Podcasting

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   During our lecture on Podcasting, I was inspired to create my own. I have no idea what it would be about, but I know that I would probably talk people to death. I really enjoyed our lecture because it highlighted how to start a podcast as well as the many different websites that facilitate a podcasts creation and management. However, the most interesting part of the lecture was the discussion we had on the importance of podcasts.

    In my opinion the podcast in the university setting is an amazing development. I feel that if professors were more adept at using podcasts for their classes, students would be much more productive and directly improve their grades. For example, in the psychology department, we have a class called research methods and statistics. It is a two semester class that includes a lot of calculation and very little concepts. It is true that we have a book and have lecture three times a week, but during lecture we cannot focus so much on what we're learning because we are feverishly taking notes. If we had the knowledge that we would have a podcast of everything the professor explained, we would have more time to fully take in what she was explaining and then be able to take notes on the specifics during our own time. I feel that many people ignore the value of going over the specifics of what professors say. A lot of the time students are tested on obscure statements made by professors. If professors used podcasting the students could go through the lectures with a fine tooth comb to discover what is and isn't important. Podcasting would also be an amazing tool at bigger schools where one on one time with professors is impossible. I know that if all of my psychology professors employed the use of podcasting, I would be an extremely happy student.