Podcasting

Learncast: Podcast for e-Learning

July 20, 2006

Using podcasts for e-learning. ‘Christine Wilks from Make It Happen gives a brief overview of how podcasting can be used for e-learning. A series of podcast episodes could be an effective way to deliver learning content as part of an online course, or to support face to face learning beyond the classroom.’ Make It Happen: [...]

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Futurelab: The Power of the Podcast

July 13, 2006

The power of the podcast by Kim Thomas. ‘Sometimes, a very simple idea can turn out to be genuinely revolutionary. Despite the geeky name, podcasting is a democratic technology that can be used by anyone. Podcasts are just digital audio files (MP3s) made available over a website; users can listen to them on their PCs, [...]

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ChinesePod: Chinese Learning Podcasts

July 13, 2006

Breaking China: ChinesePod takes on language learning. ‘Language learning is about to change – at least that’s what Hank Horkoff hopes. With his company ChinesePod staff picking up some serious media attention around the world, more than 20,000 people have subscribed for free, podcasted Chinese lessons and 2,000 are paying for the company’s full package. [...]

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Digital Lectures: High-Tech Classrooms

July 13, 2006

Podcast craze hits classrooms. ‘Some say digital lectures can let students catch up. Hoping to appeal to tech-savvy students with a shrinking attention span, more Boston-area colleges are pushing professors to go digital and record their lectures as downloadable files that student can listen to wherever, whenever. Supporters of the idea say that podcasts help [...]

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Historical Podcasting

July 13, 2006

Podcasts help make history come alive. ‘As the use of iPods and other handheld listening devices becomes more prevalent among students, some forward-thinking historical societies and other educational groups are embracing the technology as a means to reach students and further preserve history. At Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia, for instance, historians are using podcasts to [...]

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Academic Podcasting

June 18, 2006

Your Teachers May Be Conspiring Via Podcast. ‘Technology allows professors to trade lectures, assignments. While many college students turn up their iPods as a diversion from homework, an increasing number are turning to their MP3 players to complete their assignments as academic podcasting continues to expand its scope. Now professors aren’t just uploading lectures-to-go, they [...]

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Educational Podcasting for Teaching and Learning

June 12, 2006

Podcast directory for educators, schools and colleges. ‘This is the first UK directory and the best website to find podcasts for educational use – each listed podcast is ideal for teaching and learning activities with children or young people at home, school or college. In our directory, educators can freely access educational content in over [...]

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How to Create a Podcast

June 8, 2006

Beginner’s guide to podcasts and podcasting (plus: how to create a basic podcast of your own). ‘Much has been said about podcasts and podcasting since they were popularized especially in the tech/geek scene more than a year back. Just like blogs, podcasts are yet another Web 2.0 offshoot, bringing content-generation away from centralized sources (i.e., [...]

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