Hi Cindy, Siobhan I've just got back from CTCNet 2005 (in Cleveland) and was really interested in this discussion about the purpose of podcasting lectures. And I see the discussion has centered around podcasting for "irresponsible" students ... But I haven't seen anyone mention the role of different kinds of media for different kinds of students. There were many times in college I wish I had had the opportunity to listen to a lecture again - not because of the brilliance of the content, but rather because the content had eluded me during the 50 or 90 minutes of class. There are different kinds of learners (regardless of economic development) and why not address the needs of all learners with the different kinds of media. I see podcasting, taping, or other examples as such - different ways of presenting similar information to students from a broad array of learning and physical abilities.
(I'm purposefully not addressing the issue of infrastructure in the developing world as I have been a teacher in places where schools don't even have a typewriter, and I can see the argument go both ways.) Teresa Lara-Meloy Community Technology and Learning Group @ EDC On 6/19/05 6:09 AM, "Cindy Lemcke-Hoong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What kind of behaviours are we teaching > students to be the average RESPONSIBLE citizens of the future? What kind of > leaders are we hoping to bring them to this world if we do not put some common > sense of basic social interactions such as respect, responsibilities etc. ? > Although the university might be doing it with good faith, but the reason > behind it (please read the first mail that start off this thread) is just > ridiculous and pampering. What kind of Higher Education instituion the > administor is portraying to the public? That is my major question about > pod-casting at Coventry University. > _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
