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Summary With the software Audacity a free audio recorder and editor is made available, one which offers a lot of possibilities that a virtual audio studio contains and which also allows for the production of podcasts.  Der Einsatz von Podcasts in der Lehre bietet u. a. die folgenden Mehrwerte: can create, mix and save (in various audio formats), amongst others, multi-track audio recordings. These can be integrated into websites, blogs, wikis or other online channels without any real effort and can be accessed automatically via a subscription feature as, for example, om MP3 players. The user interface of the Audacity software can be operated in an intuitive manner and the look and feel of it is designed in a uniform manner on all of the standard operating systems. Using podcasts for teaching can, amongst others, have the following added value:
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Implementation forms
Production by educators
- Vortragsmitschnitte und Zusammenfassungen zur Vor- und Nachbereitung
einer Lehrveranstaltung - Präsentation aktueller Hintergrundinformationen und Forschungsergebnisse
- Durchführung von Experteninterviews
- Kommentierung von Aufgaben, Literatur etc.
- Rückmeldungen an Lernende
- Vollständige Digitalisierung einer Vorlesung als Enhanced Podcast
Production by learners
- Lecture recordings and summaries for the preparation for and the follow-up of a course
- Presentation of current background information and research results
- Undertaking interviews with experts
- Commenting on tasks, literature, etc.
- Feedback for the learners
- Full digitization of a lecture as an enhanced podcast
Production by learners
- Regular reflection on the individual topics
- Producing podcasts instead of presentations
- Presenting project work
- Production of audioguides, e.g. for exhibitions
- Usage for language training purposes
- Regelmäßige Reflektionen über Einzelthemen
- Erstellung von Podcasts anstelle von Referaten
- Vorstellung von Projektarbeiten
- Produktion von Audioguides z. B. für Ausstellungen
- Einsatz für Sprachtrainings
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Illustration 2: the podcasting process
Implementation tips
- Vor dem Einsatz von Podcasts sind einige Aspekte zu beachten und Fragen zu beantworten
Questions
- Before implementing podcasts a few aspects need to be observed and questions answered
Questions
- What does the target group look like?
- What didactic goal is being aimed for?
- Who produces the podcast
- Wie sieht die Zielgruppe aus?
- Welches didaktische Ziel soll erreicht werden?
- Wer produziert den/die Podcast(s)?
- Welcher Inhalt soll transportiert werden?
- Welches (technische) Format soll der Podcast haben?
- Wie soll der Inhalt gestaltet werden?
Technology
- Which content is supposed to be transported?
- Which (technical) format should the podcast have?
- How should the content be designed?
Technology
- Infrastructure must be available: Recording devices, software, PC access ktur Infrastruktur muss vorhanden sein: Aufnahmegeräte, Software, PC-Zugang bereitstellen
- Technische Beratung ermöglichen
- Know-How vermitteln
- Personelle und materielle Ressourcen prüfen
- Ggf. Speicherplatz für die Audiodateien prüfen
- iTunes U
- Blog
- Wiki
Didactics
- Storyboard
- Kurze, aber prägnante Audioangebote
- Als Anreicherung/Ergänzung durch zusätzliche Informationsquellen
- Zur Integration von Online- und Präsenzphasen
- Virtualisierung (Präsenzveranstaltung ergänzen/ersetzen)
Usage
- Das Erstellen von Podcasts mit der Software Audacity ist unkompliziert.
- Nachdem die Software auf dem Computer installiert worden ist, erschließt sich die Bedienung intuitiv.
- Zur Produktion eines Podcasts mit Audacity werden neben einem Computer auch ein Mikrofon, Kopfhörer oder Headset benötigt.
- Das Speichern erfordert einen geeigneten Webspace, von dem aus die Audiodatei verlinkt werden kann wie z. B. Blogs, Wikis, CMS oder LMS.
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Data protection and terms of use
- The general terms and stipulations of data protection and copyright must be observed.
- Especially the use of "not your own" audio material, e.g. as a jingle or backdrop sound, requires special sensitivity and legal adherence when dealing with the material.
If you have any legal questions on data protection, data safety, protection of intellectual property rights etc. that crop up during the design phase of a course supported by e-learning, the usage of existing material or the implementation of tools then please contact the Office of the General Counsel of the Freie Universität Berlin. Written information on these topics can be found here and here.
Further information
Infos
Link in New Window linkText Website of the project href http://audacity.sourceforge.net/?lang=de
(largely in English)Link in New Window linkText Audacity wiki href http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Audacity_Wiki_Home_Page - Detailled user manual (pdf file, 403 kB)
- Creating audio files with Audacity (Slideshare)
- The Freie Universität Berlin on iTunesU
Implementation examples
Podcast to the lecture series "From Knowledge to Change - Sustainability as a Challenge for Universities and Science"(FU Berlin)
Link in New Window linkText Podcampus of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin href https://www.hu-berlin.de/podcampus Link in New Window linkText Podcasts of the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg href https://podcasts.uni-freiburg.de/
Support offered by CeDiS
- Consulting services for the implementation of digital solutions in teaching: The Center for Digital Systems (CeDiS) has extensive experience of many years when it comes to the implementation of digital media and systems within the fields of teaching, learning and research. We offer a wide variety of consulting services on the implementation of these tools and systems within the entire academic scope and especially at Freie Universität Berlin.
- Training courses and workshops: For lecturers at Freie Universität Berlin (professors, employees, tutors) as well as lecturers of other universities CeDiS offers training courses and workshops on the topic of teaching and learning with digital media. These course enable participants to implement online elements within their own sphere of teaching.
- The Executive Board of the Freie Universität supports e-learning initiatives: With the e-learning funding program financial resources are provided to lecturers that enrich and improve their courses quality-wise by implementing technological and media-related support. All of the academic staff teaching, the lecturers or even the institutions of the Freie Universität - without the Charité-Universitätsmedizin - can be supported within this program.
