WHAT
IS A PODCAST?
A
podcast is a recorded or live show that you can download to
a player or play on your computer. There are many different
kinds of podcasts - radio shows, talk shows, music podcasts,
blogger podcasts, course and lesson podcasts, and more.
HOW
I LISTEN TO PODCASTS
I
listen to podcasts with an MP3 player, and also on my computer,
using earphones and a wireless headphone set. I usually am doing
something else as I listen. I do other things -- fix the house,
work in the garden, etc. while I have a podcast playing.
PODCASTS
FOR NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS
There
are many podcasts that are of value to the non-traditional student.
I have included some here, along with some websites where you
can discover your own, personalized podcasts to listen to. There
are many podcasts, and most are completely FREE.
I
like podcasts because they are portable, plus you can also play
them on your computer without going through a lot of extra work.
Most aren't too long, so you can switch to another podcast (or
have your player do it automatically) quickly and start new
stories or advice.
There
are podcasts for virtually every hobby or interest. I personally
enjoy learning type podcasts or talk shows, but there are also
great music shows and interviews, too. There are podcasts for
classes now, so you may already be listening to a podcast for
one of your classes.
LET'S
PUT SOME MORE PODCAST LINKS ON HERE
Please
feel free to email me to suggest
a podcast that you feel would be of benefit to non-traditional
students.
Following
are some podcasts I have listened to that I would like to share
with you. They are just a sampler of the many different podcasts
that can be of value to non-traditional students.
The
BBC Radio NewsPod
The
Financial Aid Podcast
The
Motivation to Move podcast
A
Story for Bedtime Kiddiecast
Pediacast:
a Pediatric Podcast for Parents
Steve
Pavlina's Personal Development Page
Psychology
podcasts "Mind Podcasting for everybody"
Positive
Talk Radio
Get a Mentor
at IMNO.org
Cuny.edu
Podcasts (Stress management, Test taking,
Note taking
and Time management)
Insta
Spanish podcast - all levels
Intermediate
and Advanced Spanish podcasts
Colorado
Career Center podcasts (studying abroad, making a resume)
Study
skills podcasts at Lifehack (scroll down, these are on the
left)
Podcast
Alley Education podcasts (scroll down to see these too)
MBA
Podcaster - getting into business school,
going for
your MBA,
working global, more
Harvard's
Computer Science E-1:
Understanding Computers and the Internet
These
radio programs are all different lengths. They will play on
your computer, your earphones or IPod player.
PODCAST
DIRECTORIES
You can find even more podcasts on these directories:
The
Digital Podcast Directory
BlogTalk
Radio
Podcast
Alley
Podcast
Empire (Canada)
Podcast
Pickle
RADIO
STATIONS
Below are some radio stations I've found where you can join
for FREE and select your own kind of music, old-fashioned radio
shows, special interest shows, talk shows, and more to listen
to.
Live
365
Download
FREE ITunes software here
and
download YOUR favorite Podcasts or radio stations
directly
from the site.
