Podcasting

=Podcasting sa Ghàidhlig=

Are you -
 * a fluent Gaelic speaker?
 * an undergraduate or postgraduate student at Oilthigh Ghlaschu?
 * interested in a career in Gaelic media or in improving your multimedia literacy through the medium of Gaelic?

If so, then you may be interested in participating in our project "Podcasting sa Ghàidhlig".

What is podcasting?
Podcasting is like having your own personal radio station. You plan, record and edit podcasts, which are just like radio programmes on topics that interest you. Then you make them available as MP3 files on the internet (for example from the iTunes Store) for other people to download and listen to on their computers or MP3 players.

You can read more about [|podcasting]here.

Who is running the project?
The project is being run by Mark McConville, Roibeard O Maolalaigh and Fiona Dunn, from the University of Glasgow department of Celtic and Gaelic. Podcasting training will be organised by Elaine Mowat of Edinburgh Napier University.

What is the aim of the project?
We want to see whether it is possible to create a sustainable, Gaelic-medium podcasting scene among the Gaelic-speaking students at the University of Glasgow. We want to start with a group of ten students, train them on the theory and practice of podcasting, and then help them to create their own podcasts, on whichever subjects interest them.

Why do you want to do this?
We have three reasons for wanting to create a podcasting scene for Gaelic-speaking students.

Firstly, we are interested in supporting the personal and professional development needs of students who are interested either in a career in Gaelic media or in multimedia technology. Learning how to create and publish podcasts is an increasingly important skill for a number of careers, and having a portfolio of podcasts you have already created is a useful supplement to any CV.

Secondly, we want to try and increase the amount of high-quality Gaelic audio out there on the internet for Gaelic learners to access. In order to improve their listening abilities, Gaelic learners need to be able to listen to a wide-range of people speaking about a wide range of topics, and they need to be able to download the programmes to listen to on the move. At the moment, there are only three or four Gaelic podcasts available.

Thirdly, we want to do a bit of bottom-up "status planning" for Gaelic. In other words, we want to try and make Gaelic more visible (or audible) around the internet by getting university students to get involved in running their own language planning initiatives. In the medium term, we are interested in doing a lot more work like this, using new technology to help in Gaelic development (e.g. Twitter, blogging, flashmobs).

When will the project run?
The project is due to run for six months from October 2011. However, we hope that the podcasting netowrk will continue to be active after that.

What will the project involve?
We are looking to recruit ten Gaelic-speaking students to become podcasters over the next 6 months. We will provide training on how to plan, record, edit, publish and market podcasts. The role of students is then to make their own podcasts and put them on the internet for others to listen to.

How do I find out more?
Email Mark.McConville@glasgow.ac.uk if you are interested in participating in the project.

We are also running a recruitment event - Thursday 6 October 2011, 7pm, 3 University Gardens, First Floor.