A Teaching and Technology White Paper: Podcasting

Are you someone who feels all of this technology "stuff" isn't helping our students as much as good ole classroom experience? You might be partially correct!

• A significant body of cognitive psychological research believes that "simultaneous processing" that takes place when one is multi-tasking (learning onthe go) diminishes performance with every added task.
• If lecture podcasts are available for the students to download, some feel that students will not attend class and loos out on the quality of classroom learning and takes away the consequences of missing a class.
• That being said, podcasts might be beneficially used for disseminating supplemental materials, which have been shown to have a positive impact on learning outcomes and performances.