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Instructor Perspective: Creating Regular Podcasts of Interviews

Matt Militello from the School of Education writes: “I use Podcasts between each class. Students subscribe to the Podcast through their music program. Most often they involve administrative reminders- e.g. what to read for next week. However, I have been conducting interviews with authors of many of the articles we are reading for class. This has provided students with context and a voice as they read. For example, students read Ahnee-Benham, M. (2002). An alternative perspective of educational leadership for change: Reflections on Native/Indigenous ways of knowing. In K. Leithwood & P. Hallinger (Eds.), Second International Handbook of Educational Leadership and Administration (pp. 133-166). Dordrecht: Khower Academic Publishing. I interviewed Dr. Benham with my iPod not about the content of the article, but rather her rationale for writing through a critical lens and how this type of work can help current practitioners. I also had the opportunity to interview Dr. Francisco Guajardo the University of Texas Pan American. Francisco discussed his use of digital stories with the youth-based organization he began with his brother (Miguel Guajardo, assistant professor at Texas State University) in South Texas called Llano Grande.”

A sample of Professor Militello’s weekly podcasts (the interview with Franciso Guajardo) and a sample digital story from a student in my class (Quick Time format) can be downloaded from: Link to Podcast and Digital Story

Read more about Professor Militello’s experience with podcasting at: http://www.leadertalk.org/2007/03/technology_embe.html

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