Chapter 4. Podcasts in Context

Nicole Hennig

Abstract


Chapter 4 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 53, no. 2), “Podcast Literacy: Educational, Accessible, and Diverse Podcasts for Library Users”

Discusses the use of podcasts in elementary and high school classrooms, including the benefits of learning via audio. It then discusses the use of podcasts in higher education, for students, professors, and researchers. Another section covers accessibility issues, with information on how the blind are using podcasts and how to make podcasts accessible for deaf or hard-of-hearing users. It concludes with a section about the future of podcasts.


Full Text:

HTML PDF

References


Stephanie Hayes, “Where Are All the Kidcasts?” The Atlantic, March 21, 2016, www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/03/where-are-all-the-kidcasts/476157.

Michael Godsey, “The Value of Using Podcasts in Class,” The Atlantic, March 17, 2016, www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/03/the-benefits-of-podcasts-in-class/473925.

Tiffanie Wen, “Inside the Podcast Brain: Why Do Audio Stories Captivate?” The Atlantic, April 16, 2015, www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/04/podcast-brain-why-do-audio-stories-captivate/389925.

Judith Gold and Akimi Gibson, “Reading Aloud to Build Comprehension,” Reading Rockets, accessed September 14, 2016, www.readingrockets.org/article/reading-aloud-build-comprehension.

“Why Listening to Podcasts Helps Kids Improve Reading Skills,” Mind/Shift, March 18, 2016, http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/03/18/why-listening-to-podcasts-helps-kids-improve-reading-skills.

Molly Bloom, quoted in Lindsay Patterson, “Kids Love Listening to Stories. So Why Aren’t Public Media Podcasts Telling Them Any?” Current, January 21, 2016, http://current.org/2016/01/kids-love-listening-to-stories-so-why-isnt-public-radio-telling-them-any.

“The Podclubs: Bookclubs for Listeners,” http://www.thepodclubs.com/ and “About Podcast Brunch Club,” Podcast Brunch Club, accessed September 26, 2016, http://podcastbrunchclub.com/about.

“Program Overview,” The Walking Classroom Institute, accessed September 26, 2016, http://www.thewalkingclassroom.org/our-program/.

“Listenwise Plans,” accessed September 26, 2106, https://listenwise.com/how_it_works#premium_info.

Robin Holding Kay and Ilona Kletskinilona, “Evaluating the Use of Problem-Based Video Podcasts to Teach Mathematics in Higher Education,” abstract, Computers and Education 59, no. 2 (September 2012): 619, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235676133_Evaluating_the_use_of_problem-based_video_podcasts_to_teach_mathematics_in_higher_education.

David Jiménez-Castillo, Raquel Sánchez-Fernández, and Gema M. Marín-Carrillo, “Dream Team or Odd Couple? Examining the Combined Use of Lectures and Podcasting in Higher Education,” Innovations in Education and Teaching International, published online February 22, 2016, doi:10.1080/14703297.2016.1148622.

Chris Evans, “The Effectiveness of M-Learning in the Form of Podcast Revision Lectures in Higher Education,” abstract, Computers and Education 50, no. 2 (February 2008): 491, http://uwpodcast.pbworks.com/f/Podcast_Effectiveness.pdf.

John Morrissey, “Podcast Steering of Independent Learning in Higher Education,” abstract, All Ireland Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (AISHE-J) 4, no. 1 (2012): 1, https://aran.library.nuigalway.ie/bitstream/handle/10379/2911/Aishe.pdf?sequence=1.

Raphael Struck, Heikki Kynäslahti, Lasse Lipponen, Ollii Vesterinen, Sanna Vahtivuori-Hänninen, Jarkko Mylläri, and Seppo Tella, “Podcasts as Learner-Created Content in Higher Education,” abstract, in Curriculum, Learning, and Teaching Advancements in Online Education, ed. Mahesh S. Raisinghani (Hershey, PA: International Science Reference, 2013), 21, www.igi-global.com/chapter/podcasts-learner-created-content-higher/76734.

Todd Landman, “Podcasting Is Perfect for People with Big Ideas. Here’s How to Do It,” The Guardian, January 13, 2016, https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2016/jan/13/podcasting-is-perfect-for-big-ideas.

Cool Blind Tech: Shows, accessed September 26, 2016, https://www.coolblindtech.com/category/podcasts, and AppleVis: Podcasts, accessed September 23, 2016, www.applevis.com/podcasts. For a list of podcasts produced by people who are blind, see “Blind Podcasters,” Whitestick Website, last updated August 20, 2016, www.whitestick.co.uk/podcasts.html.

Grant Clauser, “What Is Alexa? What Is the Amazon Echo, and Should You Get One?” The Wirecutter, last updated September 14, 2016, http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/what-is-alexa-what-is-the-amazon-echo-and-should-you-get-one.

Christine Ha, “Why I Love My Amazon Echo: Alexa Makes Life Easier for Both the Blind and the Sighted,” The Blind Cook (blog), June 9, 2016, www.theblindcook.com/2016/06/09/why-i-love-my-amazon-echo-alexa-makes-life-easier-for-both-the-blind-and-the-sighted.

Lauren Magnuson, “Accessibility Testing LibGuides 2.0,” ACRL Tech Connect Blog, September 28, 2015, http://acrl.ala.org/techconnect/post/accessibility-testing-libguides-2-0.

Jenni McKinnon, “Make Your WordPress Site Accessible with These Themes and Plugins,” WPMUDEV blog, last updated January 27, 2015, https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/make-your-wordpress-site-accessible.

“Six Reasons You Need to Have Your Podcasts Transcribed,” AudioTranscription.org blog, accessed September 17, 2016, http://www.audiotranscription.org/six-reasons-you-need-to-have-your-podcasts-transcribed.

Charlie Swinbourne, “‘Did Adnan Do It?’ How Deaf People Can Follow Serial, the Murder Case Podcast the World Is Talking About,” The Limping Chicken (blog), November 27, 2014, http://limpingchicken.com/2014/11/27/charlie-swinbourne-did-adnan-do-it-how-deaf-people-can-follow-serial-the-murder-case-podcast-the-world-is-talking-about.

Alice Wong, Katie Klabusich, Raquel Hosein, and Wagatwe Wanjuki, “Building Accessible Tech and Culture: Interview with the Women of Transcribe Online,” Model View Culture, no. 41, September 6, 2016, https://modelviewculture.com/pieces/building-accessible-tech-and-culture-interview-with-the-women-of-transcribe-online.

“Over 75% of podcasters list social media or word of mouth as their top two drivers of new listenership” (Praise Parvizi and David Silverman, “The Future of Podcasting,” TechCrunch, July 18, 2015, https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/18/the-future-of-podcasting).

Charley Locke, “To Attract New Listeners, Podcasts Need to Move beyond Sound,” Wired, January 11, 2016, https://www.wired.com/2016/01/serial-podcasts-multimedia-distribution.

Rebecca Greenfield, “The Future of Media Is Podcasting,” Fast Company, February 9, 2015, https://www.fastcompany.com/3041522/pod-power.

Nicholas Quah, “The Future of Podcasting Metrics,” MediaShift, accessed September 18, 2016, http://mediashift.org/2016/02/the-future-of-podcasting-metrics, reprinted with permission from Hot Pod: A Newsletter about Podcasts.

Patreon homepage, accessed September 26, 2016, https://www.patreon.com.

Rebecca Greenfield, “The Future of Media is Podcasting,” Fast Company, Feb. 9, 2015, https://www.fastcompany.com/3041522/pod-power.

Ricardo Bilton, “‘People Want to See Themselves’: Postloudness Aims to Build a Podcast Network for Diverse Voices,” Nieman Lab, April 21, 2016, www.niemanlab.org/2016/04/people-want-to-see-themselves-postloudness-aims-to-build-a-podcast-network-for-diverse-voices.

Henry Jenkins, quoted in Paola Mardo, “On the Emerging Trend of Adapting Podcasts into TV Shows and Movies,” Film School Rejects, September 5, 2016, https://filmschoolrejects.com/on-the-emerging-trend-of-adapting-podcasts-into-tv-shows-and-movies-4c731b13aa38#.4xzyconv5.

Paola Mardo, “On the Emerging Trend of Adapting Podcasts into TV Shows and Movies,” Film School Rejects, Sept. 5, 2016, https://filmschoolrejects.com/on-the-emerging-trend-of-adapting-podcasts-into-tv-shows-and-movies-4c731b13aa38#.4xzyconv5.

Chris Giliberti, “6 Reasons Why Podcasting Is the Future of Storytelling,” Forbes, March 31, 2016, www.forbes.com/sites/under30network/2016/03/31/6-reasons-why-podcasting-is-the-future-of-storytelling/#a8f5562120c1.

Shivangi, “The Future of Podcasting,” The Pubcast, Feb. 18, 2016, www.thepubcast.org/2016/02/18/the-future-of-podcasting.

Niraj Pant’s article “Analyzing the Podcast Renaissance,” Medium, August 26, 2016, https://medium.com/the-mission/analyzing-the-podcast-renaissance-fddeefc3147c#.haokjr6dc.


Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


Published by ALA TechSource, an imprint of the American Library Association.
Copyright Statement | ALA Privacy Policy