During this project, I encountered a few obstacles. I have never pieced audio files together before, so there was a learning curve. However, the tutorial Dr. Mears posted on blackboard was extremely helpful. I followed his directions step by step and was able to successfully piece my audio files together. I also encountered an obstacle when trying to decide what intro music and music transitions to use. I have never listened to very many podcasts, so I wasn't sure what music was appropriate. In order to overcome this obstacle, I researched podcasts that were available online and compared their music choices.
I learned that writing your script ahead and time is extremely helpful. By writing my script, I was able to record my audio files smoothly and not try to use filler words such as "um". I believe writing the script up front is the most successful way to create a podcast.
For future projects, I would like to try to record the entire podcast in Audacity instead of piecing my files together. I think this would eliminate weird/awkward transitions and make the podcast flow more smoothly.
I uploaded my podcast in a previous blog. However, if you would like to listen to it again, please click this link Kahn Academy Podcast. For more information visit KahnAcademy.org and http://elearningindustry.com/advantages-and-possible-limitations-of-online-learning.
