Podcast lectures proliferate

29 May 2006 (Mon)

27 Sep 2005: University of Michigan School of Dentistry collaborates with Apple Computer to post audio lectures online for download by registered students, and uses RSS, a Web syndication method, to send instructional content to students automatically. (U-M News Service)

20 Oct 2005: Students in University of Washington get class lectures on demand, thanks to podcasts. (uweek.org)

3 Nov 2005: The “Stanford on iTunes” debut in late October marked the first time a university made audio content from lectures, interviews, commencement speeches and the like publicly available through a system like the iTunes Music Store. (CNet News.com)

24 Feb 2006: Students in the School of Psychology at University of Wales, Bangor, are now able to gain access to Podcast lectures . (iPod in Education)

5 May 2006: IT Sligo has become one of the first third-level institutions in Ireland to deploy video podcasts of lectures to online engineering students, allowing them to view their lecturers using their iPod, mobile phone or any MP3 player with a video display. (siliconrepublic.com)

26 May 2006: A microbiology lecturer at a West Yorkshire university, has abolished traditional lectures in favour of podcasts. Students will access the podcasts via MP3 players, phones or computers, and ask questions via text messages, to be answered in the lecturer’s blog. (BBC News)

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Posted by J.K. in Audio, Instructive, Media, Technology | 1 Comment |

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  1. Andrew says:

    Podcast lecture is a very interesting topic to attend to, It opens the information about the new trend on cellphone technology. Thanks for posting.

 

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