AU Washington College of Law Launches Podcasting

AU Washington College of Law Launches Podcasting To Keep Students on the Cutting Edge, Assist Non-Native Speakers

As reported in the current issue of Online magazine, almost one third of people who own iPods or other MP3 players have listened to Podcasts: roughly a tenth of all internet users. A show of hands during the WCL’s 2005 student orientation revealed that about 70 percent of students own an MP3 player. Users can subscribe to as many podcasts as they wish via special software (iTunes or iPodder, for example) and the audio will update and be delivered automatically.

WCL is also sensitive to the needs of those students for whom English is not their first language. Podcast software allows the listener to slow playback of the audio, making it easier for the speaker to be understood. Also, classes will be podcast for students who are unable to attend due to illness, family emergency or other excusable absence.

Link: AU News Press Release