"Podcasting Palooza Packs a Punch"

Claudia Snowden of DIIA's Communications group did a beautiful job in her article about the Podcasting Palooza. The article has just been posted to the DIIA Web site, and contains a link to the archived webcast. The photo is by Glenda Sims. Thank you, guys!

See: Podcasting Palooza Packs a Punch

Podcast Palooza!

L to R: Diane Gierisch (UT Web Office), Libby Peterek (iSchool), Maria Henderson (Apple), Amy Miller (DIIA). Photo by Glenda Sims.

The Podcast Palooza was a blast. Maria Henderson gave an impressive presentation of the new podcast-creation features in iLife '06, Andy Wisner gave out some very cool t-shirts ("It's like having a Prof in your pocket", with a picture of an iPod), we webcast the event, and the room was buzzing afterwards -- people did not want to leave!

Here's what our invitation looked like:

You're invited to join in a collaborative Podcasting Palooza--showcasing the fast-emerging trend of podcasting and its uses in education. Come watch a demo and see how easy it is to use podcasting to impact learning. Find out how quickly you can build and publish your own digital content. Bring your own Mac with iLife '06 if you have it and want to work "hands on," or simply come by to watch the demo. Space is limited, so get there early for a good seat.

Podcasting Palooza
Thursday, April 13, 2006
9:30 -- 11:00 a.m.
COM 8

Co-hosts: Amy Miller (DIIA), Diane Gierisch (UT Web office), Libby Peterek (iSchool)
Presenter: Maria Henderson, Apple Computer
Sponsor: Andy Wisner, Apple Computer

We look forward to seeing you there!

Podcasting and iTunes: Tech Specs

From QuickTime News: February 10, 2006:

Need help getting your podcast iTunes-ready? See the Podcasting and iTunes: Technical Specifications for answers to file types, RSS feeds, how to get your podcast featured on the iTunes Music Store, adding episodes, removing or blocking your feed, tracking usage and all your other burning podcast questions.

This is handy stuff; wish I'd stumbled across it sooner.

Podcasting now built in to Garageband 3

Garageband 3, Apple's latest version of it's audio recording software, now has support for podcasting. In addition to recording audio, you can also add an artwork track and some use additional filters to help sweeten the audio. You can also record interviews directly from iChat. Garageband 3 is part of the iLife 06 bundle which includes, iMovie HD, iDVD and iPhoto and iWeb.
Garageband 3

PowerPoint file from DaPR meeting

There seemed to be some interest about the slides from last Thursday's DaPR meeting. Please feel free to download the presentation. And, as always, let us know of any problems or solutions you find.

Happy Podcasting!

Creating Video Podcasts on Mac OS X

Creating Video Podcasts on Mac OS X gives easy to follow, step-by-step instruction using QuickTime 7, a Firewire video camera (like iSight), and an RSS feed provider like FeedBurner. Nice.

URLs from DaPR Mtg, 1/26/2006

The UT Designer and Programmer Resource (DaPR) group met this morning, and we were asked to give a brief presentation on the topic of "Podcasting at UT Austin". Great audience, good questions, we had fun. URLs from our talk are below. Those from DIIA who presented: Amy Miller, Libby Peterek, Stephanie Weiler, Carolyn Thomas. Also attending was UT's new Apple representative, Andy Wisner, who talked about iTunes U.

DIIA Project Team blog:
http://diiapodcast.blogspot.com/

DIIA Podcasting website:
http://www.utexas.edu/academic/diia/podcast/

DIIA Teaching and Learning Podcast feed:
http://www.utexas.edu/academic/diia/podcast/teachlearn.xml

Creating and Maintaining a Campus RSS Feed:
http://www.utexas.edu/learn/rss/

iTunes U:
http://www.apple.com/education/solutions/itunes_u/