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121 Title: Solving PBL with Podcasts
Using a voice board in Blackboard for team communication in Problem Based Learning exercises.
Some questions: (Note: The identity of the organisation has been removed during the review process). Is Voice Board part of Wimba? How does this PBL activity operate? Are the recordings archived or distributed? Are they private to the team? etc
122 Title: Jumble Learning
Randomised key phrases for listening on the move! The unpredictable ordering of sound bites may be useful for learning or revising on the move (e.g. language skills).
Some questions: Randomised audio might have various uses, especially in revision. Have you (or anyone) managed to find a way of randomising audio files so they can be distributed through a podcast feed? I suppose this could be done if you are adept at coding. Perhaps it already has?!
123 Title: Interactive Glossary
An audio glossary with audio or video casts for the course.
Some questions: Building an audio glossary is likely to be useful as both a resource and an activity. Why is it called 'interactive'? Who do you imagine producing this: staff, students, others?
124 Title: Interactive Audio Quiz
Either web-based or entirely audio-based, a challenge or question is set and multiple answers are offered. Students decide their preferred answer and then play the audio file feedback for their selected answer.
The benefits are that these quizzes can be used on the move using just audio devices.
(NB: This is interpreted and developed based upon contributor's notes)
Some questions: Other quizzes are mobile too - paper, pocket books, PDAs. Is there something that audio or video can bring to the multiple choice method that cannot be done so well in other ways?
125 Title: Flexible Helpdesk
Students record responses to specific questions submitted by students through email, a course wiki or website. This works as a media-based asynchronous FAQ system.
Some questions: What are the benefits in using digital media, as opposed to text, in an FAQ system? Can this be searched any easier than text based? By the time it has been tagged etc is it quicker to produce text? Are there benefits that give payback to the time investment required over text production?
126 Title: Tutor In My Pocket
A series of short podcasts used in connection with other online materials (e.g. course wiki, VLE) to help students with difficult points. It works as an on-demand learning system. For example, chunks on subject specific learning skills.
Some questions: This sounds as though a collection of digital media learning objects are produced. How are these managed or navigated by the student? Are they intend for use on mobile devices or just through a VLE or course repository?
127 Title: "It's learning Jim, but not as we know it"
Students make podcasts to integrate with and complement study skills materials, activities and courses.
Some questions: Would steps be taken to ensure equality of access to technology both physical access and associated training etc.
128 Title: Insights
Interview podcasts made by students, uploaded to a subject wiki to form a repository of primary research sources, e.g. from industry, professions, academe.
The wiki would be moderated by the tutor in consultation with the students.
Some questions:
129 Title: "Bored? - Then Storyboard!"
Using storyboarding to structure or set parameters for students to model appropriate referencing of academic sources.
"This worked well for me"
For students on placement, P/T or DL. Could use audio board to help develop and maintain a sense of community and contact continuity by simulating the social interactivity of the face to face student community, e.g. get students into the habit of posting a regular 30 minute to 1 hour weekly update by mobile phone.
Some questions: Some questions:
Who would the listener be?
30 minutes to an hour is a long time to listen (and post), especially if you have to listen to several. It sounds like a useful diary approach i.e. used in the student's own e-portfolio perhaps. Does this idea draw upon the idea of podcast feed? Would podcasts from all students be available through one feed or another common location?
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