Dickinson’s Language Technologist, Todd Bryant, has been coordinating language exchanges for most of the languages for the past 8 years. Using Skype and a website for partnering language learners called The Mixxer he has been able to integrate skype exchanges throughout the language departments.
The partners can be any native speaker of our students’ target language who is interested in improving their English. The discussion is split into two 20-25 minute sessions. The first portion is in the students target language with the second portion in English. Faculty are encouraged to have students prepare questions beforehand and assign students a summary of their conversation as homework.
Audience
Faculty & Students
Type
Instructor Led-Hands On
Time
50 Minutes-In Class Time
Outcomes
Talk with native language speaker for 20-25 minutes in each language
Listening comprehension
Cultural exchange
Want to know more? Contact mediacenter at dickinson.edu to set up a consultation. You can also get a sneak peek of what we cover in our training by looking over our Training Outline.
Examples
Overview of Skype exchange in Japanese course
Overview of how to set up a language exchange through the Mixxer
(iPOD broadCAST) An audio broadcast that has been converted to an MP3 file or other audio file format for playback in a digital music player. Although many podcasts are played in a regular computer, the original idea was to listen on a portable device; hence, the “pod” name from “iPod.” Although podcasts are mostly verbal, they may contain music, images and video.
Here at Dickinson, we have put the creation process into the hands of the students. Podcast projects have been effectively integrated into courses when students are assigned a particular topic to research. Often it is paired with a more traditional paper and the podcast serves as a public service announcement of sorts to make the information accessible & understandable to the general public. This also serves as an introduction to public speaking since the podcast must be delivered in an engaging, interesting manner to keep the listener connected to the topic. Dickinson professors & students have been podcasting for the past 5 years on any number of subjects. Any type of course has the potential for creating well written, informative & engaging podcasts. These projects are not limited to only upper level courses or specific disciplines. Podcasts have been created in First Year Seminars up to 400 level courses and in the humanities, social sciences & hard sciences.
Audience
Faculty and Students
Training Type
Instructor Led-Hands on
Time
45 minute in-class time
Workshop Outcomes
Upon completion of this workshop, you will:
Know how to use the software programs Audacity, Garageband or IMovie to record & edit podcast
Have observed a variety of course related podcast examples.
Know best practices to use when writing script.
Be provided online resources to help you get started finding creative commons audio, video or image files.
Want to know more? Contact mediacenter@dickinson.edu to set up a consultation. You can also get a sneak peek of what we cover in our training by looking over our
Quantum Connections Topic: Time Travel
Very Creative Style-Role Playing
Professor David Jackson
Physics- First Year Seminar-Quantum Mechanics Quantum Connections: Where we discuss some of the strange and fascinating features of Quantum Mechanics.
The Shoulders of Giants Topic: The Square root of two
Complex topic described in interesting way so people can understand and connect with topic-good intro
Professor Dave Richeson-Mathematics
Course: Great Theorems & Ideas in Math The “Shoulders of Giants” podcasts profile history’s greatest mathematicians.
Creative Geniuses & Their Rivalries Topic: The Battle of the Currents Storytelling style-Dark-Took different path than what most would have chosen to describe electricity
Professor Barry Tesman-Mathematics-First Year Seminar
Creative Geniuses & Their Rivalries: One could argue that most progress, in many fields of endeavor, has come about because of rivalry. Whether in science, art, or sports, recognition or competition to be first or best has been the driving force for many people. In addition, these people of accomplishment have led lives that one would not consider, in the words of George Bernard Shaw, reasonable.
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard Shaw
Moving at the Speed of Science Topic: Commercial Space Travel
Fast, fun, engaging. Good use of sound effect (but not overused)
Untold Stories of Disease and Disability Topic: Schizophrenia
Use of an interview clip. Public service announcement example.
Professor Dan Schubert-Sociology
Course: Sociology of Health and Illness “Untold Stories: Raising Awareness about Disease and Disability” is a series of podcasts recorded by students in Professor Dan Schubert’s “Sociology of Health and Illness” class. Through research and interviews, the recordings give background on specific illnesses and how they affect those afflicted.
Sustainability-Red Bikes
ARTH 110: Introduction to the Arts of Asia
Topic: Japanese Print from Trout Gallery Using narration over images. Created using IMovie & series of images from Trout Gallery of Creative Commons files.
Professor: Sheri Lullo-Art History
Course:ARTH 110: Introduction to the Arts of Asia Kawase Hasui – Beppu Kankaiji
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