Producing a Multimedia Interview:
The Learning Journey Continues
I am a fortunate learner. Working at a community college gave me many options for choosing an interviewee for this assignment, but when I reviewed the criteria, and thoughtfully considered what I wanted to accomplish, my choice became an easy one.
My interviewee, Prof. Patricia Szobonya, has an office right next to mine. Although we work in different divisions of the college, we share a similar work ethic and often reach out to each other for support. So, when I approached Patricia about helping me complete this project, her response was an immediate "YES!"
Patricia has a wealth of experience integrating technology into her course through Collaborative Online International Learning (C.O.I.L.). I've known of Patricia's technology use, and of her travels to foreign lands (She's off to visit Egypt and Morocco in a few weeks), but, prior to this interview, I never knew exactly WHAT she did with technology. I learned a great deal (about C.O.I.L and making a multimedia presentation), and enjoyed the process much more than I thought I would.
I'm fortunate to have the opportunity to share my learning with you. Thank you for watching.
NOTE: I've gotten feedback that the audio is difficult to hear. You may want to grab a pair of earbuds if you are watching on a laptop. Sorry for any inconvenience!
NOTE: I've gotten feedback that the audio is difficult to hear. You may want to grab a pair of earbuds if you are watching on a laptop. Sorry for any inconvenience!
Kathleen,
ReplyDeleteI was really impressed with the quality of your interview! It seemed very professional and your expert was clearly very knowledgeable and perfect for this assignment. The only constructive criticism I can offer you is it was sometimes hard to hear you. I suspect it was because your voice was projecting toward your expert instead of the microphone. In this week’s reading it discusses specialized microphones that can be added to your portable device on page 44 (King & Cox, 2011). This was a lesson I learned this week too. Thanks so much for sharing, Kathleen! This is definitely one of the best videos in our class!
King, K. & Cox, T. (2011). The professor’s guide to taming technology. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Thank you for the feedback! I'm sorry it's difficult to hear the interview. I realized the audio problem after the first taping so we did a second taping, and then I researched ways to enhance the audio, and re-edited the presentation. The audio was still low when I used my laptop (I used ear buds with good success though), but it was actually loud when viewed on my desktop ---so I thought it was a problem with my laptop speakers. In hind-sight, I realize I probably should have bought some external speakers- as you suggest. Thanks for watching!
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ReplyDeleteKathleen,
ReplyDeleteI had never heard Collaborative Online International Learning (C.O.I.L) it sounds very interesting. She seems very dedicated to her craft of teaching. I was pleased to hear that she took so many of the challenges into consideration. I agree with her first suggestion, “keeping it simple”. Starting off with less at the beginning stages is very important. I also agree with her second suggestion, “Consider the technology”. Although, I’m curious does she survey the students before the program/course to determine what technology the student is familiar with or currently using?
Was she going to Egypt and Morocco for vacation or technology collaboration?
You did a great interview, you are a natural interviewer!
Tiffany
Thank you for watching! I’m glad you found the interview interesting. I didn’t know much about COIL either, and that’s one of the reasons I chose to interview Patricia. The COIL students use Facebook for their collaborations, and Patricia told me the students are generally younger, and very comfortable with technology use. Challenges arise if students don’t have a Facebook account, or aren’t comfortable with Facebook itself. Signing up for Facebook is a simple process, and although it’s another step, this hasn’t caused many problems. But, when students are just not comfortable with Facebook (Patricia said this rarely happens), the instructors have allowed them to use other means to collaborate – such as email. I mentioned Patricia’s travels to Egypt and Morocco because she is headed there for more COIL collaborations!
DeleteWOW she is truly commented to education! But I'm sure she will make time for some fun as well. Where can you find more information about the C.O.I.L program or is it an internal operation?
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DeleteI looked online, and it seems to be a SUNY (State University of New York)program. I'll speak with Patricia this week, and ask if she has additional information.