Podcasting

In week 8 we discussed podcasting. Podcasting is an automated technology that allows listeners to subscribe and listen to digitally recorded audio shows. One of the online readings included an example of how Duke University is taking advantage of Podcasting. The students there receive iPods and use podcasts for listening to lectures, learning foreign languages, and listening to and creating new music. It has also become useful when conducting research. This example shows how beneficial this new technology can be in the educational field. The article also discussed Vodcasting, which is video podcasting.

Like the article on the Duke students discussed, podcasting and vodcasting can be very useful in the classroom. Podcasts can be used to supplement a missed class or for reinforcement of a difficult lesson. If students had the material to listen to at their convenience, perhaps they would pay more attention and retain more information.

This short video provides an example of how these people use podcasting and vodcasting to create things for their classrooms. Some of the people share the benefits that they have gained through learning how to create them, and how they plan on using them in the future.