Using Podcasts & Video Essays as Research Assignments (In-Person)

Podcasts and video essays may be non-traditional assignment types, but they have a lot to offer. For faculty, it’s a break from reading so many papers and trying to decipher which portions of a paper offer original thought and which were written by AI. For students, podcast and video essay assignments offer an opportunity to learn new skills that will be valuable assets on their CV. For everyone, podcasts and video essays offer an opportunity to think critically about why we conduct research, who that research is for, and how we can effectively communicate that research to non-academic communities impacted by our work.

In this workshop, we’ll get to the heart of what podcast and video essays are, assignment design elements to support a successful student experience and project, and resources available to support you and your students in your creative media assignments.

Presenter(s): Lisa Hooper, Head of Media Services, Tulane University Libraries-Scholarly Engagement

Location: Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Room 306 (inside the CELT/ILC suite)

Registration strongly encourage: Register now

If you are unable to attend in person, this workshop will be repeated virtually at 12pm CST on January 20, 2026.

This workshop is presented in partnership with the Center for Engaged Learning and Teaching.