The Benefits of Using Podcasting in Higher Education

In the 1985 comedy Real Genius, there’s a jokey montage that includes the image of tape recorders little by little taking the place of students in the seats of a lecture hall. The punch line: by the end of the montage, the lecturer has also been replaced by a large tape player.

While the tech has evolved, the image is pretty prescient in terms of the role audio has come to play in higher education. As technology has made audio recordings easier and easier, faculty and students are finding ways for podcasting to help enhance the educational experience. While they still trail behind most other forms of social media, nearly 20% of faculty say they’ve used podcasts professionally.

By Kristen Hicks

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