Podcasting: Digital Storytelling, Hybrid Teaching and Assessments, Renfrow, Summer 2024

Course Number:	EDU 5710 S67
Instructor:	Clarena Renfrow, M.Ed.
Location:	Casella Room at the Hub Co-Works, 67 Merchants Row, Rutland & online
Dates and Times:	July 8 – August 4, 2024; 10 am to 2 pm for the 1st week with remaining hours online and a podcasting recording time appointment during the week of July 15, 2024.
Credits:	3 Credits
Tuition:	$1,595

Course Description

Podcasting is making a big comeback. We listen to learn; we create to inform or entertain. We tell stories and there are so many stories to tell. In this time of hybrid learning, Podcasting is a great way to reach students and to have students demonstrate their content learning and express creativity. This course will teach you to use podcasting for teaching, learning, and assessment. Students will also understand how Podcasting fits into the Universal Design for Learning.

Audience: All Educators

Learning Management System: https://www.it.edu20.org You will be sent an invitation to join the course in the email you provide Vermont State University at Castleton.

Course Goals & Objectives

Podcasting: Digital Storytelling and Remote Teaching is designed to meet the following goals:

To understand the concepts of podcasting (audience, scripts, purpose, etc.)
To understand how to integrate Podcasting into lessons/units so that students learn to Podcast as an alternative means of assessment of learning.
To be able to create podcasts that can be used for hybrid learning
To understand how Podcasting fits into the Universal Design for Learning

ISTE Standards for Educators:

Learner: Educators continually improve their practice by learning from and with others and exploring proven and promising practices that leverage technology to improve student learning.
Designer: Educators design authentic, learner-driven activities and environments that recognize and accommodate learner variability.
Facilitator: Educators facilitate learning with technology to support student achievement of the ISTE Standards for Students.

Instructor

Clarena M. Renfrow, M.Ed., has been teaching Educational Technologies courses at the VTSU Center for Schools for 12 years and high school for 23 years. She also serves as a consultant/trainer for different school districts. She holds an AS in Business, BA in Education, and a M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction. She has also received certification as a Technology Integration Specialist through courses at the University of Vermont. In addition, she is a licensed teacher in the following areas: Business Education, Technology Integration, Online Teaching, and Work Based Learning. Ms. Renfrow has received several awards for her contributions in moving educational technologies forward to assist teachers and students: 2019 International Society of Technology in Education Recipient of the Making IT Happen Award, 2017 Goethe Institute STEM Transatlantic Outreach Fellow, and 2012 VITA Learn Project Ignite Teacher Award.

Required Texts

Required Texts are not included in the course tuition.

Book: Podcast: Learn how to Stop Babbling & Start Podcasting Like a Pro $5.99
Book: Podcast Planner: The Little Guided Planner to a Successful Podcast $7.99

For more information

Clarena Renfrow
(802) 770-8478

For additional registration information

Center for Schools Team

(802) 468-1325