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Learning Objects Podcast Tool
What it is.
The Podcast tool within Blackboard allows instructors to upload their own audio/visual podcast files or link to podcast files from outside sources, such as ItunesU, into their online course. The tool provides the means to "feed" this type of media into your course. Students may listen/view podcasts within Blackboard, or if the instructor enables the option, students may capture the podcasts and download them to a handheld device in order to listen to them on the go.
Implications for Teaching and Learning.
Podcasting allows for novel, flexible, and creative ways to deliver content to students, set up interactions, or summarize material. Podcasts can also be used to provide formative or sumative feedback.
Podcasts in Blackboard.
The podcasting tool in Blackboard is actually a building block created by a company named Learning Objects and the control panels work in similar ways to the other tools you will find in Blackboard. Setting up these tools is a two-fold process. First the tool must be made available, and then a podcast or podcasts may be created and customized in accordance with how an instructor wishes to use the tool. The instructions for these steps maybe found below. For additional information and ideas for using podcasts in a course please see Podcasting in the Online Class.
Making Podcast Tool available for use.
1. Go to the Control Panel.
2. From Course Options, select Manage Tools.
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3. Select the Building Block Tool Availablility.
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4. Select Podcast Tool and Click on Submit button.
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Using a Podcast in a Blackboard Course - Configure Podcast.
Blackboard will house all of the podcasts for your course in a central location. When a student clicks on Podcasts from their list of tools, this is the area they will see. Manage Podcast allows an instructor to configure the look of this area and add information for your students about the podcasts in your course. Any podcast added to any section of your course will atomatically be will be included in a list here. The instructor also can opt to make podcasts available within the course only or publically via a RSS feed.
1. In the Control Panel, click on Manage Podcast .
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2. The next screen to open will be Manage Podcast.There are four areas on this page where you may add information if you wish. Note that the only required field is a title.
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Podcast Information: Add a title and general description for your podcasts.
iTunes Metadata: This section is for additional information used with iTunes.
Options: Choose to have your podcasts only avaliable within your course or publicly via an RSS feed.
Submit: Click the submit button.
Uploading a Podcast into a Blackboard Course - Add Podcast Episode.
You may add a podcast to any of the content areas of your course. The podcast will be visible in the area you select as well as the central Podcast area accessed through the tools link.
1. Open the content area in your course where you wish the Podcast esisode to appear.
2. From the drop-down menu in the upper right of the screen, select Podcast Episode.
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3. Next, from the Add Podcast Episode screen, complete the following 5 steps:
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Episode Information: Provide a title and information about the podcast.
Supplemental Attachments: Browse and attach any other materials you would like to accompany the podcast. For example, you could include a link to a word document transcript of an audio podcast.
Make Podcast Available: Select to either make the podcast available all the time or through a span of dates.
Click Submit: Be sure to click the submit button to complete the set up process.
For more information on how to create your own podcasts, and ideas for using podcast tool, please see:
Podcasting in the Online Class - General information on podcasts such as what they are, what kinds of learning theories they support, and ideas for using them in an online course.
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