انتشر التدوين الصوتي أو ما يعرف ببودكاست Podcast الآن في العالم العربي ربما ليس بالحجم المطلوب ولكن اعتقد أن شكل الذي عليه الآن ينبئ بمستقبل جيد. قبل البدء في الحدث عن التدوين التقني فلنعرف أولا ما هو التدوين الصوتي: هو مواد صوتية يتم تسجيلها سابقا ويتم نشرها وتوزيعها على الانترنت وتكون قابلة للتحميل أو الاستماع المباشر علي الموقع، وهذا النوع من التدوين يُعد بديل عن الشكل التقليدي للمدونات حيث يقدم المدون تدوينته على شكل حلقة مسجلة صوتيا يمكن للأشخاص تحميلها أو الاستماع المباشر لها على الموقع أو المدونة. هناك عدد من أنواع التدوين الصوتي منه الشخصي والعام والتدوين المختص في مجال الرياضة والألعاب ومجالات التقنية، إذا اتجهنا للحديث عن التدوين التقني سنجد مجموعة من المواقع الممتازة التي تقدم تلك الخدمة مثل:
Free Talk Weekly – هو موقع ناطق باللغة العربية يقدم نقاشات صوتية جديدة في عدة مجالات مختلفة أسبوعيا منها الرياضي والمتخصص في الألعاب والتقني، ويمكنك تنزيل الحلقات أو بالاستماع المباشر في الموقع نفسه ولمعرفة المزيد عنه هنا . حيث يقدم الموقع نقاشات تدور حول الأخبار التقنية الجديدة وقدم الموقع حتى الآن 11 حلقة تقنية عادتا مدة الحلقة تزيد عن ساعة.
Hyper link podcast – هو برنامج إذاعي أسبوعي يبث على الإنترنت، يناقش البرنامج آخر أخبار الويب والتكنولوجيا والإعلام الجديد، يحاول البرنامج تغطية الأخبار بأسلوب جديد يعتمد على النقاش واستضافة شخصيات مهمة في هذا المجال. انتقل هيبر لنك حديثا إلى بيت جديد هوا Hyper stage، قدم البرنامج حتى الآن 29 حلقة وأيضا تكون مدة الحلقة تقارب الساعة -لمعرفة المزيد عنهم- أو مراجعة المقابلة التي أجراها الأخ سعود الهواوي مع محمد صالح كيالي، وحديث عن بودكاست هايبر لينك.
مثل تلك البرامج يُعد إثراء للمحتوي العربي التقني علي شبكة الانترنت، في نفس الوقت تقابل مثل تلك الخدمات مشكلات في بعض البلدان العربية مثل ضعف سرعة الانترنت نتيجة لارتفاع أسعاره وما إلى ذلك من مشكلات، نرجو ظهور مثل تلك الخدمات وانتشارها لإثراء المحتوي العربي، وأرجو من الزوار الكرام إذا كان أحدهم يتابع أي مدونة صوتية تقنية يشاركنا بها لتعم المعرفة والاستفادة.
مثل تلك البرامج يُعد إثراء للمحتوي العربي التقني علي شبكة الانترنت، في نفس الوقت تقابل مثل تلك الخدمات مشكلات في بعض البلدان العربية مثل ضعف سرعة الانترنت نتيجة لارتفاع أسعاره وما إلى ذلك من مشكلات، نرجو ظهور مثل تلك الخدمات وانتشارها لإثراء المحتوي العربي، وأرجو من الزوار الكرام إذا كان أحدهم يتابع أي مدونة صوتية تقنية يشاركنا بها لتعم المعرفة والاستفادة.
Over the next few weeks I running a number of workshops for teachers where I will touch on some of the great web 2.0 tools that you can use in the classroom. One tool that I still believe is underused by many schools is podcasting. Podcasting is the process of creating an audio recording and then distributing it on the internet. It’s a form of on-line radio but the big difference is as a consumer (listener) you can subscribe to the podcast and then you will automatically be notified when a new episode becomes available. Over the years I’ve been involved in a number of Podcasting projects from creating some of the first web downloadable audio revision material to a regular weather Podcast that was broadcast out of my classroom when I was head of Geography at Dunbar Grammar School. I also listen to a lot of educational podcasts as part of my own continuous professional development. Anyway, as I was up-dating my own podcast on-line handouts I came across this fantastic slideshare presentation titled, ‘Podcasting for Teachers’. Defiantly worth a look if your interested in finding out more about creating podcasts at your school.
Unfortunately most of us don’t have the luxury of designing our own studios from scratch and in some cases permanent customization is even a problem, so often the rooms we work in have pretty obvious faults and more often than not there is work to be done. If you can afford it, you can have the room analyzed, or you can even attempt this yourself but assuming this is too expensive or technical for most, we’ll look at a more basic route.
Every room is unique and everything in the space will effect its sound. Wall angles, flooring, windows, doors and of course its overall shape will all dramatically change the way sound is perceived within the room. The first thing to do in any situation is to identify the problem areas in your room and home in on the issues that need to be addressed. It’s possible that some things can be rectified before any acoustic treatment is even purchased.
If you are restricted to using one particular room, you are pretty much stuck with its basic shape and size but look out for things such as highly reflective surfaces. These will create large amounts of reflection and play havoc with your stereo image and you are also likely to hear your audio several times as it bounces back to you. These issues can make mixing an absolute nightmare.
So if you have any large windows try using some curtains to cover them up. Even blinds would be a better option than large exposed areas of glass. Mirrors and exposed polished work surfaces should also be avoided if possible. This rule of thumb generally extends to floors as well, so try to opt for a hard wearing carpet rather than a laminate or hard wood floor.
If you are fortunate enough to have a choice of rooms (or you are able to modify the one you are in) it’s a good idea not to go for anything too large or too small. I realize these are very general terms but common sense should prevail here. Extremely large rooms often have many inherent problems, such as standing waves, nodes and large amounts of reflection. These problems often require a lot of treatment to rectify. The sheers size of the walls in larger rooms will mean that more acoustic treatment is required.
Every room is unique and everything in the space will effect its sound. Wall angles, flooring, windows, doors and of course its overall shape will all dramatically change the way sound is perceived within the room. The first thing to do in any situation is to identify the problem areas in your room and home in on the issues that need to be addressed. It’s possible that some things can be rectified before any acoustic treatment is even purchased.
If you are restricted to using one particular room, you are pretty much stuck with its basic shape and size but look out for things such as highly reflective surfaces. These will create large amounts of reflection and play havoc with your stereo image and you are also likely to hear your audio several times as it bounces back to you. These issues can make mixing an absolute nightmare.
So if you have any large windows try using some curtains to cover them up. Even blinds would be a better option than large exposed areas of glass. Mirrors and exposed polished work surfaces should also be avoided if possible. This rule of thumb generally extends to floors as well, so try to opt for a hard wearing carpet rather than a laminate or hard wood floor.
If you are fortunate enough to have a choice of rooms (or you are able to modify the one you are in) it’s a good idea not to go for anything too large or too small. I realize these are very general terms but common sense should prevail here. Extremely large rooms often have many inherent problems, such as standing waves, nodes and large amounts of reflection. These problems often require a lot of treatment to rectify. The sheers size of the walls in larger rooms will mean that more acoustic treatment is required.
