not your mother's podcasts

I agree with the Reynard reading for this week in that we need to seek innovative ways to use podcasting for teaching/learning. She is so right in that when new technologies are adopted, their immediate uses often mimic existing methods -- just in a new format. That's fine for early adopters, but when it comes to podcasting, we should now be familar enough with the technology to use it in new ways. This means moving beyond recorded lectures of what happens in class to supplementing course materials with podcasting and challenging students to extend their own knowledge through the creation/use of podcasts.