Educational podcasting, while largely pioneered at the university level, is increasingly being adopted as a tool in K-12 public school systems. The Hopkinton, MA School District has updated their Web site, adding podcasting as a part of their new web presence. School Technology Director Greg Martineau said that the first priority will be offering educational […]

David Aldrich, Bradley Bell and Tim Batzel of the University of Washington have written a paper that looks at an automated podcasting solution for educational use. Automated Podcasting Solution Expands the Boundaries of the Classroom (PDF) was presented Wednesday in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada at the University and College Computing Services (SIGUCCS) 2006 Fall Conference. The […]

Students at some California State University campuses will now be able to access lectures and class notes on their iPods through a free campus podcasting service. “Walking across a CSU campus, it seems that every other student is listening to an iPod,” CSU Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer Gary Reichard said. “That’s why […]

The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music today announced a new music podcast.The audio and video project, found within the school’s new IUMusicLive Web site, includes performances by violinist Joshua Bell, conductor Michael Stern and the Beaux Arts Trio, and showcases three recent IU Opera Theater productions. According to Music Dean Gwyn Richards, the project […]

New Assignment’s David Cohn has suggested 9 ways you can blog, vlog or podcast about tomorrow’s elections: At Betsy Devine‚Äôs blog you can learn more about ‚Äúsnapping the leaflets,‚Äù a project to document what propaganda voters are subject to days before the election. Video The Vote is an organized effort, using camera phones and video, […]

Horizon Wimba, a provider of collaboration tools and software applications to the online education market, has released Wimba Voice Tools version 5.1, which includes two new voice tools ‚Äì the Wimba Podcaster and the Wimba Voice Presentation Tool. Wimba Podcaster is designed to make it easy for teachers to add audio files to their online […]

Kirk Bundy, a Capistrano Unified School District teacher for 11 years, asked students to apply a new idea ‚Äî podcasting ‚Äî to a classroom tradition: the school project. Bundy recently received a 2006 Unsung Heroes award from finance company ING. The company recognizes kindergarten through twelfth-grade teachers nationwide for innovative teaching methods. Bundy, in his […]

The University of Washington has published UW Podcasting: Evaluation of Year One (PDF), a report on the University’s experiences with educational podcasting. The report found that both students and instructors find podcasts to be a useful educational tool and think that podcasting use should be expanded, especially for courses with large class sizes. Key Findings: […]

While educational podcasts are becoming more and more accepted as tool for offering anytime, anywhere education, not everyone welcomes the new technology. Northern Illinois University Associate Professor of Theater and Dance Robert Schneider argues that podcasting not an appropriate alternative to classroom education. “Students who consent to dilute their classroom experience by forcing it through […]

The latest episode of Perot Systems’ Healthcare Tech and The World podcast looks into the advantages and drawbacks of the use of robotics in health care delivery. Robotics in Health Care (MP3) explores how robotics give doctors the ability to provide care to hospital-based patients, anytime and anywhere. Host Kevin Fickenscher is joined by Dr. […]