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Indiana University podcast innovators announced
More than 60 podcast projects to launch across IU campuses this fall
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June 18, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana University Faculty Podcasting Initiative will support more than 60 innovative IU faculty members as they explore the potential of podcasting in higher education and student learning. Supported by Apple and AT&T with equipment and software -- and with the guidance of the IU centers for teaching and learning -- faculty projects will commence in the fall semester of 2008.
While podcasting is not new to IU, this initiative broadly expands the activity across the university and integrates multiple paths for faculty podcasters, offering a variety of ways users can choose to access IU content, and enabling instructors to accelerate their use of podcasting.
The Faculty Podcasting Initiative, administered by University Information Technology Services (UITS), will distribute funding for podcast recording equipment and computer software to encourage faculty to create and apply forward-thinking instructional and student learning opportunities using new media. Part-time and full-time faculty members and entire departments from a broad range of disciplines -- and six of IU's eight campuses statewide -- received hardware and software grants totaling more than $113,000.
Anastasia (Stacy) S. Morrone
"We are delighted with the enthusiastic response to the Faculty Podcasting Initiative," said Anastasia (Stacy) Morrone, associate dean for learning technologies at IU. "The number of proposals submitted, almost 100, vastly exceeded our expectations. Three faculty review committees made recommendations for funding, and we were pleased to be able to fund nearly 60 percent of the proposals."
Funded resources will include podcasting equipment including microphones, headsets and camcorders, as well as iPod Nano personal .mp3 players and digital audio and video editing software.
"We are very pleased to provide support for this very innovative and exciting podcasting initiative by Indiana University that will bring a new digital learning platform to thousands of students," said Carl Done, vice president, sales, higher education, EBS-GEM, AT&T Global Business Services. "AT&T has long history of supporting higher education and efforts to enhance the student life experience, improve the education process and help colleges and universities use technology to meet their educational and administrative goals."
The range of faculty proposals will propel instruction beyond the classroom and provide students with invaluable additional learning opportunities. At the IU School of Dentistry at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, for example, Professors Serkis C. Isikbay and Katherine Kula will create video podcasts that demonstrate basic orthodontic skills such as patient care and tooth modeling. Professor Minda Douglas at IU Kokomo's School of Arts and Sciences will feature instructor-led video podcast tours of museums in Indianapolis and Chicago. At IU Bloomington, podcasts from instructor Zak Montgomery will provide Portuguese language students the means to practice pronunciation and listening skills outside of class using iPods and other personal media devices.
"The imagination and the meaningful evaluation of teaching and learning outside of class time is very inspiring," said Morrone. "Faculty have taken the reins and proposed ideas that will employ new and emerging technology that can only benefit students. We look forward to the results of these exciting projects."
This initiative integrates multiple paths for podcasts at IU. University-wide podcast services have been available through IU's enterprise course management system, Oncourse, since fall 2006. The podcast tool in Oncourse now integrates with the university's presence on iTunes U. In addition, IU's gateway podcast portal, podcast.iu.edu, offers more than 800 podcast episodes from content providers across the university, including UITS, the Jacobs School of Music, the IU Alumni Association and the IU School of Medicine.
The complete list of funded projects follows:
Gretchen Anderson, Chemistry, IU South Bend, Video iPods in the Chemistry Laboratory
Marshall Anderson, Medicine, IU Northwest, Podcasting in a Problem-Based Learning Curriculum
Keith Anliker, Chemistry, IUPUI, Portable Learning Supplements for Students and Instructors of Elementary Chemistry
Erin Argyilan, Geosciences, IU Northwest, Communicating hydrologic principles and applications through Podcasts: enhanced learning through explanation and demonstration in a multimedia format
Randy Arnold, Chemistry, IU Bloomington, Analytical Chemistry Instrumentation Instruction Series
Lane Baker, Chemistry, IU Bloomington, Thinking Small
Kristen Bellisario, Music, IU Bloomington, Music in Multimedia
Tim Bennett, Business, IUPUI, Using Podcasting to Enhance the Career Planning Process
Paul Blohm, Education, IU Northwest, Vodcast and Guided Learning Forums for Hybrid Instruction
Mark Braun, Medical Sciences, IU Bloomington, Does access to podcast study modules enhance learning and application of knowledge to the study of human anatomy, physiology and disease?
Daniel Callison, Continuing Studies, IU Bloomington, Connecting with Education
John Carini, Physics, IU Bloomington, Video Podcasts for Introductory Physics Courses
Judah Cohen, Jewish Studies, IU Bloomington, Music and Religious Expression in Bloomington, Indiana
Keith Cozart, Humanities, IU East, Music History Podcast
Brian Culp, Physical Education, IUPUI, Enhancing undergraduate learning through P.E.C.K." (Podcasts to Enhance Concepts in Kinesiology)
Timothy Diemer, Engineering, IUPUI, Multimedia lectures to augment the content of a fully online class and to supplement the content of a face-to-face class
Cherie Dodd, Learning & Assessment, IU Kokomo, Building Visual Basic .NET Tutorials to Enhance Student Understanding of Visual Basic programming
Dana Dodson, Education, IU Northwest, Enhanced Narrowcasting for PRAXIS II Math Content
Carrie Donovan, University Libraries, IU Bloomington, IU Bloomington Libraries Instructional Podcasts
Judy Donovan, Education, IU Northwest, Vodcasting and Podcasting in the Classroom
Minda Douglas, Fine Arts, IU Kokomo, Museum Tour Experience
Owen Dwyer, Liberal Arts, IUPUI, Can you hear me now? Podcasts to support student engagement with technical instruction and background context
Eugenia Fernandez, Engineering, IUPUI, Creating Audio and Enhanced Podcasts for Online Course Content
Julie Freeman, Liberal Arts, IUPUI, Podcasting to Enrich the Learning Experience in Honors Composition (W140)
Linda Galocy, Health, IU Northwest, Medical Terminology
Deborah Getz, HPER, IU Bloomington, Podcasting and Leadership: Incorporating podcasts into leadership courses
Dennis Groth, Informatics, IU Bloomington, Informatics Podcasts
Jeffrey Hart, Political Science, IU Bloomington, Podcasting in an Undergraduate Course on International Political Economy
Darel Heitkamp, Medicine, IUPUI, Radcasting
Sharon Henriksen, Liberal Arts, IUPUI, Online Course Orientation tutorial
Patricia Henry, Nursing, IU South Bend, Genetics in Healthcare: Introductory Concepts for Nursing Students Across the Curriculum
John Herrin, Engineering, IUPUI, Talking Technical Communication: A Podcast for TCM Students (and Anyone Interested) on the How's and Why's of Technical Communication
Diana Hoffman, Continuing Studies, IU Bloomington, Managing in the Life Sciences Industry Certificate
Randy Isaacson, Education, IU South Bend, ProfCasting in Educational Psychology
Serkis Isikbay, Dentistry, IUPUI, Demonstration of basic orthodontic skills with video podcasts
Kellie Kaneshiro, Medical Sciences, IUPUI, Library Bootcamp: get your library on the go
Jason Kelly, History, IUPUI, H114: Western Civilization II
Ranjan Kini, Business, IU Northwest, Developing podcasting strategies to enhance student performance through media rich podcasts in a hybrid Executive MBA Program environment
Michael LaPointe, Biology, IU Northwest, Enhanced Learning and Understanding of Anatomy and Physiological Principles Through The Use Of Podcasts
Susan Larimer, Social Work, IUPUI, S682 Mental Health Assessment Speak Up & Out: Podcast interviews with communitybased mental health clinicians and mental health consumers in Indiana
Marjorie Manifold, Education, IU Bloomington, Tutorial Creation as a Learning Strategy in M135: Independent Study in Art
Donna Mclean, Humanities, IU Kokomo, A Survey of the Community: Using podcasting to enhance student's interviewing skills, build a web-based community archive and develop a sense of community
Sarah Montgomery, Education, IU Bloomington, Podcasting in Elementary Social Studies: A Cooperative Biography of Rosa Parks
Zak Montgomery, The College of Arts and Sciences, IU Bloomington, Second year Portuguese: Podcasting to Enhance Pronunciation and Listening
Matthew Mooney, Education, IU South Bend, Using computer technology in the classroom: Professor 24/7 edition
Jennifer Nelson, Science, IUPUI, Podcasting as a Connection Tool for Online Earth Sciences Courses
Ryan O'Connell, Student Life, IUPUI, First-Year Correspondent
Alwiya Omar, Linguistics, IU Bloomington, Podcasting to reinforce communicative skills in African languages
JuPark, Computer and Information Sciences, IU Northwest, Podcasting Aid for CIS Class: The Electronic Pedagogical Agent for Educational Web Site Production
Joseph Pomerening, Biology, IU Bloomington, Improving Comprehension and Retention of Molecular Biological Concepts -- Implementing Podcasting in Pomerening Biology L211
Mark Richardson, Herron School of Art and Design, IUPUI, First Hand Accounts: Ceramic Arts And Practice
Howard Rosenbaum, SLIS, IU Bloomington, Creating a Student-Generated Podcast Knowledge Base for Information Literacy
Timothy Scales, Business, IU East, In Your Business goes Podcast
Cuthbert Scott, Business, IU Northwest, MBA Learning Enhancement through Podcasting
Suzan Stamper, Liberal Arts, IUPUI, More Active Learning with Podcasts in an English for Academic Purposes Class
Deborah Stiffler, Nursing, IUPUI, Enhancing Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Education with Technology
Sharon Stoten, Nursing, IUPUI, Interdisciplinary Investigation of Mobile Broadband Learning in the 21st Century
Martin Vaughan, Biology, IUPUI, The Use of Podcasts and Vodcasts to Share Student Extra Credit Projects
Eva Rose White, Humanities, IU Kokomo, The Use of Podcasts in Literature: 19th-century British Fiction
Theresa Winge, The College of Arts and Sciences, IU Bloomington, Instructional Podcasts for Student Portfolios in a Capstone Course
Sarah Young, HPER, IU Bloomington, Guest Practitioners for Human Resource Management in Leisure Services
About UITS
University Information Technology Services (UITS) at Indiana University, with offices on the Bloomington and Indianapolis campuses, develops and maintains a modern information technology environment throughout the university in support of IU's vision for excellence in research, teaching, outreach and lifelong learning.
UITS provides tools and services to support the academic and administrative work of the university, including a high-speed campus network with wireless access, central web hosting, a rich selection of free and low-cost software for personal use, tools and support for instruction and research and supercomputers for data analysis and visualization.
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