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Podcasts in the Classroom Presentation

November 26, 2019 / / 0 Comments

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Presentation day

It was nice to bring together our ideas for a short classroom presentation last week. What had we learned about podcasts in the classroom? I focused on the social aspects of podcasts – the fact that we share them with friends and acquaintances based on our own experiences.  We reviewed some ways to use podcasts in the classroom.

Purposes for podcasts in teaching

  1. Connect with students
  2. Share content
  3. Create our own podcasts
  4. Focus on oral storytelling form
  5. Develop ourselves professionally as teachers

Co-Creation

We used our presentation to have the class participate in two activities:

Compilation of favourite podcasts

Screenshot of the Google Doc where classmates listed their favourite podcasts and reasons they like them.

Compilation of podcasts series or activity ideas using podcasts, by subject area

Reflections on the inquiry

As I mentioned, a major realization is that people like to share podcasts in a socialized way. Relatedly, we enjoy sharing what we love (or like, or are curious about). Dave wrote a blog post after our presentation about the realization that we could use podcasts to connect with students. I’m glad that that idea came home (which we modelled with the first activity above). In Multiliteracies, we have recently been focusing on the importance of knowing our students in order to be able to assess them (or work with them in any meaningful way). In my first year of teaching, if I use podcasts in only one way, I hope I choose this one – as a way to know my students better.

Review of 3 Podcasts on Teaching & Learning

November 3, 2019 / / 0 Comments

I wanted to take the time to review the collection of Podcasts on Teaching and Learning posted on our course website. In my experience with podcasts, I only listen to new ones based on references from friends and acquaintances. Since I haven’t gotten podcast references from teachers yet, I have to go outside my habits and look for something new. Here we go! Read on for my hot takes on three teaching and learning podcasts:

10 Minute Teacher Podcast

https://www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast/

Pros: Topics range all K-12 subjects, though there’s a tilt towards tech and innovation. A new 10-minute podcast goes up every day Monday-Friday, so the ideas are definitely current. The episodes are stand-alone, so you can skip or choose depending on interest.

Cons: American focus. Host Vicky Davis has a strong southern accent – it might grate on some people.

K-12 Greatest Hits

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/k-12-greatest-hits/

Pros: Curated content. New episodes every 2 weeks, so not so overwhelming. Issues are quite contemporary, e.g. the most current today is “Knowing when to say yes and when to say no to education technology.”

Cons: Again, American focus.

The Five Moore Minutes’ Podcast

https://fivemooreminutes.podbean.com

Pros: Shelley Moore is a British Columbian local celebrity, so yay for local content, with a focus on inclusive education! She keeps it quite real on the podcast. If nothing else, the podcast might prompt you to keep exploring the resources on her excellent blog.

Cons: It is a chatty podcast, so you have to settle in to enjoy.

Reflection

Podcasts are so social! It’s weird to listen to a podcast without someone recommending it. I don’t really know what I’m listening for. I don’t have a sense of faith that I will “get into it”. I feel like it’s unlikely people will listen to these just because I reviewed them. This blog post has really just reinforced for me the importance of having a “professional learning network” or a “community of practice” –  a bunch of professionals interested in the same things – to access new resources and ideas.

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