Ep3 - Sylvia Duckworth: Get Connected

In this episode I chat with Sylvia Duckworth, an "avid sketchnoter, techno-geek, and Google Certified Innovator with more than 30 years of teaching experience in the public and independent systems". Sylvia is a well respected 'connected' educator who enjoys harnessing technology to benefit her practice and the learning of her students. Listen in and hear what Sylvia has to say about Sketchnoting (the ins and outs of her work flow), mentoring and learning relationships, passion, where she gets her inspiration, the power of social media and a professional learning network, and the magic of stepping outside of your comfort zone.

http://rt.podbean.com/mf/web/4vijbe/Ep2_Sylvia_Duckworth.mp3

Warning: the audio is a bit messed up in a couple of places - sorry. You can connect with Sylvia on Twitter (@sylviaduckworth) and/or at www.mmeduckworth.blogspot.ca/.

Ep2 - Peter Skillen: Education Bricoleur

In this episode I connect with Peter Skillen, a long time Ontario educator who wasn't afraid (and still isn't) to speak his mind to make sure Ontario students and teachers are well served. He wants to help create better human beings, how can you argue with that? Peter is the first person that I got to "connect" with via the podcast and I think we had a great chat! Take the time to hear Peter talks about his joy of tinkering, EDUjargon, technology and pedagogy, his experiences as an educator inside and outside of a district, the book he is working on, and the influence that Seymore Papert has had on him.

http://rt.podbean.com/mf/web/uh5rdf/Ep2_Peter_Skillen.mp3

You can connect with Peter on Twitter (@peterskillen) and/or at www.peterskillen.org.

Ep1 - Here We Go!

In this first episode of the podcast I talk about where my idea came from and a little bit about where I would like to go next. Here is the link to the episode:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1DX6pd0kPkSRkRLbFFuV0gzSFk

Cover Art Change...Again

Cover Art

One of the things I need to do in order to have my podcast in iTunes is some type of cover art. You can see what I started with in my first post but after sleeping on it, I really don't like it. It's plain and isn't sitting well with me. Now I'm thinking of including a picture of myself on the cover. I think it would make it more personal and less abstract.

This is what I have now:

I like it better than the last one and I have to admit that I have spent too much time on this!

Learning to Podcast - Part #2

The learning continues....I have had some time to play with Audacity on my PC. I recorded a short blurb about the podcast and then took some time to play around with it. The 'playing' is all about making mistakes and discovering how to do things like making my recorded audio sound better, how to add some music fading in at the start, and fading in at the end. Not sure if that is the route I will take but it is good to know how to do it.

This is what things look like at the moment:

Here are some YouTube clips that helped me out:

Audacity | Best Vocal Effects | Improve Your Vocals/Commentaries

Mixing Voice and Music Audio in Audacity

Learning to Podcast

I have this idea (which I think is great), it involves talking to people (particularly those that work in Education) to find out what inspires them and how they innovate in their day to day work.

I will post more about my idea, where it came from, and my vision moving forward in another post. For now, I want to keep track of the people and sites that I have come across to assist me in learning how to create a podcast and publish it.

I have spent some time communicating with Brian Briggs and  Bill Selak - both of whom have been quite helpful. They have provided me with their experience and some resources to get me started. David Theriault kick started things when I tweeted him to see if he has written a blog post about podcasting...the answer was no, but he tweeted out to some of his people who ended up providing me with some great leads. 

Here are the sites that I have gone back to several times for instruction and reference:

How to Make a Podcast by Justin Jackson

How to Publish your own Podcast on iTunes by Amit Agarwal

How to Embed a Podcast into a Blogger Post by Patty Savage

Special shout out to Michael Redfearn who used the work 'podcast' in a conversation we had years ago at TEDx Waterloo. He interviewed me at that event and then created a podcast around it. I remember thinking, this is crazy...I am finally joining his ranks!