A Teaching with Technology White Paper

Sharing audio and video files on the Web has been possible for most of the last decade. Why, then, in the past two years, has podcasting become such a hot topic in educational technology? Does podcasting enhance education? The answer to that question depends entirely on the educational context, including goals and appropriate learning activities, and on how the tool is implemented. This paper explores educational podcasting in three realms: the creation and distribution of lecture archives for review, the delivery of supplemental educational materials and content, and assignments requiring students to produce and submit their own podcasts. It introduces a range of educational uses for podcasting, and summarizes findings from the limited number of formal evaluations completed to date.