Podcasting is a new technology that is becoming a very popular communication medium in our society today. Podcasting is simply, online audio content, delivered via RSS feed. Many people believe that podcasting is used just to distribute music, but that is not necessarily true. Podcasting can also be used for talk shows, tutorials, music demos, educational training, stories, comedy clips, debates etc. Today, podcasts are becoming very essential, and have opened many marketing and communication opportunities to businesses.
Educational tutorials, instructions, lessons, class lectures, are all possible using podcasting. Also, according to the article, books read aloud for elderly or visually-impaired listeners are only the beginning of what is possible in the future of podcasting.
One of my professors last semester used podcasts as a way to lecture his students. It was an Environmental Bio class, and Dr. Green would record the notes and PowerPoints we did in class, and email us the links to the podcasts. It was a great idea, and helped us study for our tests whenever we wanted (in the car, at the gym, etc…)
I think Podcasts are a very effective tool to be used in the classroom. Just like my professor did last semester, we can combine the podcasts with our lessons when we become teachers. It will be a great way for our students to learn, since technology is slowly taking over our world.
Podcasts are a fresh technology that is opening the doors to many entrepreneurs and educators. This new medium is slowly becoming more and more successful, and we really have little to lose in adding podcasting as a communication channel. I think I would like to do more research on podcasts, to see how people teachers feel about the use of podcasts in the classroom. I don’t think many teachers are so fond of the idea in the classrooms today, and should be more aware of the benefits that both they and their students can get.
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5 comments:
I think that is very cool that your proffesor did that for your class. I have never used podcasts before, and I am very deficient in that area. I really enjoyed reading your article. I thought it was very good, and I liked what you had to say.
I am very unfamiliar with the use of podcasting but your article, and others like yours, are helping me learn more about how they are useful in the classroom. I liked your real life example of how a professor used podcasts to help you study for tests and go over information. Combining the lessons in the classroom with outside podcasts can help students at any age understand the material better. I think another way it can be used is by recording the lectures taught in class and putting them online for those who had missed that session. All your examples of using podcasting were helpfull in my new knowledge of podcasting.
Thanks!
Alicia
I did not even think about how Podcasting can help the elderly and visually impaired until I read your article. Yes, I do believe that podcasting will reach and teach people that were harder to reach and teach before. Great Post!
Great job! I can tell that you understand the many functions of podcasting. That is awesome that you actually got to experience podcasting in your class; however, I have never used podcasts.
They sound beneficial for the students. I also think that podcasts can be used for students taking a foreign language class. Students can listen to the language being spoken. Then their verbal language skills will begin to improve. Great job!
- Kristin Kotynski
Crystel,
After reading your article and completing this assignment I have developed a new appreciation for Podcasting and its great potential for teaching. I enjoyed reading about your personal experience with Podcasting in your previous course. I think it is great that this new facet of technology is being implemented in the classroom and here at FGCU! The idea of studying for your tests whenever you wanted, in the car, at the gym etc. is the reason why I believe Podcasting holds an extremely bright future in education. It allows the convenience of learning on the go and the compelling ability of oration to grab hold of the audience like no other communication medium. I hope the great potential of Podcasting is realized across the board in education!
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