MP3 FILES PROVIDE A NEW WAY TO STUDY
Students in Professor Scott Bell's Introducation to Technical Geography class have the advantage of being able to download recorded versions of his lectures to catch up on a missed class, or review material to help their understanding of key concepts and information.
The audio files available at a secure location in PAWS, as are class notes, assignments, labs and announcements.
One interesting finding as the term progressed was that class attendance did not decrease just because the lectures were available online. Professor Bell says students were grateful they didn't fall behind just because of illness or unavilable appointments.
And the teaching tool even has a name -- coursecasting.