Podcasting in the
classroom has become one of the latest technological trends in education nowadays, as it stimulates learning through
various creative means that were not previously available. This is especially
useful for today’s students that are well versed in handling technology in addition to
needing new learning methods which match their lifestyle.
Podcasts in education have several advantages:
1- Enables students to access the information any time they
want as the students can download the information to the device of their
choice and listen whenever they are free. This ease of accessibility is vital today.
2- Allows staff to
create an archive of lessons online,
which in turn lets students access previous lectures for reference and clarification on
a subject. It also allows students who miss a class to make up the work easily
without depending on others to give them the class notes.
3- Allows learning on
the go. Instead of learning being a boring sedentary activity, students can study while exercising, relaxing, or traveling
on the train. This stimulates different types of learners, as students can
learn either in an auditory manner, visually, or
physically, which makes them motivated to learn and excel.
4- Enables students
that are physically challenged with disabilities such as dyslexia, etc, that have a hard time with conventional learning, to
thrive in this new format.
It is for these and other various reasons why I’m excited to
start using podcasts for educational purposes.
Bloggers who don’t have time or don’t like to read may prefer to listen to audio content or watch videos. BeyondPod allows you to subscribe, download, listen to audio podcasts and watch video podcasts on-the-go. This app is extremely useful for bloggers who are driving a lot because for them, there is very little reading time.
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