The enhanced podcast project was designed as a value-added technology component to JOUR 370 Media Law. In the fall 2010 Media Law students created multimedia that explain a case to their peers, involved significant peer review and was searchable on the open web. The projects are a resource to other Media Law students seeking deeper understanding of complex topics. Students were encouraged to seek out plaintiffs, defendants, witnesses and experts to contribute to the podcast, as well as implement other digital storytelling techniques. Students in the class completed 10 podcasts on topics ranging from fleeting expletives to net neutrality. Four of the podcasts are included in the Ohio Wesleyan University Digital Repository. The project will continue with future student work added to the repository based on quality and significance.

Funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to the Five Colleges of Ohio (Next Steps in the Next Generation Library: Integrating Digital Collections into the Liberal Arts Curriculum, 2010)