Audio that Excites!

*Podcasting

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Well, according to Wikipedia:

A podcast* is a type of digital media consisting of an episodic series of audio... files subscribed to and downloaded ...or streamed online to a computer or mobile device.

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*…faculty reported greater student

engagement and interest in class

discussions, field research and independent

projects incorporating the use of iPods.

*…faculty noted that students are less likely

to drop podcasted courses because the

recordings help them to keep up with the

material.

* Duke University iPod First-Year Experience

(http://cit.duke.edu/pdf/ipod_initiative_04_05.pdf)

* UW Podcasting: Evaluation of Year One

(http://catalyst.washington.edu/projects/podcasting_year1.pdf)

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*YOU SHOULD!

Especially if you want to :

*Meet the needs of more students with

varying learning styles and aptitudes

*Supplement existing material

*Give Students the ability to replay and

review information

*Asynchronous consumption allows for

convenient access and multi-tasking

(riding the bus, walking, working out,

etc…)

MACINSTRUCT http://www.macinstruct.com/node/43

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*Built-in to a Computer –

*Sound Recorder on PC

*GarageBand on Mac

*iPadio

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