Inspirations and Ideas
We’ve collected together some snippets from students in response to the podcasting assignments we’ve set them. Scroll further and you’ll also find some great resources which might inspire you.
Podcasting offers different ways for students to express themselves which can bolster confidence and also link to opportunities outside of their studies.
Listen to these interview excerpts on how podcasting can support student expression.
It gave us so much creative freedom, it’s our thing and we can do whatever we want with it.
We received really good feedback, which boosted us to keep going.
It helped me get my placement… it made me stand out to other people.
They listened to my podcast when they employed me.
Listen to these interview segments which underline how podcasting connects with real world opportunities for students.
Useful resources
The following are great resources…
Humanities Podcast Network
The Humanities Podcast Network is a growing collective of instructors, scholars, and independent creators dedicated to the transformative impact of audio media and the human voice. We empower and support teachers in secondary and higher education, scholars, and independent creators in the Humanities who want to incorporate podcasts into their classroom practice and/or create their own podcasts so they too can be heard, free of institutional gatekeeping mechanisms.
Here you can find an excellent set of resources.
Here you can find an excellent set of resources.
Novel Dialogue
Interviews between contemporary authors and academic critics. Specifically devoted to the ‘interview’ form – considering print precursors such as the Paris Review’s ‘Art of Fiction’ series.
Why Podcasts? (University of Chicago)
Podcasting can be a creative assignment that encourages students to engage with a topic aurally and orally in addition to simply via text. By engaging the senses more deeply, students gain a more comprehensive understanding of the topic.
How to harness podcasting for teaching and scholarship (opinion)
It offers exciting new ways to learn, create and disseminate research, write 11 scholars, who offer concrete ideas for how to harness it as a productive tool for teaching and scholarship.
The Fellowship Inn – Rebuilding a New House for the Public by Les Back
In this podcast Les Back describes how a derelict pub in south east London has been transformed into a new multi-purpose community venue through £4.5 million funding from the Heritage Lottery Found…
Some further reading
Warwick (UK) (2019): UG podcasts as assessment (Law School): emphasis on story-telling etc