1. Drivers
1.1. advanced functionality
1.2. ease of creation
1.3. wow factor
1.4. thetime has come
1.5. VLE faciltates distribution
1.6. expecations of digital natives
1.7. appropriate for online medium
1.8. media rich content
2. Current practice
2.1. Podcasting
2.1.1. Pcast Case studies
2.1.2. Podcasting community
2.1.3. PPP SIG
2.1.4. Delivered through own server
2.1.5. Delivered through Elgg
2.1.5.1. link to blog
2.1.5.2. RSS feed
2.1.6. integrated with assessment (FBS)
2.2. Streamed audio
2.2.1. Classics (Penny Goodman)
3. Forms of Audio
3.1. lecture / seminar groups
3.2. interview
3.3. actuality montage
3.4. packaged reports
4. Distribution
4.1. Streaming media server
4.1.1. ALPS example
4.2. Meds podcast site
4.3. Elgg
4.3.1. RSS feeds
4.4. Personal approach
4.5. LuTube
4.5.1. LuTube community
4.6. VLE
5. Content creation
5.1. Media Services
5.2. Audio
5.2.1. Capturing
5.2.1.1. Zoom H2 £140
5.2.1.2. Samson USB mic £56
5.2.1.3. USB headset
5.2.2. Editing
5.2.2.1. Audacity
5.2.2.1.1. video tutorials
5.2.2.1.2. LAME encoder
5.2.2.2. Audition
5.3. Output
5.3.1. File formats
5.3.2. Compression
5.3.2.1. wmv
5.3.2.2. swf / flv
5.3.2.3. h.264
5.3.2.4. MPEG4
5.3.2.5. MP3
5.3.3. Media Convert
5.3.4. Real producer
5.3.5. Super
5.3.6. Prism
5.3.7. VLE advice for Streaming server
6. Ways to deliver
6.1. articulate
6.2. Wimba
6.2.1. Wimba Voice Tools
6.2.1.1. Voice board
6.2.1.2. Voice Presenter
6.2.1.3. Podcaster
6.2.1.4. Voice E-mail
6.2.1.5. Voice Direct
6.2.2. Wimba Live Classroom