Prompt #8

One critical issue in technology is Issue #3: Podcasting. I think podcasting should replace lectures in classrooms. I would use podcasting in order to create a flipped classroom where the original learning can be done as homework via podcast, while class time is spent applying that knowledge for better understanding. One way podcasts can be more effective at teaching than a lecture can be, is that students can watch and re-watch it at their own pace. Each student can spend the most time trying to understand the concepts most difficult to them, while not wasting time on things they already understand. The counterpoint says that learning is not as active through a podcast as it would be in a lecture. However, if the students use podcasts to learn the basic information at home, they can come to class the next day to actively participate in discussions and get help with difficult problems to help them understand even better. By using class time for the traditional way of lecturing, it leaves students stranded with no help on their homework and application of their knowledge when they get home. I think too that the most important reason podcasts are a better way of learning in this age is because students don't need teachers to hand them knowledge anymore. Information can be found anywhere at any time. Rather, they need teachers to guide them in applying that information once they have it.