If you’re interviewing people for your podcast, you need to This podule we discuss how to target people to interview and the type of preparation you’ll need to do before hand: should you have a show script worked out, or will you write up an interview schedule and go with the flow a bit? We also talk about what makes for the best interviews. For more information, keep listening to Podules and visit www.meganpoore.com.
File size: 9.6 MB
Running time: 9.16
In this episode of EdCom, I talk to both Rick Williams and Raph Zadey of Blackwood High School in the Adelaide Hills. This year, Rick and Raph are implementing a Peronalised Digital Learning Project (PDL) for some of Blackwood’s year 8 students and in this interview, Rick and Raph talk about how they will be using PDL at Blackwood and what outcomes they are hoping for for their students at the end of the year.
File size: 14.2 MB
Running time: 14.59
I’ve added a resources page to the MP.com website and on them, I’ve included the working scripts that Mel Jones and I used when we were recording Podules. The scripts give some information about the basics of podcasting, in bullet-point/note form, as outlined in my Podules podcast. They’re meant to supplement Podules rather than take its place, so I strongly recommend that you listen to the audios as well.
In this episode of EdCom, I talk to Cherie Pickering, ICT Co-ordinator at McLaren Vale Primary School in South Australia about ‘Moodling the classroom.’
Cherie is a natural teacher and communicator and you can see this as she gets around the school grounds, full of enthusiasm and encouragement for the kids. They love her and she loves them … but she also takes no bull.
In this interview, we hear about Cherie’s experiences of using an online learning management system to connect with the kids and engage them in learning in ways that suit them.
File size: 10 MB
Running time: 11.36
Obviously, podcasting needs some kind of computer and microphone set-up. This podule takes you the basic requirements for recording audio for the internet, including the type of device you record into and the types of microphones you might need. For more information, keep listening to Podules and visit www.meganpoore.com.
File size: 9.6 MB
Running time: 9.16
You’ll need to think early on about the format of your podcast: will you be conducting interviews? Giving info on a topic? What about the running time? You’ll also need to think about how much ‘fresh content’ you’ll be able to generate. Good planning will ensure that you get the format right for your intended audience. For more information, keep listening to Podules and visit www.meganpoore.com.
File size: 8.8 MB
Running time: 8.29
Where do you start with podcasting? It might seem like a big thing to get going at first, but break it up into smaller steps and you’ll find yourself underway in no time. Start your podcasting project by thinking about focus, topic, audience and format. For more information, keep listening to Podules and visit www.meganpoore.com.
Note: For those subscribing to Podules via iTunes, for some reason, my EdCom interview with Greg Black downloads instead of Podules Ep 01. I’m working on it, but it doesn’t look promising … you might have to download this episode manually … sorry 
File size: 6.4 MB
Running time: 6.12
This podcast is also available on My Odeo Channel (odeo/073b961e20488196)
The quote in the title of this blog post comes from Greg Black, the Chief Executive Officer of Education.au, a major provider of national business and education projects including EdNA, Education Network Australia, which many listeners will be familiar with. I spoke to Greg for my EdCom podcast and you can hear the interview on the MP.com podcast pages.
Greg has spent a long time in education, and has a background in futures thinking and leadership development and in this interview he shares with EdCom his insights into where education is currently ‘at’ and where it’s headed. In particular, Greg talks about how we can start to meet the needs of the 21st century learner, and about using teaching techniques and strategies that will help students to thrive. Greg points to the need for ‘discernment’ and he lays out a challenge to educational leaders to embrace the new technologies for the benefits of students.
File size: 19.5 MB
Running time: 22.40
This podcast is also available on My Odeo Channel
I’ll soon be releasing the first of each of the EdCom and Podules podcasts on MeganPoore.com. EdCom is a podcast for educational comment in Australia and brings together a wide variety of voices and viewpoints — if it’s got to do with education, you’ll hear it on EdCom. Podules, on the other hand, is a smaller, advice-type podcast that gives those new to podcasting tips on how to go about creating your first podcast — basically, it’s a podcast about podcasting … a metapodcast, if you will!
I recently spent three, totally full-on days in Adelaide, interviewing a wide variety of people for EdCom. Here are just some of the conversations you can look forward to:
And many more!
I really hope you can join us on EdCom, and, don’t forget, if you want to suggest an interview send an email to edcom@meganpoore.com.
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