Campus wide podcasting initiative

Project Proposal Outline

Emerging Technology Group- Podcasting Subcommittee

Updated June 14, 2006

Team Members:
Broadcasting Services/Interactive Video Services (IVS)
Virtual University- vuDAT
Instructional Media Center (IMC)
Academic Computing & Network Services (ACNS)
College of Education

Description:
Students are constantly seeking new and efficient venues to access course content. Podcasting technology increases the ease of access to video and audio materials.

Click below to download the PDF
Podcasting initiative June 14.pdf

Podcasting Experiment

Broadcasting Services/ Interactive Video Services

Description

Students look for content to be available when they want it... wherever they want it. Podcasting technology utilizes improved file management software and improved portable hardware to offer the user increased flexibility to access that content in an asynchronous manner.

objective

Test the use of the new portable hardware and innovative software for use with digitized course material to determine if these innovations can offer advantages for students and professors seeking an alternate means to access and review course content.

MSU departments

The departments of Social Work, Advertising, and Audiology & Speech Sciences were selected to first participate because they each offer a different approach to educating students.

The Social Work class SW 811 examines developmental theories as they apply to individuals and families across the life span within the context of the exological perspectives.  The course looks at bio-psycho-social factors and interactions and provides knowledge necessary for effective social work assessment and intervention.

The Advertising class CAS 892 is a graduate course which will use specialized future research techniques to analyze the future of branding and include multimedia discussions that include industy professionals.

The Audiology & Speech Sciences class ASC 344 is an undergrad level course that focuses on etiologies of hearing loss and procedures for evaluating hearing.

faculty advisors

Feedback from participating departments will be a key element in the success of this project.  The BCS/IVS R&D team will invite participating faculty to attend and participate at the regular R&D and special faculty meetings.

Social Work: Sally Rypkema/ Paul Freddolino
Advertising: Keith Adler
Audiology and Speech Sciences: Jill Elfenbein

Project Advisor: Byron Brown

project schedule

Accomplished to date: October- February

1. Organization of faculty advisors, project advisor and staff
2. Approval of funding by LC&T
3. Approval for research by UCRIHS
4. Development of Podcasting Experiment Angel site
5. Research on reductions of file size and processing time
6. Experiment introduced to students within participating classes

Spring Semester Schedule

research team members

DeAnne Hamilton- Broadcasting Services Director & General Manager

Phil Barrie- IVS Program Manager

Byron Brown- Project Faculty Advisor/ Professor/ Office of the Vice Provost, Libraries Computing & Technology

Faculty Advisors:
Social Work: Sally Rypkema/ Paul Freddolino
Advertising: Keith Adler
Audiology and Speech Sciences: Jill Elfenbein
Dave Collins- Project Team Leader/IVS Multi-Media Producer

Terri Gustafson, Tim Elkins- Team Members/IVS Multi-Media Producers

John Shutt- Technical Advisor/Engineer

Greg Koerner- Student Assistant

Contact info: davec@wkar.org

The Executive Summary of the report is available as a PDF at the link below.
Executive Summary.pdf