Summary:
In Patricia Deubel’s article, “Podcasts: Where’s the Learning?” she begins by explaining that podcasts are becoming more commonly used in educational settings to demonstrate what students are learning, but that they are often poor quality due to the technology used or the skill level of the user, and accessibility is often a problem as well. She then goes on to describe what podcasts are, and where they can be found. Deubel then explains how students learn by creating podcasts, by developing literacy skills and learning information about whatever topic they are creating the podcast about, and that they develop higher-thinking skills, their ability to write, organize, and communicate orally. She then ends the article by saying that in the second installment of the article, she explain tactics for improving the quality and accessibility of podcasts.
Comments:
I love the idea of using podcasts in education! I’ve long believed that having students talk about what they’re learning (in their own words) is an amazing way to reinforce the knowledge, help them sort it, and retain it longer. And having it digitally recorded so that they can go back to it later, and share it with others, is even better! I do wonder about how to get the most out of podcasts, when you have a class of 30 kids and limited resources, so I’ll definitely be reading the second installment of this article to learn more.
Deubel, P. Podcasts: where’s the learning? The Journal. Retrieved from http://thejournal.com/articles/2007/06/07/podcasts-wheres-the-learning.aspx
It would be challenging to have enough microphones and computers for all students to be working on a podcast at the same time. Maybe you could have 4-5 students a week make a podcast throughout the year, on a rotating basis. That way each student would get multiple chances to make a podcast, but you would have all your students trying to do it at once.
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