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Podcasting: the Latest Method of Delivering Course Content

As an Online student you will be encouraged to make the most of all the different methods the Internet has to offer to access your course material, do research, and keep in touch with your tutors and peers. In the past this has gone from email, to discussion postings, chat sessions, instant messaging, and audio and video conferencing. Now there is a new way: podcasting.

It’s Almost Like Being In Class

An increasing number of Online degree providers are turning to podcasting as a method of distributing course material. Classroom sessions are recorded then posted to a website so that you can download them to your personal computer or mp3 player. It has several benefits for you as an Online student:

• More study time. Downloading and storing the podcast on a flash drive or mp3 player makes it portable and available when you want it; now you can learn while you are traveling, exercising or doing household chores.
• An audio option. Especially useful if you are someone who prefers to learn by listening rather than studying text.
• The human element. Hearing your tutor’s voice makes the whole learning experience a little more personal, a great help when you spend most of your study time communing with a computer.
• You don’t miss out. The subscription service means you never need to miss a class.

If your school or college hasn’t started podcasting yet chances are they are thinking about it, so get ready – you may well be experiencing the genuine classroom experience soon.

Source:

AIU Online

Seattlepi.com

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