Podcasts are just digital audio files (MP3s) made available over a website; users can listen to them on their PCs, or download them to an MP3 player such as an iPod. Some models of iPods have video screens which would allow students to see the lecture as well hear it.
Its great attractions are its flexibility and its inclusivity: it can meet the needs of a diverse range of students, including those with dyslexia, or visual or hearing impairments. It has proved particularly useful for those students who for good reasons can't attend every lecture. It has begun the trend that eventually gives people access to learning wherever they are in the world, and whatever their personal circumstances.
Podcasting have the potential to make education a more learner-centric experience. It changes the way students learn. Allows them to ruminate, and listen again to lectures and tutorials thereby encouraging critical and analytical thinking.
So far I have heard of the use of podcasts in higher learning institutions. How has this technology taken on with younger students? Has any one made use of podcasting in schools?
Reference: Kim, Thomas (2006).The power of the podcast. Retrieved from http://www.futurelab.org.uk/viewpoint/art70.htm on 19 April 2007.
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