Podcasting: A new medium for distance education?

Authors

  • Wolfram Laaser
  • Silvia Liliana Jaskilioff
  • Lía Carolina Rodríguez Becker
Keywords: web 2.0, podcast, enhanced podcast, vodcast, distance education, blended learning, eLearning

Abstract

In this article we will discuss the use of podcasts as a technological and pedagogical device of the Web 2.0 to facilitate learning in face to face, blended or conventional teaching scenarios. Furthermore specific characteristics of podcasts and the related concepts of “enhanced podcasts” and “vodcasts” will be explained. Then the technical and pedagogical design options will be highlighted including their respective advantages and disadvantages. To demonstarte the different organizational models to implement podcasts as a system component, different examples are presented. Finally some advantages and possibilities of student participation in podcast production are mentioned.

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Author Biographies

Wolfram Laaser

Ex-Fern Universität, Hagen, Alemania

Silvia Liliana Jaskilioff

Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Argentina

Lía Carolina Rodríguez Becker

Instituto de Educación Superior Belén, Catamarca, Argentina
How to Cite
Laaser, W., Liliana Jaskilioff, S., & Rodríguez Becker, L. C. (2010). Podcasting: A new medium for distance education?. Distance Education Journal, (23). Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/red/article/view/111681
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