Patrick O’Sullivan, CTLT; James Thompson, Special Education; Brent Simonds, Communication; Peter Juvinall, College of Business; Tony Lorsbach, Curriculum and Instruction; Julie Schumacher, Family & Consumer Science; Kathy Clesson, Suzie Thetard, University High School; Tak Cheung, Biological Sciences
Podcasting – distributing digital files to computers or portable music players – is attracting attention among educators for its potential as a teaching and learning tool. It is a way of distributing audio files text files, video files, or combinations of these file types to specific subscribers (e.g., students in your class). Instructors who explored the benefits and drawbacks of podcasting for instruction in Fall 2006 with the support of the Instructional Podcasting Development Initiative and the Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology. This session is for anyone curious about podcasting use in education or interested in how it could be applied in his or her own courses. In Part 1, the instructors will describe their projects and share their insights and recommendations from their experiences in Fall 2006. (Panel continues next session.)
