Explore and create: Exploratory Creation lab 
Preregistration Required
Purpose
The session, "Cultivating Creative Communicators: Podcasting and Micro-Podcasting with Adobe Express," serves to arm educators with the expertise and insights to leverage both podcasting and micro-podcasting as innovative, engaging tools in the classroom. The focus is on using Adobe Express to foster creative, succinct, and impactful student-driven audio narratives.
Participant Outcomes
Mastering Micro-Podcasting: Participants will understand the value and mechanics of creating shorter, impactful audio pieces using Adobe Express.
Comprehensive Podcasting: Attendees will be proficient in using Adobe Express to facilitate longer, more detailed student-led podcasts, adding a nuanced layer to their teaching arsenal.
Navigating Ethics: Educators will gain insights into guiding students toward responsible digital citizenship through ethical podcast and micro-podcast creation.
Educational Challenge Addressed
Overcoming Barriers to Entry: Traditional podcasting can seem daunting; micro-podcasting provides an accessible starting point for both teachers and students.
Technology Employed
Adobe Express: An all-in-one platform, simplified for podcasting and micro-podcasting, suited for classrooms of varying technical proficiencies.
Models Utilized
Micro-Podcasting as Bite-Sized Learning: Incorporating short, focused podcasts into lesson plans to reinforce key educational concepts.
Instructional Plans and Strategies
Adobe Express Walkthroughs: Both podcast and micro-podcast creation tutorials to help educators become well-versed with the tool.
Sample Lesson Plans: Templates that incorporate both types of podcasting, aligning with curriculum goals.
Evidence of Success
Testimonials and Mini-Case Studies: Real-world examples where Adobe Express-enabled podcasting and micro-podcasting have enriched the learning experience.
Introduction (5 minutes)
Content: Brief overview of the session's objectives and the importance of podcasting and micro-podcasting in education.
Process: Quick poll to gauge participants' experience levels with Adobe Express and podcasting.
Understanding the Basics of Adobe Express (10 minutes)
Content: A quick dive into Adobe Express—its interface, features, and how it can be applied in educational settings.
Process: Short interactive demo from the presenter.
Hands-On: Micro-Podcasting with Adobe Express using Animate from Audio/VocieOver (15 minutes)
Content: Participants will create a 60 second micro-podcast.
Process: Guided walk-through followed by hands-on practice.
Engagement: Peer-to-peer interaction to share and review micro-podcasts.
Hands-On: Podcasting with Adobe Express with Podcasting Interface (15-20 minutes)
Content: Participants will initiate the framework of a longer, ~5 minute podcast.
Process: Guided walk-through followed by hands-on practice.
Engagement: Participants can share podcast ideas or obstacles they’ve encountered in small groups.
Wrapping Up & Resources (5 minutes)
Content: Summary of session takeaways, additional resources, and a call-to-action to implement learned skills.
Process: Open floor for questions.
Peer Sharing and Networking (5 minutes)
Content: Time for sharing contact info, connecting on social media, and creating accountability partnerships for trying podcasting.
Process: Networking and open conversation & participants share their creations via Padlet gallery walk
Articles: "How Podcasting Is Changing Teaching and Research" - Jeffrey Young, EdSurge - https://www.edsurge.com/news/2023-07-25-how-podcasting-is-changing-teaching-and-research
"The Power of Storytelling for Youth" - https://www.edsurge.com/news/2023-08-22-the-power-of-storytelling-for-youth
Books: "The New Digital Storytelling: Creating Narratives with New Media" by Bryan Alexander
Reports: Digital storytelling as a means of supporting digital literacy
learning in an upper-primary-school English language classroom by Natalia Churchill, Edith Cowan University
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