Episode 5: Podcast Assignments 3—Genre Assignments
Overview
Genre is an interesting topic in the study of digital media, especially as many media, old and new, remediate other media. In this episode, I will first present some genres that have successfully been carried over from other media to podcast form. I then present two possible genre podcast assignments. While I have shared my existing assignments in other sections, I have not yet given these assignments. Without further ado, let us begin Episode 5: “Podcast Assignments 3—Genre Assignments.”
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Table 5.1: Student Rated Contributions of Class Componets to their Understanding of Genre
Class Components |
Contribution |
| Podcasting (in general) | 4.2 |
| Capstone Project (if in podcast form) | 4.3 |
| Week in Review Podcasts | 4.1 |
| Podcasting Lectures & Discussions (including guest visit) | 4.1 |
| Podcast “Readings” | 3.8 |
| Peers’ Podcasts | 3.9 |
| Podcast Reading Responses | 3.9 |
Table 5.2: Student Rated Contributions of Capstone and Week in Review to their Understanding of Genre and other Key Skills
Knowledge and
|
Capstone |
Week in Review |
| Audience | 4.7 |
4.7 |
| Purpose | 4.7 |
4.7 |
| Context | 4.5 |
4.4 |
| Ethos | 4.5 |
4.2 |
| Pathos | 4.2 |
4.2 |
| Logos | 4.5 |
4.3 |
| Tone | 4.7 |
4.5 |
| Genre | 4.3 |
4.1 |
Links in the Transcript:
- Grammar Girl podcast: http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/
- Get-It-Done Guy podcast : http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/
- Escape Pod podcast: http://escapepod.org/
- “Making of a Podcast,” episode 70 in the VirginWorlds Podcast: http://www.virginworlds.com/podcast.php?show=1&ep=70
- Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network: Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network
- Say it Plain: Great African American Oratory podcast: http://soundlearning.publicradio.org/subjects/history_civics/say_it_plain/
- Scott Sigler: http://www.scottsigler.com/
- Seal Press author interview podcasts: http://www.sealpress.com/podcasts.php
- Slate Podcasts:
- Political Gabfest podcast: http://www.slate.com/gabfest
- Culture Gabfest podcast: http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/culturegabfest.html
- Hang Up and Listen (sports) podcast: http://media.slate.com/media/slate/Podcasts/Sports/HUAL1.xml
- The Speeches of President John F. Kennedy podcast: http://jfkspeeches.podomatic.com/
- TEDtalks: http://www.ted.com/talks
References:
Walch, Rob, & Lafferty, Mur. (2006). Tricks of the podcasting masters. Toronto: Que.
