Podcasting.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/tilt

I love podcasts!! We have a family culture when travelling where we listen to audio books. I can now add to that with podcasts which just makes me want to hop in the car and drive!

The podcast I have linked and subscribed to is "TILT" - Teachers Improving Learning with Technology and this particular podcast talks about a variety of different technologies and there possible uses. Subscribing to this podcast will enable me to learn and be inspired as I drive!

Podcasting lets audiences listen to content over and over again (McKeever, 2009). This fills the gap in formal teaching situations where a teacher simply is not able to continuously revisit work but benefits the individual learner. The fact that the content is portable and freely shared promotes a framework for lifelong learning and in a school context when students are away from class for cultural and sporting events this technology allows continuity in study via a user friendly medium.

Recognising the various learning styles and designing learning experiences which incorporate these is challenging and using podcasting in the audio and video streams encompasses the two major areas of visual and audio learning. “An analysis of existing research supports a notion that already has begun to transform instruction in schools from coast to coast: that multimodal learning--using many modes and strategies that cater to individual learners' needs and capacities--is more effective than traditional, unimodal learning, which uses a single mode or strategy.” (Stansbury, 2008)

Podcasting can be used for instruction, as pictured in “The Learning Space Model” by (Aldred, p. 2007) and can also be used in both formative and summative assessment situations where students develop ideas and use this medium for presentations and collaborative learning. Audio and visual podcasting could be particularly useful for a student who has difficulty communicating in the written form.

References:

Aldred, S. (2009, July 21). Effective e-Learning Design. Retrieved November 29, 2009, from E-Learning Design: http://moodle.cqu.edu.au/mod/resource/view.php?id=18264

McKeever, C. (2009). How-to-add-podcasts-to-blog-posts. Retrieved November 29, 2009, from OpenSourceMarketer.com: http://opensourcemarketer.com/how-to-add-podcasts-to-blog-posts/

Stansbury, M. (2008, March 26). Analysis: How multimedia can improve learning. Retrieved November 29, 2009, from eSchoolNew: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=53243