Purdue Offers Podcasting Service For Students

Purdue University is capitalizing on the growing popularity of podcasts by offering lectures to students to replay later on their iPods or other MP3 players.

This year at Purdue University, the popular iPods and other MP3 players not only will play the latest tunes. Students also will be using the devices to replay class lectures.

Michael Gay, manager of Broadcast Networks & Services for Information Technology at Purdue (ITaP) says:

"Many universities are experimenting with podcasting, but I'm not aware of any other university that is deploying a podcasting service on the scale that we are," Gay says. "As far as I know, we are the only university that is offering both streaming and podcasting of lectures in this manner as a central university service."

Podcast lectures have several advantages. Among them:

• Students are able to repeat lectures at their convenience, whether that's while exercising, driving or walking on campus.
• Non-native English speaking students can replay lectures to increase their comprehension.
• Students can review lectures before exams.
• Instructors can listen to their own lectures to improve their presentations.
• And, of course, students can listen in on classes they've missed.

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