In this podcast, Nate Plageman (Department of History) sits down with Brianna Derr and Paul Whitener of Academic Technology to discuss how students in one of his classes, HST 105 ‘Africa in World History’, produce podcasts as their capstone projects in lieu of a more conventional written research project. The conversation touches on a variety of topics, including a description of Nate’s podcast assignment, the rationale and learning goals behind its creation, the provision of technical knowledge and details on the recording process, and some of the outcomes the projects have engendered.
Podcasting African Pasts
Presenter Information
Brianna Healey
Assistant Director of Academic Technology
Brianna Healey is the Assistant Director of Academic Technology, a division of Information Systems. Her position aims to enhance teaching and learning in the curriculum using digital technologies. Brianna aims to stay at the forefront of teaching, learning, and technology to provide transformative learning experiences for students at Wake Forest University.
Nate Plageman
Associate Professor, Department of History
Nate Plageman is an Associate Professor in the Department of History and currently serves as the Coordinator of Wake Forest's African Studies Minor. His classes focus on various aspects of African History while his research centers on the social and spatial production of cities in colonial and post-colonial Ghana.
https://plus.google.com/111075957264729292339Paul Whitener
Assistant Director of Digital Fabrication and Maker Education, Academic Technology Information Systems
Paul Whitener is the Assistant Director of Digital Fabrication and Maker Education at Wake Forest University. As an Information Systems staff member assigned to the Wake Forest makerspace, the WakerSpace, Paul is involved in technology and making, which is used to teach students in and out of the classroom. With a bachelor’s Degree in Communications with a Television Production Concentration and an Associate’s Degree in Electronic Engineering, Paul brings over 30 years of experience, all based in technology, to the program. In his current role, Paul works with students on a daily basis helping them to utilize various “maker” technologies into their classwork. He has also co-facilitated the Computer Science STEM Robotics course as well as led many “pop-up” labs geared towards extracurricular learning for the WFU community. These labs include Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Makey Makey, laser cutting, and 3D printing technologies. In the spirit of Pro Humanitate, Paul is also involved in many technology outreaches to middle and high school students.
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The part at the end, about how students revisit their work over and over through the act of digital editing, was so powerful. Fantastic job, to all of you.