Thing 14: Create a podcast/vodcast......did I?

Maybe I did speak too soon. I thought the video would appear embedded in my previous post, instead you have to click on the post title which isn't very clear but it will hopefully keep my video clip hidden..... Also just followed the Feedburner part of the instructions here but I already had set up my Feedburner feed so I was already off-road in terms of the instructions.  I changed the setting in FeedBurner to activate the smartcast settings but now I have no idea whether it works and I'm not sure how you know whether it works or where you subscribe to just the podcast element of the blog.  At this stage I am losing the will to live so before my Sunday is swallowed up completely I am going to leave it there.  Video clip: done, vodcast: who knows.....

Pic: Durham Catherdral, taken by Ellie

Thing 14: Create a podcast/vodcast

OK....here goes....popcorn at the ready....hopefully this is the video clip I created talking about the move from InfoLinX to Library Search (I hesitate to say podcast as, unless I get much faster at doing this, this will not form one of a series of webcasts and will continue to stand alone as a video clip....).  It did take me quite a while to create mostly because I kept deleting previous efforts through sheer vanity.

I think it's nice to have a visual clip such as this on a profile page, for example, as an introduction to yourself or discussing a particular topic but I don't see huge merit in creating regular podcasts for students.  I have no evidence either way but I've never thought of podcasts as particularly popular amongst students.  While I was doing my Masters the only podcast I ever wanted to listen to was the Ricky Gervais show....but maybe that's just me.  While it took me quite a while to create the video clip I was pleasently surprised at how easy it was to upload it to Blogger so maybe a podcast tied in with a blog makes more sense, especially if the podcasts were, say, once a term.  I haven't yet moved onto the Feedburner part of the instructions so maybe I've spoken too soon.  Anyway hope you enjoy! (I'm going to look away now....)