After actually working on posting a podcast, I find the article by Mr. Hew fascinating and am surprised that more research has to be done regarding the benefits of podcasts in K-12 education. Most of the studies were conducted in higher education settings (mostly in engineering, medicine, and technology).
Another point made was that Clark and Walsh (2004)stated (highlighted) that "listenng was instinctual, (but) reading and writing are not" (p.5) and that linguistic psychologists have found that unlike reading and writing, children do not have to learn how to understand the spoken word, but are hard-wired with the skill.
My own reflection (thoughts/opinions) at this point are that: I would like the option of listening to a lecture via podcast, but would prefer a vodcast (podcast with video). I like to 'see' what the lecturer is actually doing, demonstrating, and body language she/he is using; I would like the vodcast to be a supplement to the lecture and as I stated before, optional.
When I was working on my undergraduate degree, I once took a cassette recorder to class and recorded a lecture; but when I listened to it at home, it was time-consuming; especially finding a certain portion in the lecture I needed to hear again. I stopped taking my recorder to class and just paid closer attention, asked questions, and took notes.
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