Get Started with Podcasting

Hours: 16 / Access Length: 5 Weeks / Delivery: Monthly, Mentor Supported

Retail Price: $285.00

Course Overview:

Got a computer? a microphone? a topic you can talk about? Then you are ready to get started with podcasting! Podcasting allows you to publish audio or video content that you can share with the world. Your listeners can download your message and listen to it on their mobile audio devices. This course will introduce you to the skills you will need to create, edit and publish your audio or video podcast. We will explore tools that are available for creating podcasts, publishing them and how you could make money.

ATTENTION: This course has a strict start and end date.  When a student enrolls into this course, they will need to work with one of our Training Assessment Managers (TAMs) to choose a start date before they can be enrolled in their course.

Course Outline:

• Students will explore the field of podcasting and create a podcast of their own.
• Students will plan out their podcast production.
• Students will create an audio podcast.
• Students will create a video podcast.
• Students will publish and publicize their podcasts.
• Students will create a final project using what they have learned in this class.

All necessary materials are included.

System Requirements:

Internet Connectivity Requirements:

• Cable, Fiber, DSL, or LEO Satellite (i.e. Starlink) internet with speeds of at least 10mb/sec download and 5mb/sec upload are recommended for the best experience.

NOTE: While cellular hotspots may allow access to our courses, users may experience connectivity issues by trying to access our learning management system.  This is due to the potential high download and upload latency of cellular connections.   Therefore, it is not recommended that students use a cellular hotspot as their primary way of accessing their courses.

Hardware Requirements:

• CPU: 1 GHz or higher
• RAM: 4 GB or higher
• Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher.  1920x1080 resolution is recommended for the best experience.
• Speakers / Headphones
• Microphone for Webinar or Live Online sessions.

Operating System Requirements:

• Windows 7 or higher.
• Mac OSX 10 or higher.
• Latest Chrome OS
• Latest Linux Distributions
  

NOTE: While we understand that our courses can be viewed on Android and iPhone devices, we do not recommend the use of these devices for our courses. The size of these devices do not provide a good learning environment for students taking online or live online based courses.

Web Browser Requirements:

• Latest Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience.
• Latest Mozilla FireFox
• Latest Microsoft Edge
• Latest Apple Safari

Basic Software Requirements (These are recommendations of software to use):

• Office suite software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice)
• PDF reader program (Adobe Reader, FoxIt)
• Courses may require other software that is described in the above course outline.