Podcasting in Education
Information surrounding podcasting at educational institutions is a concern of many of my readers. This page seeks to consolidate some of the research and postings I’ve done on the subject.
The Top 5 (really 6) Reasons to Podcast at a University:
I compiled these through surveys and polls of peer institutions and personal experience at Rice University.
First, course casting… it’s a given and I didn’t include it in my top 5 because it should already be happening before any of these others start to take place.
- Enrollment and Recruiting: bringing in more students was the number one reason to podcast at a university (besides course content as already mentioned)
- Development and Alumni: raising money and informing the biggest donors (alumni) of what’s going on
- Anything from Students: and I do mean anything
- Staff Development and Morale: taking care of staff and making them feel as if someone is cares about them
- Faculty Information Dissemination: keeping your faculty in the know
Educational Podcast Directories: see this post ->>
Educational Podcasts:
- Samples of Podcasting in Education: geared more toward educational institutions
- More Educational Podcast Examples: good general educational podcasts
Interesting Educational Podcast Articles:
- “The New Face of Learning” - Will Richardson, posted on edutopia: The George Lucas Educational Foundation website.
- Podcasts for schools - a piece of Dave Jobbings larger article, from Russell Educational Consultancy and Productions. Sections I found interesting were:
I will add links to this page as I continue to develop more content about this subject. Feel free to send me information if you’d like me to share it with others.
