Course

Podcasting Challenge

Create one 5 minute podcast from a topic in the WOSU/CET course “Voting, Civics and Getting to Know Your Government”.

How the Podcast Challenge works.

We, the sponsors, are challenging students to explore a civics topic by creating a podcast. The student should select a topic and personalize it. Topics are covered in the online curriculum (link). Students will examine topics by one of the following methods:

interview a person or group
explore a current issue that relates to one of the topics
create a self-reflective podcast that explores a topic through their own personal experience

Competition: $1000.00 in prizes to the top three podcasts. $500 top prize and $250 for the 2 runners-up. The top 10 entrants will be shared on the IHEARTRADIO podcast platform.

Sub Theme to Consider:

A study published by the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement at Tufts University, divided civic engagement into three categories: civic, electoral, and political voice.[7] Scholars of youth engagement online have called for a broader interpretation of civic engagement that focuses on the purpose behind current institutions and activities and include emerging institutions and activities that achieve the same purposes.[8] These civic engagement researchers suggest that the reduction of civic life into small sets of explicitly electoral behaviors may be insufficient to describe the full spectrum of public involvement in civic life.

Measures of civic engagement[7]
Civic	Electoral	Political voice
Community problem solving	Regular voting	Contacting officials
Regular volunteering for a non-electoral organization	Persuading others to vote	Contacting the print media
Active membership in a group or association	Displaying buttons, signs, stickers	Contacting the broadcast media
Participation in fund-raising run/walk/ride	Campaign contributions	Protesting
Other fund-raising for charity	Volunteering for candidate or political organizations	Email petitions
Run for Political office	Registering voters	Written petitions and canvassing
Symbolic Non-Participation		Boycotting

Students can submit their podcast entries by January 10, 2021

“The practice of democracy is not passed down through our gene pool. It must be taught and learned anew by each generation of citizens.” Sandra Day O’Connor Source: icivics.com

Rules

One entry per student
Must be a student enrolled in an academic institution, home school or independently working toward a diploma
The entrant must select one of the topics in the Voting & Civics: Know Your Government
The theme must explore a concept or issue associated with a topic
Deadline for submission: January 10, 2021
Questions: https://forms.gle/ocJ5yEQ7AzL1BKLH9
Register and Upload file: https://forms.gle/S1k1Me1wSR9jKmrF6

FAQ:

The student will decide on how to record the podcast
We do not provide instructions for tools or equipment, however, here is a list of recommended resources (see Tools):
The content submitted by the entrant is solely the view of the entrant
Get The Vote Out reserves the right to eliminate any submission that violates any copyright, plagiarism, or anything deemed inappropriate.
By submitting your content you are agreeing to allow the submission to be shared publicly on IHEARTRADIO and other platforms at the discretion of Get The Vote Out
The content will not be sold or distributed without expressed permission from Get The Vote Out
Questions: Complete the following form https://forms.gle/ocJ5yEQ7AzL1BKLH9
Register and Upload file: https://forms.gle/S1k1Me1wSR9jKmrF6

Tools

Mobile Podcasting applications

The following article provides a brief overview of iOS and Android applications

https://www.podcastinsights.com/best-podcast-apps/