This article basically sums up the background to why podcasting has become so popular especially amongst young people. Sites such as Itunes and equalivent are mentioned in contributing to this increased popularity. The author believes that increased internet audio usage can open up new education potential where students can listen to information or classes over and over again online.
The World Association for Online Education (WAOE) has worked with other organisations to produce "spoken libaries" to help with educational purposes. The author believes that these such podcasts will become evermore popular to help with special needs children or children with learning difficulties e.g. dyslexia.
He states that in 2004 a ladies college was the first to start using ipod's for educational purposes. For one unit per year they are asked to learn through podcasting by syncing their ipod with the campus computer. He then goes on to talk in detail about the opening of the "Japancasting" website which helps teach Japanese or English as a foreign language.
Key words : Japancasting, podcasting, education, spoken libaries.
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Sarah,
This sounds a fair summary of the content of the website - would you want to listen to lectures via an ipod? I can understand how they may assist students who have difficulties taking notes.
All the best
Emma
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