS

• Feedburner (RSS) feed– http://feeds.feedburner.com/bbfs

• Subscribe with iTunes– http://www.itunes.com/podcast?id=157892053

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ROD MURRAYROD’S PULSE PODCAST

http://rodspulsepodcast.com

• Intended Audience– Faculty and students interested in learning

how to use and create podcasts and other e-learning technologies

• WIIFM– Give audience knowledge and tools to create

their own podcasts to supplement their educational offerings using technology

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http://rodspulsepodcast.com

• Description– Bi-weekly ~20 minute episodes with

podosphere news, an interview or discussion regarding podcasting or other e-learning technology emphasizing use within Blackboard, and a podsafe music selection

• Time Investment– ~4 hours per episode

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http://rodspulsepodcast.com

• Technical Process Each Episode– Gather content from various news feeds and

podcasting directories including audio clips where possible

– Schedule interviews when planned– Obtain permission for using audio clips – Select podsafe music selection from

music.podshow.com

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http://rodspulsepodcast.com

• Technical Process Each Episode (con’t)– Create outline for episode “show notes” using

Google Docs– Record main sections using Audacity and

edit out “um’s and ah’s”– Record interview using Skype or capture

phone conversation using Personal Logger– Assemble various audio clips into complete

episode using Castblaster

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http://rodspulsepodcast.com

• Technical Process Each Episode (con’t)– Upload mp3 file to our Blackboard server– Publish show notes from Google Docs outline

to Blogger account– Add mp3 file URL to Blogger post and publish

blog episode

http://rodspulsepodcast.com

• Technical Process to Begin– Create Blog

• Blogger.com

– Create RSS Feed• Feedburner.com

– Register with iTunes and other podcast directories

URLs

• Server with mp3 files– http://pulse.jefferson.edu/podcasts/rpp/

• Blog with links to mp3 files– http://www.rodspulsepodcast.com redirects to…– http://rod4jefferson.blogspot.com

• Feedburner (RSS) feed– http://feeds.feedburner.com/RodsPulsePodcast

• Subscribe with iTunes– http://www.itunes.com/podcast?id=121949703

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Q & ABill Vilberg

Rod Murray