Science+and+Technology

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**Science and Technology (Term 3)**

As mentioned before in class, we'll approach the content acquisition for this unit differently. For those of you in Group A, read below for the brief.

Group Einstein: Ben Lim, Ding Han, Kenneth, Shien Yang Group Hawkings: Bill, Liki, Clement, Ben Tang Group Dawkins: Shi Cheng, Goh Id, Lit Xian, Jon Seng Group Darwin: Chong We, Ying Cong, Chuanyu, Izumi Group Newton: Weidong, Sherwin, Joel, Yongzhi Group Mendel: Wah Jiang, Kenji, Milton, Gideon
 * Sub-groupings**

What is a podcast?

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** Project: Radio Eureka!** Imagine you are producing a series of radio-style podcasts on the topic of scientific discoveries and related ethical concerns. You will make THREE podcast episodes to tell the full story.

Each episode will be 5 to 6 minutes long and may be presented in any format as long as it is engaging, structured and critically informative. Each episode should feature a theme music and a title. Each episode should end with a sort of cliff-hanger to keep listeners interested to tune in to the next episode. Each episode must be accompanied by a complete transcript.
 * SPECIFICATIONS**

The first episode will focus on the facts of the scientific discovery and its applications. The second episode will focus on the advantages and disadvantages brought about by the discovery. Consider these pros and cons from at least three perspectives. The final episode will wrap up the programme by evaluating the benefits and detriments and proposing a final analysis of the issue.
 * CONTENT**

At the end of the IT Week, you will need to submit TWO episodes. The final installment is due at the end of Week 2. You will be assessed on a four-star rating system on the breadth and depth of information and analysis, creativity of presentation and technical finesse.
 * SUBMISSIONS and GRADING**

[|Radio Documentary on Plagiarism] - approx 30 mins, comprehensive and very informative [|Minicast on the Origins of the phrase, "Hobson's Choice"] - approx 2 mins, engaging and informative trivia [|Eco-celebs walking their talk]- mixture of commentary and interviews with celebrities endorsing the green lifestyle [|The Future of Oil]- interview with expert scientist specialising in oil research
 * SAMPLE PODCASTS**

For recording and making your podcasts, download the Audacity software. Next, sign up for an account with Posterous.com to post your podcasts. Post a link (below) to the platform on which you are using to publish your podcast so that we can all tune in to the podcasts via the RSS feed. E.g. [|Mrs Yong's Posterous] I suspect you can embed an RSS feed on this page. Click on the TV icon in the Editor bar and follow the instructions accordingly.
 * THE TECHNICAL STUFF (Mrs Yong's tried and tested way i.e.)**

//The Lessons... //

Before you start tinkering with the technical bits, first, watch the YouTube video about what Podcasting is. Then, go on to listen to the sample podcasts posted on this page. Each group has to pick one sample to deconstruct. You will collaborate on the task using Google Docs. You can either embed it here or post the link to the Doc so that I can access it. In the desconstruction, you will outline the structure and contents of the podcast.
 * LESSON 1: Exploring Podcasting - Content and Structure**

Example: **The Future of Oil** //**__Male Narrator__: "Earth and Sky" + Opening theme music - generic introduction to the programme __Willem Schulte's Voice:__ “We are not running out of oil yet. The oil which we will produce in the future will be harder to recover, will therefore have a higher cost, and will also need the environmental solution at the same time. But we should also realize that the oil supply is still a finite resource, and therefore people should also really focus their attention to sustainable energy and other energy resources.” - opening attention grabber which introduces the topic focus as well as the main proponent of the solution __Female Narrator:__ "You are listening to Dr Willem Schulte, chief scientist for Reservoir Engineering, Shell and this is Earth ad Sky, Clear Voices for Science..." -**// //**Informs the audience of who the previous speaker is as well as providing a context to the discussion**//

Now do your own version.

At the end of the lesson, you will submit the deconstructed podcast of your group's choice. Post the links/ embedded docs below.

Link to deconstruction by Group Einstein (So cute): [|Hobson's Choice] Link to Group Dawkins' Deconstruction: [|Hobson's Choice] Link to Group Darwin's Deconstruction: [|Mr Brown] Link to Group Hawking's Deconstruction: [|The Future of Oil] Link to Group Newton's Deconstruction: [|Hobson's Choice]

In this lesson, you will download Audacity or use GarageBand or any other suitable software for creating the podcasts.
 * LESSON 2: Exploring Podcasting - Technical**

By the end of the lesson, the group should also decide on the TOPIC of your podcasts and you will need to submit an outline of the THREE podcast episodes. Post your outline in the forum discussion. Put your group's name in the "Subject" box.

Link to Group Dawkins' Topic Discussion: [] Link to Group Newton's Topic and Podcast Outline: [] Link to Group Einstein's Topic Discussion: [|Cryonics] Link to Group Darwin's Topic and Podcast Outline: http://cse-englishlanguage.wikispaces.com/Darwin

You will spend this lesson creating the first episode. Record your online discussion (via whatever medium) and and send proof of it in an email. By the end of the day, you should publish your first episode. Post the podcast link or embed the RSS feed as well as the episode transcript here.
 * LESSON 3: Creating Episode One**

Link to Group Newton's Online Discussion and Podcast: [] Groups Dawkins' __Actual Podcast__ (completed, fresh from the oven at 1am): []

As above.
 * LESSON 4: Creating Episode Two**