Podcasting and the listening culture in education Steve Wheeler University of Plymouth http://www.myscreensavers.net/
May 06, 2015
Podcasting and the listening culture in education
Steve WheelerUniversity of Plymouth
http://www.myscreensavers.net/
Agenda
• The nature of learning• Architecture of participation• Listening cultures• Podcasting and multimodal
learning• Podcasting vs. Vodcasting
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Education?
“An education allows children to develop the skills and confidence they need to strengthen their societies, break the cycle of poverty and build peace in their communities.”
- Save the Children
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Transforming education?
Source: Chambers English Dictionary
"In large states public education will always be mediocre, for the same reason that in large kitchens the cooking is usually bad." – Nietzsche cc
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“Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in
school” – Einstein
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“For the first time we are preparing students for a future we cannot clearly describe.” – David Warlick cc
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http://communications.nottingham.ac.uk/podcasts/
“It's not what you know that counts anymore. It's what you can learn.”
– Don Tapscott
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http://www.nationalpost.com
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digital natives?
http://tatango.com
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Learning 2.0
User generated
content
Architecture of participation
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Learning 2.0
ToolsCollaborating
Sharing
Voting
Networking
User generated
content
Architecture of participation
Tagging
Digital cultural capital“Where digital communication has fractured the tyranny of distance and computers have become pervasive and ubiquitous, identification through digital mediation has become the new cultural capital”.
- Wheeler (2009)
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http://www.coreideas.com.au/
Funnels and webs“The current search for new educational funnels must be reversed into the search for their institutional inverse: educational webs which heighten the opportunity for each one to transform each moment [...] into one of learning, sharing and caring”.
– Illich (1970)
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http://zumu.com
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In the aural tradition, writing is not an essential part of attaining knowledge.
A listening culture
Tribal storytelling
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Totem
• Gathering place• Rituals• Celebration• Transmission of customs,
social mores and values (storytelling)
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Choosing the tools
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important enough to say to the class, it’s important enough for them to hear
it again.” - Shawn Wheeler
Why Podcasting?
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What the research says:
• Personalises learning• Listen at own pace• Extends learning• Aids assessment preparation• Highlights important information
Sutton-Brady, C. et al (2009) The value of using short-format podcasts to enhance learning and teaching. ALT-J, 17 (3), 219-232.
Student views of podcasts
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Disadvantages of Podcasting
• Poor audio quality• Poor content• Accessibility? • Transcripts?• Dialogue?• Linear sequential nature
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Advantages of Podcasting
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Time shifting
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RSS Updates
Flexible
Anytime
Personalised
Anyplace
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Multi-tasking
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Inexpensive
Active engagement
Auditory Learning
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Computer not needed
Visual Learning
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Multimodal Learning
http://lifebitz.wordpress.com
VAK Model
Visual Seeing and reading
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VAK Model
Visual Seeing and reading
Auditory Hearing and speaking
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VAK Model
Visual Seeing and reading
Auditory Hearing and speaking
Kinaesthetic Touching and doing
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Multi-Modal Learning
Auditory
Visual
Kinaesthetic
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Multi-Modal Learning
Auditory
Visual
Kinaesthetic
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I see, I remember
I hear, I know
I do, I understand
Multi-Modal Learning
Auditory
Visual
Kinaesthetic
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I see, I remember
I hear, I know
I do, I understand
Cognition
Memory Meta Cognition
Deeper Learning
When do we listen?
• Respect for the speaker• Interesting and relevant• Unusual• Uncertainty
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When we listen...
• ... we interpret and judge• ... we sometimes change our moods• ... we don’t always hear everything• ... we hear more than is actually said
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The case for Vodcasting
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What You See is What You Get
A bit of psychology...
Visual information can often be enhanced when paired with relevant verbal information. - Anderson & Bower (1973)
Dual Coding Theory
People recall sequential order of words, better than the sequence of pictures.- Paivio (1969)
Visuospatial sketchpad and
phonological loop = working memory.
– Baddeley (1986)
LogogensImagens
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Visual Mental images
AuditorySpeech
Verbal representation
Analogue CodePerceptual
Symbolic CodeRepresentational
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Visual Mental images
AuditorySpeech
Verbal representation
Written or printedmaterials
Imagens LogogensCognition
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What the research says:
• Vodcasts are closer to the lecture experience.• Vodcasts increase understanding of content.• Podcasts are good for revision.• Podcasts best used in conjunction with
lecturer’s slides
Parson, V. et al (2009) Educating an iPod Generation. Learning, Media and Technology, 34 (3), 215-228.
Podcasts vs. Vodcasts
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What they said:
• “Podcasting is all about planning and content and very little about technology and equipment, though we focus on the latter.” - James Clay, Gloucestershire College
• “Educators need a lot of technical support in producing video content. [It is very] time/resource intensive.” - Ruth Sexstone, University of Arts, London
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What they said:
• “While most students love the flexibility, some feel they're being 'short changed' if teachers aren't performing 'live'.” - Cath Ellis, University of Huddersfield
• “I think most teachers just classify it as recording audio without really using the full sharing function of podcasting.” - Ann-Maree Moore, Macquarie University
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Issues to address
• “Some staff are nervous about their content being out there in the real world.”
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Source: http://www.donblake.com
Anyone can make a
podcast, but not everyone
should.
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“All too often today we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants”
– John W Gardner
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Thank you
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