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Outcomes from the Podcasting Workshop

I’ve been meaning to write this for a week now, but a London visit got in the way.

Firstly, can I just say what a fantastic morning it was – really insightful and interesting. I’d not seen Rob O’Tooles summary of podcast projects before and found it really amazing – there are some fantastic ideas out there.

Below are the notes we made on the discussion group we managed:

What support are people looking for?

• Editing – the technology and the principles
• Studio space
• Time to produce podcasts
• Help to get started
• ‘How to…’ guides
• Advice on whether podcasting is appropriate
• Case studies and best practice examples
• A community forum
• 1-2-1 services
• Help with communication skills

The major issues and blockers were:

• Time!
• Cash
• Editing skills
• Quality – technical, style and content
• Search and browse

The kinds of projects people were interested in:

• Service programmes (e.g. sports)
• Improving business processes (e.g. purchasing)
• Customer service – human voices
• Newsletters and project updates
• Engaging HE and Business
• ‘An Audience with…’

And the advantages to be gained were:

• Revisting previous materials – esp. where English is a problem
• Distance learning
• Catching up on missed lectures
• Content in advance
• Accessibility
• Shyness – easier to ask questions after a podcast than in a lecture

I want to make sure we don’t lose the creatvitiy and excitement from this session, so will endevour to put in place a numer of elements, in conjunction with the eLearning team:

• A podcaster forum
• Best practice guides and Case Studies – style, technology and comms
• Start to look at a collective strategy for podcasting/online video in terms of key intitatives to support and develop – more of which another time perhaps…

: 09 Mar 2007 11:09 |  Tags: Podcasting |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

More iPod hilarity

Ha Ha! My iPod just played:

Should I stay or Should I Go – The Clash

followed by

Just Go Away – Blondie

Nice to see Ms Harry giving Mr Strummer a clear idea.

: 09 Mar 2007 10:57 |  Tags: Music |  Comments (1) |  Close comments |  Report a problem