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ITS Offers Podcasting Service
Media from lectures and supplemental recordings can now be delivered via podcasts. By utilizing a new RSS feed generator inside Blackboard, podcasts can be created and distributed to any podcast reading client, including iTunes, Firefox 2.0, IE7 or directly through Blackboard. To use the podcasting RSS generator, a Blackboard account is needed.
What is Podcasting?
Podcasting is a method of publishing media files (usually MP3s) to the web, which are then made available through subscription and automatically downloaded to a personal computer or portable MP3 player. Podcasts are not meant to be listened to live, but whenever and wherever is most convenient for the listener. Although the word is a contraction of "iPod" and "broadcast," an iPod is not needed to subscribe and watch/listen to the podcasts.
Who Can Podcast?
The RSS generator (podcast application) in Blackboard is
available to all faculty, staff and students working on academic,
university related projects. By using Blackboard, the RSS file can
be created and updated from any machine with a network connection
and a browser. Because the application resides in Blackboard, there
is no need to install additional RSS creation software. The
podcasts themselves can be viewed directly from Blackboard or by
using any podcast reader client, this allows people without a
Blackboard log-in to access the files.
Potential Uses For Podcasting
- news/updates
- guest lectures
- student presentations
- student produced podcasts
- interview with guest expert
- tours/field work
- internships
- supplementary material
- short language lessons
Audio Recording
ITS has equipped an audio recording room in the IACC building. Room features include: an Electro-voice RE-20 microphone, Symetrix 528e voice processor and a Mackie 14 channel mixer. A Mac workstation with iLife 06 is also available for use if projects require the creation of enhanced podcasts. Contact Luke Prather to schedule room time: Luke.Prather@ndsu.edu.
ITS also has four Marantz PMD 660 MP3 recorders with Audio-Technica wireless lapel microphone systems available by reserve check-out through the help desk
Podcasting Resource Documents