I set up an account and subscribed to podcast. Once logged on, I was immediately able to scan through the many subjects that are available. I searched for "integrating technology in the classroom" and came up with 8 matches. Out of the matches I choose the first one which was about cheating in the classroom. This podcast was 1 cast of several more and they were fairly long and lengthy. I felt as if I was listening to a talking encyclopedia with detailed examples and descriptions. I see me using this tool in the classroom to get advice or to compare to others who experience the same. Also I would use it to reference. I believe in simplicity and strait to the point. I think that the castings had more information than needed. I looked at a few others and they were different lengths. I could filter what the cast was about and it's point but there was a lot of information in the 3 hour cast to go through. This can be an alternative in listening rather than reading to gather and analyze.
Listening to the cast I found the information to be very detailed and full of examples. When the caster would talk, I could understand her clearly, but I was bored with the very detailed information. I felt that the caster could have made their point within 10 minutes compared to the 3 hour length. Having said this means that a lot of note taking is required. Another advantage is that the cast can be stopped and replayed over as many times as needed.
Tell me more about the information covered in the podcast. How long was it? Where did you find it? What account did you have to set up? Was this a lecture capture, perhaps?
ReplyDeleteHow might you use a podcast to help teach listening skills to your students? You indicated you got bored? Why? How did having the information archived help?