Metacast: Recent Episodes
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A podcast to discuss and share ideas on evolving trends, features, developments, uses, and design in education and products.
In this episode we look at how the history of dental floss is entwined with American patriotism, marketing, and... parachutes?!
Special thanks to:
Voice of Levy Spear Parmley: Samir Ramdani
Dental Hygiene Student, University of Adelaide: Yousif Haddad
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In this episode we continue the interview with Yousif, and look at how floss is packaged, the research behind its widespread use, and alternatives to dental floss.
Special thanks to:
Dental Hygiene Student, University of Adelaide: Yousif Haddad
The author retains content copyright. This work may not be remixed, edited, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without express permission of the copyright holder.
The first episode is going to be about this - podcasts!
The analysis got a bit lengthy (oops), but if you already have some familiarity with podcasts, the discussion turns to education from 8:34 to 16:50. Although a transcription of the episode is not yet available, below are my speaking notes.
Podcasts – The Blackboard Antihero
Features
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Mobility
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Informal (candid, human)
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Rich storytelling
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Easy to track (RSS)
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Themed
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Easy to make (user generated)
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Asynchronous
Compared to alternatives
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Vs. Radio shows: non-interactive (you can have guests, but you cannot interact with listeners in real-time)
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Vs. Audiobooks: shorter, easy to consume in small intervals (think 20min episode v. 45min. episode)
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Vs. articles or written media: doesn’t require literacy, though may be more difficult to process information
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Vs. Video: does not demand attention, easier to produce (recording/editing), smaller file size
Ø PodSync – turns youtube/vimeo videos into podcast steams (like NicoBox does for NicoNico videos)
For education
- Antithesis of the blackboard
Ø Blackboard: Permanent (provides a summary always in view) and ephemeral (can be erased/changed any time, gone at the end of class)
Ø Podcast: Permanent (made ahead of time can be downloaded but not changed) and ephemeral (no constant summary/history to reference)
Ø ~~Live podcasts are an answer~~ Basically just a radio show then
Ø Blackboard: stuck in the classroom. Podcast: portable, mobile
² Blackboard: associated with traditional classroom learning, Podcast: associated with leisure, entertainment, volitional self-edification
Antihero: they complement each other (Live Transcribe)
- Limitations: for hard-of-hearing and SLA communities
Ø Something I would love to see: integration between aural media and wearable tech, for example, smart glasses. Let’s get Bluetooth integration that shows animated, rich-format captions on the bottom of lenses
Ø Transcription services: rev.com, scribie (both AI), oTranscribe (free, self-type), Dragon Naturally Speaking ($$$, speaker-dependent), YouTube captions???
Consolidation
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I can’t split focus + chronic migraines, would prefer video or reading
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It has potential for education, but educators need to take care that they do not exclude marginalized groups
References
Nel, C., Dreyer, C., & Carstens, W. (2010). Educational technologies: A classification and evaluation. Tydskrif Vir Letterkunde, 35(4). https://doi.org/10.4314/tvl.v35i4.53794
O’Hare, M. (1993). Talk and Chalk: The Blackboard as an Intellectual Tool. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 12(1), 238. https://doi.org/10.2307/3325486