This course covers audio podcasting only!
It will be offered using the new CCSF course management system Insight/Moodle.
Online Course Information: The online course management system will email you the course login information (username and password) typically the day before the course begins. You will receive this email at the email address you provided to CCSF when you registered. If this is not accurate, please update your information. The course content will not be available before the offical start date of class. After the course start date, I will release new content each week, with assignments due at the end of each week. Be focused and diligent and you should have a successful outcome in the course.
This is not a self-paced course. You will begin on 1/19/2009 and end on 2/27/2009. This is 6-weeks.
Enrollment: The online registration system has a built-in waiting list feature. This has been turned on for this class with a maximum waiting list of 10 students. If you are on the waiting list and a spot opens before the semester begins, you will be notified automatically, (at the email address you include with your registration info) and invited to join the class. If there are students on the waiting list after the first day of class, I will try clear up my roster and make room if possible. I will contact you via email after the first day of class should space become available.
Orientation: The orientation for this course is online as content for you to read during Week One of the course. You are not required to come to campus for this course.
Instructor: Donna Eyestone deyeston@ccsf.edu
Description: A hands-on, practical skill class focusing on technical considerations and content issues required to produce and deliver syndicated program content through podcasting. History of podcast technology and its impact on traditional broadcast media.
Credit: 1.0 unit
Textbook: Podcast Solutions, The Complete Guide to Audio and Video Podcasting, (second edition) by Michael W. Geoghegan and Dan Klass, 2007
System Requirements: We'll be dowloading and installing the *free* Audacity audio editing application as part of this course. Please make sure your computer meets the minimum system requirements for running Audacity (Windows requirements or Mac requirements).
Audio Recording Requirements: You will also need some method to record audio and get it into your computer. You can use an internal microphone on your computer, a simple and cheap USB headset microphone available from any store that sells electronics, or, if you already have a nice recording set-up - you can use that.
Moodle/Insight Login information
Once you have been emailed your login and password (typically sent the day before the class begins), you'll access all the course information over the Internet using your web browser through a system called Insight/Moodle. You'll need to log in to the website with the provided username and password.
The site is located at: http://insight.ccsf.edu
Enter your username and password and then choose Podcasting to see the course content. If you have trouble logging in after the first day of class, please call the CCSF Help Desk at 415-452-5689 Telephone assistance is available business days from 9am-4:30pm (PST) Monday through Friday.
When calling, please provide the following information to the operator:
- Tell the operator your course is in "Insight"
- Provide the course name, section, and call number
- Give the operator your CCSF Student ID number - your ID number is 9 characters long and usually begins with a "W", "C", or "@" followed by 8 numbers. You can login to the Web4 portal to retrieve your student ID number using your social security number if you have forgotten it.
- The operator will also ask you to provide a current email address that you check often.
- The operator will then forward your information to our technical support and technical support will email you your reset password and login information.
All help documentation is available to students on the InsightHome page under the "Main Menu" - including tutorials for logging in, changing their password, and editing their profile.
Participation: This is a short-term course, lasting six weeks which occurs entirely online. You do not need to come to campus to successfully complete this course. It is not self-paced. Course content will be released weekly, with assignments due at the end of each week. You are required to actively participate in the course discussion boards.
Grading: Five weekly assignments are the heart of this course. In order to successfully complete this course you will need to stay up-to-date with the homework. Homework submitted late will receive a 10% grade deduction. Late assignments are only accepted for 1 week after the due date. Everything is due by the last day of the course as noted above.
By the end of this course you should have a working podcast channel, with at least two audio episodes. The homework grading is as follows:
Week 1: 10 points
Week 2: 5 points
Week 3: 25 points
Week 4: 25 points
Week 5: 25 points (5 extra credit points are also available this week)
Week 6: 10 points (Final Exam is available only during Week 6)
Total : 100 pointsA = 90-105 points
B = 80-89 points
C = 70-79 points
D = 60-69 points
F = 59 or lower
Accessibility: Students who need academic accommodations should request them from the Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) located in the Rosenberg Library, Room 323 on the Ocean Campus. Telephone: 415-452-5481 (V) 415-452-5451 (TDD). DSPS is the campus office responsible for verifying disability-related need for academic accommodations, assessing that need, and for planning accommodations in cooperation with students and instructors as needed and consistent with course requirements.
Course Topics:
Introduction
--- Understanding podcasting
--- Different methods to access podcasts
Discovering existing podcasts
--- Searching for podcasts
--- Subscribing to podcast channels
Planning a podcast
--- Conceptualizing
--- Storyboarding
--- Scripting
--- Pre-production
Creating a podcast
--- Recording considerations
--- Using recording equipment
--- Understanding digital recording
Refining a story
--- Digital audio editing
--- Adding special effects
--- Incorporating music tracks
--- Media compression for podcasts
Blogging and RSS feeds
--- Understanding blogs and the interaction with podcasting
--- Writing XML code to create a podcast
--- Uploading files to Internet servers
--- Adding host specific tags
Publicizing podcasts
--- Hosting through various Internet sources
--- Keeping content up-to-date
--- Maintaining focused program content
Critical analysis
--- History of podcasting
--- Impact of podcasting on the broadcast industry
--- Implications of personal broadcasting
City College of San Francisco
BCST 135