[spotted by Charles Rathbone ... a nice first hand account of  
adventures in teaching and learning ...]

A New Deal for Fireside Chats?

by John Carmichael

This commentary discusses the use of podcasting in teaching a  
compulsory law unit wholly online. Although the technology is new,  
the interest and motivational potential of various forms of audio- 
updates is well understood. Indeed, the author had used earlier  
technology to deliver a series of "narrowcast" fireside chats to off- 
campus students in an introductory business law subject. Despite the  
greater range of technological options now available for online use  
to deliver courses to off-campus students, it is indicated that  
initial reaction to this pilot project encourages further research  
into the educational potential of podcasting.

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ContentId=12231