Teaching Online Utilizing Technology (TOUT) Podcast

Why All Instructors Need a Website and the Tools to Make it Happen!

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I decided to do a podcast that will eventually go along with a class I’m developing for the College of DuPage. The program will target instructors or prospective instructors who want to be introduced to using online technology to enhance student learning. These podcasts will eventually be used for the class, but I would like to make them available through iTunes as a download in hopes to encourage others to take classes at the College of DuPage.

My first podcast is on a very basic idea of why teachers should create a website and a few tools they can use to make this job easy. I wanted to keep the podcast very basic, as I have been in enough seminars to know that many “non-techy” types get overwhelmed very easily. It is my goal to keep future podcasts very simple and hopefully convince listeners to use online technology thoughtfully in their classes. For those taking the class this podcast would be an introduction to why we will be working on a website during the class.

As far as the recording…I definitely need more practice at getting my voice to be dynamic, but not rushed. I re-taped a number of times and think that it will come with more practice. It isn’t a professional job :-) but I think for my first podcast it is respectable. I’m still pondering the idea of doing vodcasts more than podcasts- I’m such a visual person :-). Does it work the same way with iTunes?

What a great first experience! I’m looking forward to creating more in the future.

Link to podcast