The topic of this podcast is to illustrate the benefits and the limitations of digital media use in education.
The first step to create this podcast is definitely to make a plan. I divide this podcast into seven parts. The first part of this podcast is 10-second music, which is the beginning of the podcast. I think using music at the start of the podcast can make my listeners feel relaxed and be more interested in what I will talk about next. The second part of this podcast is a brief introduction of myself and my topic. This part is necessary for creating a podcast, because I need to tell my listeners my name in order to let them know who the creator of this podcast is. I also need to introduce what topic that I am going to talk about in this podcast. The third part of my podcast is to explain my topic. In this part, I explain the term ‘digital media’, I think this is an academic word, so I use a scholarly source to examine its definition. The following part is to list the examples of advantages of digital media use in education. I use a scholarly source in this part, because I need evidence to show that using digital media in education has some benefits. The fifth part of my podcast is to show some examples of limitations of digital media use in education. I reference a scholarly source in this part in order to indicate the evidence which proves that using digital media in education also has some limitations. The next part is a conclusion of my podcast, and this is also a necessary part of a podcast. I need to summarize what I said, and I also ask some questions such as ‘Will digital media replace teachers in the future?’ in this part, which can make my listeners think about the future of digital media use in education. Then the final part of my podcast is 15-second music.
Before I create my podcast, I need to find some scholarly sources to reference. I found one e-book, one journal article and one music. The e-book was used to explain my topic. As I wrote before, my topic has an academic term ‘digital media’, which I think needs to be defined. When I was referencing this book, I paraphrased the original work of the definition of digital media written by the author. I used my own words to explain what exactly digital media means. The journal article that I used was to provide the evidence for the advantages and limitations of digital media use in education. In the journal article, there is a research about digital media using at school. I read the research and the results of this research, then I concluded the findings. Most of the benefits and limitations are the ideas I thought, so I added the findings of the research in the journal article to these two parts, which can make them be more convincing. The music I choose is a creative commons licensed music, so it can be used in my podcast. The name of this music is ‘Happy’, I choose it because I think it can make my listeners feel energetic and be more willing to listen to my podcast.
I met some challenges when I was creating this podcast, and I did learn a lot from them. For example, when I was editing my audios, I had no idea about how to use ‘Audacity’. Then I solved this problem by searching the use instructions online. For another example, I found that the format of my audio recording was not mp3, I also searched online about how to solve this problem, then I found the way to transfer the format of my audios.
This is the first time that I create a podcast, and I think it is a good experience.
Reference List
Cinque, T 2015, ‘What is the Media, and is Digital media ‘New’?’, in Communication, Digital Media and Everyday Life, 2nd ed., Oxford University Press, pp.16-18, retrieved 19 January 2020, <https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.ezproxy-f.deakin.edu.au/lib/deakin/detail.action?docID=5402107>.
Davis, K, Ambrose, A & Orand, M 2017, ‘Identity and agency in school and afterschool settings: Investigating digital media’s supporting role’, Digital Culture & Education, vol. 9, no. 1, pp.32-44, retrieved 21 January 2020, <http://katiedavisresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2017.DigCulture.identity..pdf>.
‘Happy’ released by MBB (CC BY-SA3.0), https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial/happy
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