Project 2

Nathaniel Wildes

Technology for Educators Podcasts

Project focus: Communicating about effective technology use

Project Description:
I will develop a series of podcasts with the purpose of introducing powerful tools in technology that online educators can utilize to increase the effectiveness of their instruction. I will focus on tools that were designed with online educators in mind. Within the podcasts, I will detail the features and benefits of each tool and it’s effective use as a persuasive argument intended on selling the product’s use in online instruction.

I feel that this project’s significance lies in creating awareness as to the type of technology that is available to innovative educators. I believe that in many cases, online educators become complacent with their courses once structured online and see no real need to make major revisions or additions to their course content or delivery methods. In this project, I hope to inspire online educators in this category to take the initiative to try something new for the purpose of enhancing the quality of their courses and stimulating student interest in the content being presented.

Upon completing this project, I expect that I will have discovered tools that I can use to better support the departments and professors that I work with. I hope to gain a better understanding of the resources available to online educators and the ever-expanding capabilities and features of these technologies. I also expect that I will become proficient in the entire process of developing and distributing podcasts.


Project Artifacts:

• Scripts that I will use as the dialogue for the recorded podcasts as well as the alternate transcribed version for hearing impaired users
• Original recordings before editing, equalization or compression is applied
• Finalized recorded podcast files in mp3 format

Project Timeline:
Start Date- 10/4/11
Milestone 1- Obtain the tools needed to produce the podcasts
Milestone 2- Identify and research the tools that will serve as the topic for each podcast
Milestone 3- Develop the script that will serve as the dialogue for each podcast
Milestone 4- Record audio
Mile stone 4- Edit and finalize podcast audio
Finish Date- 12/1/11