Podcasts for PL

Why Podcasts?

• It is a quick and easy way to get a summary of a topic area.

  • Podcasts tend to be better for a breadth of knowledge and not as much for a depth of knowledge.

• You can listen when you are out for a nice walk, going for a drive, or washing the dishes -great for time-poor people.

• When you find an author or a topic that is exciting it can inspire you to dig deeper and find essays or books that will lead you to acquire a depth of knowledge. 

• Yes, you can listen to podcasts for professional learning, but there is just an infinite number of other areas where your interests are explored, from true-crime fiction to pop-culture, from cooking to the most obscure things you could imagine. 

Accessing Podcasts

There are multiple ways to listen to podcasts:

• use an app on your smartphone. go to your app store and download a few to try:

  • Android: Google Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, Anchor, Pocket Casts, Player FM, Stitcher etc.

  • Iphone: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Player FM etc.

• use a website that hosts podcasts such as Google Podcasts

Please see Daniel Jones in the library if you want help setting up these. Once you are set up, you can search, find, download, save to playlists for later listening and just generally discovery fun!

Below is a list of some of my favourite podcasts in an educational context:

Gifted and Talented / 2E Twice Exceptional