Dayton, Ohio-based Wright State University is among the first schools to make available rooms dedicated to podcasting. “We wanted to bring what’s up-to-date, fun and common for today’s students to the library here at Wright State,” says Sue Polanka, who is the head of references and instruction for the Dunbar Library. “Myself along with a [...]

An article at Campus Technology reports that the pedagogical value of podcasts depends almost entirely on student motivation and the learning “context” of the application. “Podcasting does not contain any inherent value,” said researcher Ashley Deal. “It is only valuable inasmuch as it helps the instructor and students reach their educational goals, by facilitating thoughtful, [...]

Here’s something that makes you realize that¬†there’s still room for¬†a tremendous amount of growth in podcasting; a high school in California is considering adding podcasting as¬†a new class in its curriculum. Gary Bissell, a computer science teacher in Atascadero, Calif., is planning a new podcasting class. Bissell came up with the idea for the class, [...]