Student Podcasting for English Language Teacher Trainers
Educational Context
Jukka Aalho @ Unsplash The considerations listed below pertain to a 2nd semester course, Communicative Abilities in English II, which is designed to provide educative experiences to help each student to become a better communicator. Learners are free to choose a topic that is of interest to them and one they feel comfortable speaking out for the duration of the course (i.e., 16 weeks). Students are free to choose between a private or public podcast.
Considerations for Creating a Student Podcast
Weekly podcasts will continue as we've done the past semester with a few changes (in bold):
Update the CAE II Roster 2022 (Excel) file in Teams to reflect where your podcast episodes (audio or video files) will reside.
Each week, you have from Wednesday to Sunday (midnight) to complete your podcast episode.
To receive credit for completing the assignment, you must submit the URL to your weekly podcast episode (audio or video file) to Canvas (details on how to do this will be explained the first day of class).
To receive full credit, you must upload the URL by Sunday (midnight). I suggest not to wait until Sunday night to complete your weekly podcast; this is why you have from Wednesday to Sunday to complete this task.
After Tuesday following the due date for each week (Sunday), late submissions will not be accepted. Late submissions on Monday receive a 10% grade reduction, and late submissions received on Tuesday receive a 20% grade reduction.
You'll be asked to create only eight total podcasts for a grade during Units I & III. To receive credit for each podcast, you must complete each one during their respective designed weeks (refer to details below): Podcast #1 during week 1, podcast #2 during week 2, etc.
Weekly Podcast Instructions
Speak a minimum of 10-15 minutes per weekly podcast episode and no longer than 60 minutes.
Choose any topic that you wish to discuss the entire semester. It must be a topic you will not get tired of discussing each week.
Include a hook, introduction (podcast name, tagline (slogan), your name, date, and key points of the episode), body (choose two-four key points), and conclusion (thank the audience, closing statement and/or what to expect in future episodes). Find an example of a podcast that serves as a model in how you present your intro and outro.
Submit podcast episode URL between Wednesday to Sunday of each week.
Each of your episodes should draw on information (content) taken from other podcasts. The information taken from these sources should be included in your episode: 1) description of what was said, 2) your interpretation or feelings about the information (or how it relates to the key point of your episode), and 3) reference where you got the information (who said it).
Avoid reading any text during your podcast episode.
Using background music is optional. If you do use background music make sure to choose only music which is under the public domain (attribution not required) or a creative commons license (attribution required).
Weekly Podcast TipsThis semester, you'll produce a weekly podcast. Refer to the requirements below for completing each podcast episode.
Choose your favorite podcatcher: Stitcher, Apple podcasts, etc.
Review podcast requirements above.
Use your cell phone (or computer) to record your episode.
Record yourself in the Microsoft Teams application (audio and video) or your favorite app for recording your voice, then upload to your Microsoft 365 Onedrive shared folder or public podcast site.
To complete the assignment, submit podcast episode URL (as stated above).
Use Audacity (https://www.audacityteam.org/) to record yourself on your computer (audio only) or your favorite application.
Use OBS (https://obsproject.com/) to record yourself on your computer (audio & video). or your favorite application.
Contact me immediately if you have questions related to the technology needed to complete your podcasts.