Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Educational Uses of Podcasting

Educational Uses of Podcasting


Below is a list of education uses of podcasting. If you have any other ideas, feel free to click "Edit" at the top of this page and add them to the list.

* Teachers/lecturers can record their lectures for absent learners and for learners to review later
* Podcasts can accompany presentations (e.g. powerpoint slides) which can be made available on a blog, along with other support material such as web links and references
* Podcasts can provide extra material for self-paced learning
* Recordings of guest speakers from remote locations
* Interviews with subject experts or industry figures (can be recorded using Skype)
* Audio lessons for vision impaired & recordings of lectures
* Support for learners with reading and/or other learning difficulties
* Multi-lingual education
* Foreign language lessons
* ESOL – pronunciation guides
* Instructional training materials for trades
* Learner radio programs (news, current affairs, talk shows, music)
* Music lessons
* Storytelling & oral culture for the indigenous community
* Indigenous languages
* Health education – information on drug & alcohol issues, sex education etc.
* Student counselling - study guides, relaxation "tapes", stress management tips
* Students can create walking tours of art/sculpture they are studying or to accompany a museum exhibit
* Write and share music
* Narrate muted video
* Record translations of world or classical languages
* Can be used to show pronouncation of difficult words



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