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Replacing Readings with Podcasts: A Promising Strategy?

By Maryellen Weimer
January 24, 2022

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Tags: podcasts, reading assignments, unprepared students

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RGO Robert Olinger says:

January 24, 2022 at 9:03 pm

This semester (Spring 2022), I have included podcasts and videos as supplements to reading assignments. My thinking is to provide options to students who prefer auditory or active visual information. The podcasts and videos don’t match the reading exactly, but my hope is the variety will make for good discussions and group activities.

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