2007.02.13

CNN reports on educational application of MP3s

In a recent piece by Associated Press published as Publishers cater to growing use of MP3s for schoolwork on CNN.com, there is a lengthy discussion about the application of audio programs and MP3 players for educational purposes.

According to the article, research by Harrison Group Inc. identified Podcasts and “audio texts” as accounting for just under 5% of listening among 1000 surveyed teens, and that number is increasing.

The article presented research results and talked about services such as iTunes U (basically an education-based Podcast service) and Audible, and failed to provide diverse and specific examples of educational institutions (elementary through post-secondary) and educators (of all disciplines) that are producing their own Podcasts — for free.

  • http://www.podictionary.com Charles Hodgson

    I’ve gotten a fair amount of feedback from educators who appear to use podictionary in their arsenal. Some teaching “youth at risk” some librarians and a little surprising to me, some teaching grade school kids. I wonder if I have to watch my language.

  • http://www.brocasarea.ca Dave Brodbeck

    I have had 52 000 downloads of my lectures, and umm we have 1200 students in our University so I think someone else is listening….

  • http://www.canadianpodcastbuffet.ca/?p=103 Canadian Podcast Buffet » Blog Archive » Podcamp, Just one more interview, and My Chingo

    [...] CNN reports on educational applications of mp3s [...]

  • http://www.clippodcast.com vivian vasquez

    It seems to me that most of what was talked about in the article comes from an ‘industrial’ mindset focused on the production of goods and the private consumption of those goods. The mindset here is about technologizing the contemporary world.

    A shame really because so much of the potential of new technologies/ new literacies, such as, collective participation, collaboration, and distributed expertise were totally left out of the discussion. This second mindset acknowledges the world is changing and that new internetworked technologies are part of the reason for this change. So the question raised by the second mindset, is what are some new ways of doing things and new ways of being made possible by these new tools. Questions which really were not addressed (except for the Temple U cardiologist).

    My two cents.
    vivian
    http://www.clippodcast.com

  • http://www.clippodcast.com/ vivian vasquez

    It seems to me that most of what was talked about in the article comes from an 'industrial' mindset focused on the production of goods and the private consumption of those goods. The mindset here is about technologizing the contemporary world.

    A shame really because so much of the potential of new technologies/ new literacies, such as, collective participation, collaboration, and distributed expertise were totally left out of the discussion. This second mindset acknowledges the world is changing and that new internetworked technologies are part of the reason for this change. So the question raised by the second mindset, is what are some new ways of doing things and new ways of being made possible by these new tools. Questions which really were not addressed (except for the Temple U cardiologist).

    My two cents.
    vivian
    http://www.clippodcast.com

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