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Why together? Podcasts, eClips,
Brief Hybrid Workshops, ...
The term "Podcast" has many definitions. Most of them
include making some kind of recording (audio, video, …)
accessible to others via the Web. Successful educational
uses of podcasts depend significantly on how the podcast is
surrounded and supported by other kinds of resources. The
effectiveness of podcasts also depends on the expectations,
habits, and many other characteristics of those learners or
users who "play" them.
The TLT
Group is developing some guidelines for constructive
criticism of colleagues' brief, hybrid workshops -
especially those that include "eClips" - pre-recordings that
many would identify as podcasts. So the same guidelines
should apply to constructive criticism of podcasts that are
produced and supplemented with educational goals in mind.
Below are some sample guidelines and some
other related resources.
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Guidelines
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Guidelines for Author/Originator
FOR YOURSELF
Watch 4 times....What is
boring, even to me?
GENERAL QUESTIONS TO ASK
HELPFUL COLLEAGUES
Preferably including SOME "helpful colleagues" who are part of the intended
audience?
Asking, explicitly and
politely, for what you want from your reviewer means that
the reviewer has a better chance of actually helping you.
Being more specific can enable the reviewer to be even more
helpful. Of course, sometimes you just want
to ask, “What do you think?” and have them say “wonderful.”
Give them a heads up if that’s what you want.
Otherwise...
Use the following to
develop your own list of 3 to 5 requests for each helpful
colleague. Asking many more than 5 is probably
counter-productive. [Could you request
attention to more factors if you also provided some kind of
form that some of your helpful colleagues could easily use
to "rate" or respond to your project? Hint. Hint.
Probably don't want to ask EVERY helpful colleague to use
such a form!]
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"Here's what I'd like
to accomplish. Take a look at my design.
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Am I doing the right
thing?
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Am I doing the thing
right?"
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"I realize (as
author/originator/publisher/producer) that I cannot
safely ignore the question of the device/medium by which
people are going to hear (and perhaps watch, and perhaps
interact with) what I am producing. So I need you to be
thinking about that, too."
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"What does it need in
addition to what is already in this package?
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What other kinds of
resources?
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What other kinds of
elements of this package
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"I am intending this
for a XXXXX audience, do you think it will work well for
them?"
Timing & Pacing
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How can I cut?
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What is too cryptic,
needs either expansion or cutting? or clarification?
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Watch 4 times....What
is boring?
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How was the pacing for
you? Too fast? Too slow and boring?
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How was the
slide/transition timing?
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Missed some points?
Explanation vs. Examples
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Need only a few
examples!
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Need more/less
explanation?
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Need more/fewer
examples?
Content
Overall Presentation
Attractiveness, Clarity
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Screen Size, Location
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Appealing Visually
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Sound system – volume,
quality
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Sound Good - Clear
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Clarity, Speed of
Speech
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"Mechanics": Grammar,
Punctuation, Spelling
Attribution & Ownership
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Clearly indicating
legal, ethical usage, copyright
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Clearly indicating
sources in appropriate format
Organization
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Does the organization
work?
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Is the order logical,
sensible?
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Are the transitions
from one topic to the next adequate?
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Guidelines
for Respondent/Helper ["Helpful Colleague"]
You can be even more helpful by inviting the
author/originator to be as specific as possible about what
you should be looking for. Make sure that you know how
much feedback the author really wants - perhaps beyond what
was asked: infinite… limited… picayune… conceptual etc.?
Of course, sometimes they just want you to say
“wonderful.” Otherwise...
Use the following to develop your own
list of 3 to 5 features on which to focus. Trying to focus
on more than 5 is probably counter-productive. [Could
you include more factors if you also were provided with some
kind of form that you could easily use to "rate" or respond
to this project?]
Expectations
Amount of "Material" (&
Duration)
Audience
Appearance, Clarity
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