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Confessions of a Podcast Junkie: A Student Perspective

drupal — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:10:45 -0500

This section of the ELI Guide to Podcasting was written by Carie Windham, Former Undergraduate, North Carolina State University, and Graduate Student, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland. It is also published in EDUCAUSE Review, Vol. 42, No. 3 (May/June 2007).

After becoming a podcasting convert, the author talked with other students at colleges and universities across North America about their iPod and MP3 use, their familiarity with podcasting, and how they see podcasting as part of the classroom.

7 Things You Should Know About RSS

drupal — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:45:48 -0500

RSS is a protocol that lets users subscribe to online content using a "reader" or "aggregator." Internet users tend to settle on preferred information sources. RSS allows users to create a list of those sources in an application that automatically retrieves updates, saving users considerable time and effort.

The "7 Things You Should Know About..." series from the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) provides concise information on emerging learning practices and technologies. Each brief focuses on a single practice or technology and describes what it is, where it is going, and why it matters to teaching and learning. Use "7 Things You Should Know About..." briefs for a no-jargon, quick overview of a topic and share them with time-pressed colleagues.

In addition to the "7 Things You Should Know About…" briefs, you may find other ELI resources useful in addressing teaching, learning, and technology issues at your institution. To learn more, please visit the ELI Resources page.

ELI Discovery Tool: Guide to Podcasting

drupal — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:06:52 -0500

The ELI Discovery Tool: Guide to Podcasting provides an overview of the technology, case studies, user perspectives, and implementation strategies. A "know-before-you-go" compendium, the Discovery Tool is designed to assist academic technology centers, IT units, and others in making the case for integrating podcasting into teaching and learning. If you are familiar with podcasting but are curious how it could be used in teaching and learning, this guide will recap what podcasting is; give you first-hand accounts of how students use—and don't use—podcasting; show how podcasting supports learning; explain the benefits and limitations of podcasting in comparison with other tools; highlight implementation and assessment considerations; and identify valuable podcasting resources.

7 Things You Should Know About Podcasting

drupal — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:32:54 -0500

"Podcasting" refers to any software and hardware combination that permits automatic downloading of audio files to an MP3 player for listening at the user's convenience. Part of the appeal of podcasting is the ease with which audio content can be created, distributed, and downloaded from the Web. Barriers to adoption and costs are minimal, and the tools to implement podcasts are simple and affordable. Podcasting allows education to become more portable than ever before, giving educators another way to meet today's students where they live and learn—on the Internet and on audio players.

The "7 Things You Should Know About..." series from the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) provides concise information on emerging learning practices and technologies. Each brief focuses on a single practice or technology and describes what it is, how it works, where it is going, and why it matters to teaching and learning. Use ELI's "7 Things You Should Know About..." briefs to gain a no-jargon, quick overview of a topic and share them with time-pressed colleagues.