Do you listen to podcasts?

If you listen to podcasts what are your top 3 and why?

What length of time do you think would be best for an episode?

Is there anything specific that would make you stop listening and turn a podcast off?

This podcast will focus on open education. What topics in open education would you be interested in?

Can you give some examples of interesting podcasts that you enjoy listening to.

Have you created your own podcast

If yes, can you suggest some websites or resources to support the creation of podcasts for instructors and students ?

Can't list top 3 off the top of my head but I usually listen to episodes recommended by colleagues (which is why I am excited about your project!)

Sound quality, and I am more likely to listen to additional episodes if the intro soundtrack is only 2-3 seconds. Which sounds ridiculous, I am a musician, but it is something I am noticing about myself. Not proud of it.

Love hearing them all! Sorry that isn't helpful.

I will come back and completely this again more thoughtfully, but right off the top of my head Audacity and Soundtrap.

Death, Sex and Money, Canada Land, and the Sprawl are my faves! The first one because I love the topics of conversation and learn a lot about having difficult conversations, the second because I'm a media nerd, and the last one because it brings me local news that I wouldn't hear elsewhere. They are all well produced too.

I get turned off by some voices! For example, my husband loves 99% Invisible and while I agree that the content is great, I get turned off by the host's voice. So I bought the book instead.

Student perspective, indigenization, research

Radio Lab, Song Exploder, Unsettling Knowledge Inequities

https://amplifypodcastnetwork.ca/Guidebook
https://www.wlupress.wlu.ca/Scholarly-Podcasting-Open-Peer-Review
https://amplifypodcastnetwork.ca/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U38VhmXK0PQ
https://digitalfellows.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/11/17/thinking-with-sound-starting-a-podcast-project/
https://www.marsocsci.net/podcasting-scholarship-method-and-storytelling-in-the-age-of-digital-and-distance-research/
https://library.ucalgary.ca/guides/media-creation/podcast

Although I don’t often listen to any podcasts, I do sometimes listen to Brenna Clarke Gray’s “You Got This,” as I appreciate hearing from colleagues at TRU

Ways to integrate principles of open pedagogy into curriculum

99% Invisible, This American Life, The Truth - this are all well produced, they draw me in, and follow principles of good storytelling.

When it sounds like guests are self-promotional. Egos. Lack of humility.

Perspectives from different parts of the world, stories of real impact not theory, getting to the human aspects including things that fail

I listen to Terry Greene's Gettin' Air because he is a friend and draws in people in the field, also Bonni Stoachowiak's Teaching in Higher Ed. And outside education, I really enjoy Song Exploder, how they take the origin, idea, inspiration for a song and show how it develops into a published piece of music (there's a metaphor for teaching)

Ira Glass on Storytelling (4 part series) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pFI9UuC_fc Jad Abumrad on “How Radio Creates Empathy” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSJ4Rd-V-K4 Transom https://transom.org/

Deep Questions - Cal Newport, have been a big fan of Newport for over 5 years now; Coaching for Leaders - Dave Stachowiak, great resource for any leader; What's Essential, Greg McKowen, loved the book and the guests are always amazing and very pragmatic.

too many ads, self-promotion, over-hype

professional development, authentic assessments, collaborative projects with students

check out Pat Flynn's creating a podcast series on YouTube, I would be happy to help if needed - been podcasting for over three years and have completed over 150 episodes - tim@rhantingrhino.com

Science Vs., Reply All, and a rotation of work-related podcasts (such as TOPCast)

Too much introductory host chatter, host interrupting the guests too much

cost savings, diversity benefits from using multiple sources instead of those privileged by publishers, the myth of quality assessment for OER

Dead Ideas in Teaching and Learning, TOPCast, Science Vs., Reply All

1) Radiolab - interesting topics, great production values and clever use of audio in their storytelling
2) 99% Invisible - again, great topics, very well researched and high production values
3) Reply All - focus is squarely on digital culture, great hosts, interesting topics

Common to all three is that I learn something from all of them, they all have great research departments and high production values. All understand how to use audio to tell a story.

Poor production values (ie muffled microphones, excessive background noise etc). I am likely a bit less forgiving on this as I used to be a radio producer. But I find poor technical production hugely distracting. Also, poorly done interviews are a buzz-kill for me.

Open infrastructure (ie technolgoies that facilitate open education), collaboration, sustainability, research, education role as a public good, identity, privacy, student as producer, and relationship between open education and other teaching & learning pedagogical models.

The three I listed above are my personal favorites outside of education. In the education sphere, I do enjoy Getting Air (Terry Greene), Teaching in Higher Ed (Bonni Stachowiak), Praxis Pedagogy (Tim Carson), TOPcast, and appreciate the brevity of The Academic Minute

1) Teaching Podcasting with Students (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2018/11/15/662116901/teaching-podcasting-a-curriculum-guide-for-educators
2) Project Audio (NY Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/19/learning/lesson-plans/project-audio-teaching-students-how-to-produce-their-own-podcasts.html
3) Transom (great resources aimed at the professional public radio audio producer, but very applicable for anyone wanting to up their podcasting game) https://transom.org/

Song Exploder, WorkLife, and ZigZag -- they explain how things are created, unpacking work experiences, and identifying pathways for building your own business/path -- great producers and content is curated/designed well.

Uninterested or change in direction/goals for listening

Unpacking all the aspects of openess, OER, open textbooks, open data, OEP, and more

Hello Monday, Longform, and 70 Over 70 podcasts -- all have an interview meets story format for their podcasts to talk about the issues, ideas, and how they originate from the guests on each episode about their life, career, and work.

Curated resources for podcasting in higher ed and beyond: https://techknowtools.com/podcasting/

Secret feminist agenda - an interview podcast featuring a different guest each week where they talk about how feminism shows up in their daily lives. Sandy and Nora talk politics - a political commentary podcast that has strong left values and focuses on Canada. Witch, please - a Harry Potter podcast that reads the books through the lens of different critical theory and lenses of study. Very educational and fun.

Toxic masculinity/sexism, racism, ableism, etc.

Publishing, design, ethics, equity, participatory/collaborative approaches, justice

The Contra podcast's protocols for crip podcasting: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PtKjvUVO-y12S15iOhb5SwuPN9zDbNNo1fbHlxGd8wA/edit?usp=sharing

Guide to academic podcasting by Amplify Podcast Network: https://amplifypodcastnetwork.ca/Guidebook

TRU's podcasting toolkit: https://podcasting.trubox.ca/

Someone Knows Something (CBC documentary series about unsolved murders) CBC Podcast Playlist (a "listeners'" choice of various podcasts), and random audio plays/radio dramas. I listen to them mostly for ideas to inspire and inform my own creative writing and podcasting.

unbalanced sound and poor audio engineering, no storyline or personal relevance, poor research of facts, overly opinionated, no artistic sensibilities (adding supportive sounds/soundtrack)

Privacy issues, influence of commercial interests, business models used in developing open education, copyright/fair use/educational use issues, quality of educational offerings/expertise of open educators

Too many and varied to mention. I tend to listen to series, then stop, then try another one. The podcasting universe is a "rabbit hole".

Although Spreaker (owned by iHeart radio) claims to be #1 for podcast hosting, it is NOT as free as it claims to be. Anchor (owned by Spotify) is your best choice as it is free, including providing an RSS feed to other podcasting sites like Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Breaker, Overcast, etc.. I teach podcasting through my school's A/V club and have found Anchor to be the best solution to getting your podcast out onto multiple sites automatically. If you are going to dare to talk about open education, then you must use open source software to record and edit your podcasts (i.e. Audacity). I was one of your graduate students (René Schwarz). If you need help, rschwarz07@gmail.com.

Stuff You Should Know (variety of topics, do not require to listen in order or listen to all); New York Times Book Review (in depth into a topic/book; then update about publishing industry; then roundtable of the group of reviewers' current reading - I like the format for a 'keep up to date service' for my profession); The Moth (multiple storytellers, just the right length, quality content and production). All of these have a regular publishing schedule I can rely on for new/timely content

For informational/professional podcasts - Uninteresting, title doesn't reflect the content, can't see application in professional/personal contexts (relatability), continuous promotion of product/service of podcast host/guest without revealing any content, obvious bias on part of host that isn't explicitly stated

resources, best practice, case studies that can be translated to other contexts (reproducable)

* I search google for library guides - "libguide" AND "podcast" -> the most helpful I've found for those new to creating podcasts has the 'best practice' part (planning, elements of a good podcast, what to avoid) and then the 'how to' (recording, equipment, editing, platform, dissemination
*eg. https://guides.lib.unc.edu/mdc/digitalliteracyprojects/podcast (has CC license on the page)
*excellent planning doc from NPR! - https://training.npr.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-Project-Blueprint-SLW.pdf (no licensing info available)