Podcasting for Faculty FAQs

In 2006, the New Media Consortium identified podcasting as a technology to watch. They began,

At the leading edge of a wave that will last for the next several years and beyond, personal broadcasting takes advantage of small, easy-to-use devices that people already carry to capture and share personal experiences, information, and events. (Horizon Report, 2006)

That same year ACU also began to explore this potential: first through its Podcasting Pilot program where faculty across campus experimented with uses in composition, finance, literature, music, nutrition, and speech; and second when we were named one of two Texas universities in the first phase of the iTunes U program.

Over the last few years, these explorations have continued to grow. The following FAQs are designed to answer frequently asked questions for first-time faculty podcasters, considering the practical and pedagogical issues that media authoring entails.

• Podcasting for First Timers FAQ: How to get started recording content for the classroom
• Podcasting and Copyright FAQ: Considerations for faculty (and students) about the fair use of content
• Podcasting and Pedagogy FAQ: An overview of models for teaching with mobile media

Alongside the iPhone initiative at ACU, we believe podcasting will continue to grow in importance as new devices make media easier to produce and consume. As the Horizon Report concluded,

As devices for recording audio and video begin to converge with the most ubiquitous personal tool, the cell phone, personal broadcasting will take off even faster. (11)

For more information or a schedule of upcoming podcast training events, contact the Adams Center.