I'm encouraging faculty in Dairy and Animal Science to experiment with educational podcasting. It is an effective way to share all kinds of information with students - lectures, lessons, readings, demonstrations, practice questions for tests and quizzes, and so on.
It is also extremely easy.
Teaching and Learning with Technology, a unit of Information Technology Services here at Penn State, is offering a new program called Podcasts at Penn State. Through this program, faculty can get started producing educational podcasts quickly and easily. Information on how to sign up is on the program's Web site at http://podcasts.psu.edu/.
As faculty consider educational podcasting, they should keep in mind that nearly all students carry iPods or other mp3 players. Not only are students comfortable with getting information via podcasts, they're equipped to make the most of materials shared in this manner.
Think about it: How valuable is it to be able to listen - or relisten - to information during times when you are best able to absorb that information?
This way to Podcasts at Penn State...
It is also extremely easy.
Teaching and Learning with Technology, a unit of Information Technology Services here at Penn State, is offering a new program called Podcasts at Penn State. Through this program, faculty can get started producing educational podcasts quickly and easily. Information on how to sign up is on the program's Web site at http://podcasts.psu.edu/.
As faculty consider educational podcasting, they should keep in mind that nearly all students carry iPods or other mp3 players. Not only are students comfortable with getting information via podcasts, they're equipped to make the most of materials shared in this manner.
Think about it: How valuable is it to be able to listen - or relisten - to information during times when you are best able to absorb that information?
This way to Podcasts at Penn State...