It’s Here: A Self-Paced, Online Course on Podcasting for Educators!
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Course Description
While podcasting is an audio-first medium, the process of creating one is multidisciplinary, and utilizes reading, writing, speaking, listening, maker, and critical thinking skills. Whether you are an educator looking to incorporate podcasting into your project based learning curriculum, a librarian looking to host podcasting workshops for your patrons (young and old), or a teacher or librarian interested in starting your own podcast, our self-paced online course will introduce you to the nuts and bolts of podcasting and provide you with resources and project based ideas for incorporating it both into your classroom (or your own life!). Each module includes videos that feature professional podcasters, slideshows, resources, and project based activity ideas or lesson plans (with downloadable handouts) that are adaptable for use with elementary and middle school students. One-on-one mentor sessions will also be available on-demand for an additional fee.
Curriculum Overview
Module 1: Enter the Podverse
In this module, we will situate the medium of podcasting within the overall history of communications.
Module 2: The Wide World of Podcasts
In this module, you will be introduced to different types and styles of podcasts and engage in your own scavenger hunt for your favorite shows based on your passions.
Module 3: Baking a Great Podcast
In this module, we'll get a bird’s eye view of what it takes to make a podcast from start to finish.
Module 4: Choosing a Topic
In this module, you will go behind the scenes to discover how some podcasters (adult and youth) created their shows based on their passions and interests. With this foundation, you will discover tools and strategies for choosing a topic for your own podcast.
Module 5: Planning a Podcast
In this module, you will examine the anatomy of a podcast and learn how the art of storytelling has to do with creating a podcast through insights from professional podcasters on their process, from planning and outlining to scripting.
Module 6: Recording and Editing a Podcast
In this module, you will learn to select equipment and set up an ideal recording environment.
Module 7: Editing a Podcast
In this module, you will be introduced to editing software and learn about the basic steps of editing an episode of your podcast.
Module 8: The Art of Sound Design
In this module, you will learn about the power of sound effects, where to find them, and ideas for how to use them!
Module 9: Packaging a Podcast
In this module, we explore the mood board and will examine the process of creating cover art and theme music for a podcast through a case study of The Story Seeds Podcast.
Module 10: Releasing a Podcast
In this module, we will review the steps involved in getting a podcast out into the world, from selecting a host to uploading a podcast, selecting an episode drop date, and writing podcast and episode descriptions.
This course and curriculum is developed by the creators of The Story Seeds Podcast in collaboration with the award-winning studio Literary Safari, which has developed curriculum for McGraw Hill Education, Sesame Workshop, Stride/K12.com, and PBS.