Cast a new look on learning

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Cast a new look on         learning

With new and innovative technology emerging everywhere in today’s modern world, podcasting is right on the electric avenue. [Name] reveals the marvels of this rapidly growing technology and how students and educators alike can both benefit from harnessing the potential that podcasting brings.

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apidly evolving, technology has infinite potential in the classroom. The issue however, is how to harness and apply technology. Educational institutions and educator need a simple method of integrating the various different technologies to create student-syllabus synergy.  


Podcasting, a form of digital broadcasting, provides a solution to the digital divide with its ease of use, flexibility and application. The implementation of podcasting in schools will provide a richer and more efficient learning environment, increasing memory retention in turn grades to come. It works by setting up a connection between a provider, who can be anyone, and a computer. Standing for, ‘personal-on-demand casting’ it links the single user to a wide variety of resources which are applicable to any subject area. With little difficulty, all that is required to receive a ‘podcast’ is a computer, an internet connection and free software; most of these being a commodity in today’s society. As a completely free service, content can be streamed or downloaded and played at anytime, allowing for absolute convenience to the user, one of the many reasons podcasting breaks the barrier between resourcefulness and ease of use (Craft, 2008).

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The versatility of podcasting creates many new opportunities for people to easily share their ideas to a wide audience, anyone can do it. Unlike a television or radio program, there is no set program time. The content can be recorded, uploaded and then accessed whenever the user chooses. It eliminates the need for satellites, radio towers or studios and can be done with as little as a microphone. This allows for both the small, single user to express their ideas as well as allowing for schools and educational institutions utility as well. Also, ...

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