Adaption of Podcasting Techniques for a Postgraduate Computer Science Course

Project Title

Adaption of Podcasting Techniques for a Postgraduate Computer Science Course

Project Leader

Prof David Rossiter

School / Dept

SENG / CSE

Project Duration

Feb 2007 - Dec 2007

Project Description

The project provided students (who often cannot attend lectures for legitimate reasons) access to the lecture material via a podcast.

Project Outcome

• A new feature of the GONG system was developed and able to support import of any podcast and export any voice board in the system as a podcast. An add-on podcasting feature of GONG system was designed in Java environment which was applicable to all platforms. RSS subscription function was added. Any audio recordings can be simultaneously published as a podcast. Newly added or edited messages in the Gong voice board will automatically reflected in the Gong podcast by any podcast reading system.

• The system was implemented in a course.

Status

Completed

Project Documents
(Only accessible by HKUST users)

• Project Plan
• Progress Report: First | Second |
• Final Report

Adaptation

Adaptation from Lecture POD casting: enhancing course materials through recorded MP3 audio of lectures for portable MP3 players