Why is podcasting important?

• Flexibility in class schedule; no more missed classes.
• Increased interaction with the instructor instead of focused note taking.
• Supplement to traditional class notes.
• Audio resources for blind and distance education students.
• Portability enables multitasking such as listening to lectures again while exercising.

The above was found in the Encyclopedia of Educational Technology by M. Pederson, SDSU Educational Technology.

Around Ohio

• Podcasting tutorials, implementation, and all the basics (Bowling Green State University).
• Buckeye Turf Podcasts is the newest creation in e-learning from The Ohio State University Turfgrass Science Program. At this site, you will find the latest OSU turfgrass research reports and information on turfgrass pest, cultural programs, and case studies presented in a visual podcast fashion.

Around the Nation

• GT Prof: Students Learn Better Via iPod Versus Lecture: Professor Foley says he thinks that it's due to time for meaningful discussion in the classroom once the lecture out of the way (Campus Technology).
• Podcasting and Vodcasting: A White Paper (Adobe PDF - University of Missouri IAT Services).
• Podcasting: A New Medium for a New Voice in Health Care Education   Great SLOAN-Conference presentation slides by Margaret M. Maag (San Francisco University School of Nursing).
• 7 Things You Should Know About Podcasting (Educause).
• Educause's Podcasting Resource Links Page - great starting point, research included.
• Podcasting at University of Wisconsin, Madison - "Podogogy" term used.
• With a 100% wireless campus, GCSU takes on new iPod projects to enhance teaching and learning (Georgia College and State University).

Around the World

• Podcasting Legal Guide: Rules for the Revolution.
• Edupodder.com: includes how-to info and “how-to” podcasts on using technology in higher ed (RSS, Podcasting, blogs, wikis and more, Steve Sloan).
• Podcast for Professors - a podcast, resources and professional development opportunities.

Examples

• A very informative and informal podcast called, Ask the Techies, covers a wide range of computer how-tos and issues (Ohio University).
• Create your own podcast (CNET).
• A new podcast repository for the sharing of higher education lectures, speeches and related educational material across institutional boundaries (University of Illinois and San Francisco).
• An innovative and helpful use of podcasting: mentoring and support for new and veteran women in academia.
• University of Virginia's Odeo site - demonstrates multiple types of campus uses.

Podcast aggregators:

• Education Podcast Network (EPN) offers "how to" and examples.
• Yahoo!'s podcasting center.
• Podcast Alley.
• Stanford's iTunesU portal site.
  

Free and Lower cost tools

• Audacity - free, open-source audio recording and editing software.
• podOmatic - download, create online or upload/store your own podcasts (web-based solution... microphone & internet only needed).
• Profcast software enables real-time recording of presentations, RSS, and more.

Macintosh Solutions

Vodcaster - a free tool for publishing audio and video podcasts Atomic Learning's Podcast Creation with iLife'06 Tutorial (Available to Atomic Learning Subscribers only).

PC/Windows Solutions

Pod Producer - free software to produce and record your podcasts; will still need know-how or paid-for XML feed solution.