Workshops on Podcasting
Analytics and Accessibility
Mar 20, 2023 — 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Join us for two workshops with Elizabeth Dubois, Michael Geist, and Vinita Srivastava on how to use podcasts for knowledge mobilization, including how to understand analytics and how to increase accessibility.

Presentation
The Pol Comm Tech Lab presents, in collaboration with the University of Ottawa Centre for Law, Technology and Society:
Workshop 1: Podcast Analytics (March 20) Watch the video
This online workshop will cover basic podcast analytics, including which metrics are most important to track and why, as well as how to access this data and interpret it. Guests Elizabeth Dubois, Michael Geist, and Vinita Srivastava will discuss their own experiences with analytics from their podcasts. A resource handout will be provided to all participants for their future reference.
Workshop 2: Introduction to Podcast Accessibility (March 27) Watch The Video
This workshop will introduce podcast accessibility by showing you how to make your content as user-friendly as possible for individuals with varying physical and psychological needs. Accessibility throughout the whole podcast production cycle will be covered, with a focus on how to use publication tools like transcripts, translations, annotations, and websites. Resource handouts will be provided.
Participants who have specific questions are welcome, but not required, to submit these in advance by emailing [email protected]
These workshops are made possible by The Office of the Vice-President Research and Innovation (OVPRI) Knowledge Mobilization Grants, through a SSHRC Exchange Grant.

About the Speaker
Elizabeth Dubois
Elizabeth Dubois is an Associate Professor and the University of Ottawa Research Chair in Politics, Communication and Technology, and a Faculty member of the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Law, Technology and Society. She hosts the Wonks and War Rooms podcast.

About the Speaker
Michael Geist
Michael Geist is a Full Professor, Common Law Section, Faculty of Law and holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law, and a Faculty member of the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Law, Technology and Society. He hosts the Law Bytes podcast.

About the Speaker
Vinita Srivastava
Vinita Srivastava is a senior editor for The Conversation Canada and hosts the podcast Don’t Call Me Resilient. She is also and researcher with the Global Journalism Innovation Lab and appeared as a guest on the Wonks and War Rooms podcast’s season four episode on Post-Truth Politics.