This intervention has been split in the following three sections.
Week 1. Reflecting on Podcasts/Audio Assignments
Readings and podcasts to reflect
- Clouder, Lynn; Jewell, Steve; Broughan, Christine; Steventon, Graham. “Finding their voice: podcasts for teaching, learning and assessment.” (2012). In Improving Student Engagement and Development through Assessment(pp. 100–112). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203817520-14
- Spanbock, Ben. “Finding Voice in the University Bridge Program: Online Audio Publication and the Personal Narrative.” (April 3, 2018). The Journal of Interactive Technology & Pedagogy. https://jitp.commons.gc.cuny.edu/finding-voice-in-the-university-bridge-program-online-audio-publication-and-the-personal-narrative/
- Greer, Michael; Regatão, Gisele; Salois, Rebecca; Silva Sibilín, Casandra. Imagining a CUNY without Grades. A manifesto. https://cunyungrades.commons.gc.cuny.edu
Week 2. Analyzing Podcasts/Practicing
Podcast sites to reflect
- Student Voices Podcast. A podcast that presents inspiring stories of BMCC students. In this season, we are launching a series of interviews with one main topic: the challenges in developing a sense of belonging and creating a community as a BMCC student. https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/openlab-for-students/student-voices-podcast/
- Ink Slingers Podcast. A podcast about life writing and the people wo do it.
In Classroom Activity
- Reflect on one’s background as for audio assignments, and imagine ways to use them.
Week 3. The Making of a Podcast
Gathering Material Resources
- Cellphone or computer.
- Kit Podcast Audio (optional).
Getting used to Software
- Adobe App for enhancing a non-professional audio.
- Audacity for a more professional, podcast-like outcome.
- Anchor to upload audio files to streaming services such as Spotify and so on.
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