Bronwyn Allan takes over this episode of theMediaPod and interviews Ross Monaghan about the use of podcasting in education.
Bronwyn is a year 12 student at Tintern Girls Grammar School in Ringwood, Victoria, and is writing an essay on “the potential benefits and problems of Podcasts in tertiary education”. She approached theMediaPod as part of her research into the topic and decided to podcast the interview as part of the experience (with permission from her parents and teachers).
It’s a great example of how to use technology creatively in education. Rather than just sharing information with just a one, or a small number of people, podcasting research and school work (with permission of course) allows a greater number from around the world to access the information. It also adds a new dimension to study. Rather than just writing about podcasting, using the technology, Bronwyn has actually produced a podcast, and had some fun along the way. Ross and Bronwyn hope you enjoy this special episode.
If you’re an educator or student who has had a similar experience, why not leave us a comment? We’d love to hear from you.
In this episode of theMediaPod, guest MediaPodcaster Lee Hopkins talks with Allan Jenkins, a Danish-based business communicator, blogger and podcaster.
Although this mediapodcast focuses on employee communication, Allan consults to organisations on both internal and external communication.
Allan argues that employee communication is a critical part on the overall communication mix or an organisation. “If employees don’t understand what you’re about as a company, they’re going to have a very hard time interacting properly with customers, suppliers and the rest of the world,” Allan says.
Face-to-face communication is usually the right way to communicate according to Allan, but choosing the right vehicle for other forms of communication is vital. “Say for example if you have a distributed workforce in several different countries, you might use a blog to communicate with them, or you could use a podcast. It all depends on who you are communicating with, what they need to know and the message that you are trying to get across.”
The following post is written by South Australian internal communication specialist Lee Hopkins. Lee’s blog and podcasts can be found at http://leehopkins.net
Bronwyn Allan takes over this episode of theMediaPod and interviews Ross Monaghan about the use of podcasting in education.