Podcasts

A deep dive into the past, present, and future of podcasting as a mobile technology and within an educational context.

Mission of the project

The goal of this website is to bring you, the educational professional, a resource that offers a thorough exploration of podcasts. This includes discussing what a podcast is, how they have come to be a democratising media type, their uses in education, and recent growth in podcasts as an economic industry. We invite you to navigate freely between the sections that are of interest to you, and to add to the body of information presented here by participating in the activities listed under each section to help grow this open educational resource for all to use.

About Podcasts

Podcasts in Education

Podcasts as Business

> The Team <

The team behind the research and development of this website are individuals that are experienced workers within the global sphere of educational technologies. They have brought key reflections and insights into the content and design of this open resource on podcasts; ensuring validity and encouraging ease of learning for all!

Listen to their introductory mini-cast below in order to gain insight into the who and what of this project.

OUR TEAM AT A GLANCE

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> Ben is a middle school English/Socials teacher in Kelowna, BC, Canada

> Natalie is a remote Senior Instructional Design and Development Analyst

> Carla works in a lecturing position in higher education for sciences in South Africa

> Jamie runs a remote visual communications and instructional design company

> Binal teaches IB Chemistry at a public secondary school in Vancouver, BC.

Collaborative Library

Below is a collaborative library featuring all the podcasts mentioned on this site for easy future access. It will include podcasts referenced on pages, as well as any provided in activities by participants (i.e. you!).

To open a podcast displayed here, click on the image tile for it.