Improvements to My Podcast

I think there there are several things you can learn from previous students' podcasts. I listened to the following podcasts: "Using Wikis as Educational Tools" by Tyler Smith, Whitney Jackson, James Dumas, and Rennard Lambert and "Examining Dr. Strange's Thesis that Students Now are Listener/Watchers and not Reader/Writers" by Brooke Williams and Melissa Zebracki.

An important thing to remember is not to read a script. I felt that much of both podcasts were read from script. This tented to make some of the information very boring. I also felt that some people where way to fast in their speaking, making it hard for me to understand and comprehend what was being said. There needs to be inflection in speaking like you are caring on a regular conversation with someone. I also liked the organization of the podcast on Dr. Strange's thesis, much better than the one on Wiki. I felt the one on Wiki was way too disjointed and all over the place. They even said "in conclusion" when there was still lots of information left to say. I did like how the Wiki podcast ended. I also think it's important to make sure you are using the correct volume when you speak on a podcast. There were times wen I could hear one student very clearly, and couldn't hear the next student very well at all. I hope to keep these things in mind when doing my podcast.