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This episode focuses on helping instructors, instructional designers, technologists, and course creators finish the semester with clarity while setting the stage for future improvement. Listeners are guided to evaluate what worked, what didn’t, and how media elements like videos, visuals, and course structure that either supported or slowed down student learning. Finally, we will discuss looking a...

Are we seeing a decline or the slow death of what we know as today of the traditional audio podcast?  Since the beginning, 2003 to 2004 sharing audio files using RSS feeds for automatic downloading for portable media players has been a format of audio sharing that changed how we learn, how we collaborate with like minded folks, and how we were entertained by stories or life journeys from complete...

Wireless audio benefits every aspect of video creation and content you create for your students. Freedom of movement, high quality sound and compatibility with so many devices makes this wireless microphone by the Australian company Rode called the Rode Wireless Me a huge asset for anyone creating instructional videos. This podcast will focus on the specific product: Rode Wireless Me microphone, b...

In this episode, Elizabeth Stuff, AFG representative, will go into detail about what Tuesday Tips are and how they can benefit the new adjunct faculty members at PVCC. In addition, Sam and Elizabeth will talk about how the AFG representative can help adjunct faculty members in general. We will conclude with a presentation of on campus Panorama accessibility assistance workshops for adjunct faculty...

For years, when we held a camera to take video, whether it was a camcorder or when we were introduced to iPhones in 2007, we all held our phones in horizontal mode.  Basically sideways.  Today with the ever growing trends of sharing video on social media, such as Instagram’s Reels and Tiktok, when should you shoot video in portrait or most commonly known as vertical mode? This episode will touch o...

In this episode, Sam and Caron will share how the Center for Teaching and Learning, and Employee Engagement (CTLEE) at PVCC is leveraging the power of technology in order to better serve the college as a hub of innovation.  Why did the newsletter go away?  How are they launching on demand content with YouTube shorts?  The CTLEE is letting go of the past and moving into the future by learning, chan...

With social media tools in the hands of practically everyone of your students, what are you doing to leverage this media to interact, innovate, collaborate and connect with your students? Now more than ever, we are much more connected online to content, which makes things much easier for instructors to gain a following by students using social media tools such as TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, etc....

What is Garageband?  Yes, we know it as usually some young teens in a garage banging away and experimenting with music trying to make the dream of becoming rock stars.  But in the digital media world. Garageband originally released in 2004 by Apple, the application enabled users of all levels to dive in and create music, edit and record audio at all skill levels. This free software comes with the...

Just Take the Pic! Camera or Phone for Travel Photography ? It’s that time of year!  Vacations and traveling during the summer break!  So the question is, when you are traveling on family vacations or attending a work conference, which do you prefer to use, a typical point and shoot camera or your smartphone?  As summer comes to a close, this podcast will still touch on some ideology about basic u...

Who exactly is Sam?  The TOASTEDU podcast host Sam Fraulino here at Paradise Valley Community College spends some time talking with Dr. Caron Sada in an episode dedicated to our Creativity series. Dr. Caron Sada wants to turn the tables and interview Sam and dive into his creative background, his art, and everything related to his long career here at PVCC. Caron will share how she used ChatGPT to...

When we think of creative tools or workflows, we usually think of pencils, markers, whiteboards and paper. However, Apple has always been a company that prides themselves on creating computers and software for creative folks. Over the last 10 years, the iPad and other tablets have exploded in the mainstream market. Not just for creative digital media folks, but everyone. I think it’s time we look...

Creativity is iterative and Caron’s journey with student programming in her classes, Club Z and her hopes for organizational change in higher ed are definitely iterative and continuing to develop over time.  Today we’ll hear about where Caron’s creative journey is with regard to her new book, Learning and Doing CoCreation: Learning 31 Things We Already Know through The Art and Science of Culture C...

Is a longer podcast episode better? How long should a podcast episode be?  This is a nagging question that keeps a lot of podcasters, creators and online instructors up at night when worrying about the length of their content.  This could be in the form of a podcast as this episode will primarily touch on, but this can be applied to all aspects of digital media and instructional materials. Join us...

Welcome to the DropZone! Rush In, Roam In, Drag In, Drop In!  What is the Drop Zone here at the Center for Teaching, Learning and Employee Engagement?  The Drop Zone is a program we are offering for all faculty and staff to drop by the CTLEE and discuss technology issues, instructional strategies, all things Canvas and anything related to digital media and instruction. This podcast episode is a sh...

It’s time to register for that conference, or take that much needed family vacation to the beach, so book the flight, and pack up your tech gear! This episode of the ToastEDU we are going to discuss some of the best and most useful tech gadgets you’ll need for a digital world. Whether we are traveling for work related conferences or a vacation this episode will dive into a few different tech gadge...

Social media has endless opportunities for educators, we just never thought of it that way. As a tool, it can help students improve digital literacy and critical thinking skills.  Tools such as Instagram can also help promote your class, your college, and yourself as an instructor. Some obstacles colleges have when dealing with technology is cost, that is the best part of social media, it's fr...

How would you describe your journey with creativity?   Join us in this podcast discussion as Dr. Caron Sada and Sam Fraulino talk about all aspects of creativity, environment choices, and insights.  So if you are not in a creative journey and feeling stuck, how might you change your choices and environment to create a life and experiences that you hope for? Creative instruction and...

Digital photography has exploded over the last 20 years.  With so many different formats and shooting settings, what is really best for when using your digital camera to capture memories or use it for instructional media purposes to enhance your instructional materials. Most of us know the term JPEG, that format that allows us to send photos via text, email or post on the internet.  The...

When it comes to instructional technology, online creative tools, and digital media, there are hundreds of free and helpful tools to aid faculty in creating innovative and creative media. Adobe Creative Express formerly known as Adobe Spark is just that!  This online and mobile design app that easily allows all skill levels to create and share impactful visual stories.   The best pa...

Discussing the growth of OER- Open Educational Resources, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the landscape of education. More faculty are harnessing the power of online tools to create a more dynamic experience for their students in the classrooms and online. There is no better time to be a student as colleges across the country continue their path of innovation. Paradise Valley Community College b...

As we all know, the world is full of techies, gear geeks, and folks that just have to play with new technology. Well, that’s us!  The TOAST EDU host Sam Fraulino and Lynn McClelland will sit down and discuss all of their favorite technology tools that can be used for creating a wide variety of creative instructional content. Sam and Lynn have both worked with technology for many years, so bet...

When podcasting first made its way to the iPod and phones many years ago, there was a great fear that podcasting could in fact be the death of radio. As we know that is far from the truth, but it does offer many ways of offering spoken word to reach all types of listeners. A podcast can be in the form of a storytelling experience, an interview, crime dramas, or a casual conversation between two sp...

As summer comes to an end, faculty, staff, and students are now trickling back to the PVCC campus for Fall 2022.  Coming out of a pandemic offered many online and remote learning challenges and as well as learning to work and regaining our working relationships, it’s now time to really get back into creating projects, collaborating with others and using new digital media to enhance our course...

This podcast of the TOAST EDU, Sam Fraulino, the instructional multimedia developer will discuss digital media.  So what exactly is digital media? Is it graphics you upload to your Canvas course?  It’s video, audio, software, or other content that is created, edited, stored, or accessed in digital form.  We know in today’s fast paced digital world as well with the rapid changes in h...

This podcast of the TOAST EDU, CTLEE Director Lynn McClelland and Instructional Media Developer Sam Fraulino sit down for a discussion about the upcoming development of PVCC’s New Media Lab Experience.  Join in on this conversation to learn about what exactly the New Media Lab Experience is, who is involved, and the many positive learning opportunities it can bring all faculty, staff, and stu...