After listening to a podcast (or two or ten), students can use these as a model to record their own interviews. There is actually a StoryCorps professional recording location in Chicago that can be reserved for free, or even better they have recently released a StoryCorps app that can be used to record interviews and upload them directly to the StoryCorps repository. To help motivate people to add their stories, they have launched an initiative named The Great Thanksgiving Listen, encouraging teachers across the nation to assign their students to interview a relative over the holiday to capture an entire generation's worth of stories (free Teacher Toolkit available!).
Below are a few examples of the variety available.
Household Gun Accidents: A man recounts the terrible accident in which as a 10 year old boy he accidentally shot his 8 year old sister while they were home alone.
Alzheimer's: A woman recounts the progression of her mother's illness.
Even everyday life: A young woman interviews her grandfather while sitting in the car using the StoryCorps app.
A few possible uses of many:
- Embed/link to recordings related to the topic currently being studied
- Assemble a collection of recordings related to the topic as additional resources, allowing student choice
- Require students to use a recording specific to a topic they are researching as a source in a paper, presentation, etc
- Use recordings as examples of various interview techniques/purposes/etc
- Use as a model for students to record their own interviews of others
Are you a Podcast listener? Do you use them in your teaching? Any recommendations?
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