2. Academic Podcasting Examples from Oxford
2.1. Dr Stuart Lee - Podcasting English Lectures for revision and active engagment in a lecture
Stuart talks about his experiences as an academic producing podcasts for his English lectures
2.2. Dr Andreas Busch - Introduction to the Government and Politics of Germany
Andreas is a former lecturer at Politics Department. He reported that enhanced
podcasts helped his students to revise his lectures while maintaining a similar
level of attendance.
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2.3. Dr Marianne Talbot - Philosophy for Beginners
Marianne Talbot is a lecturer in philosophy in the University of Oxford Department
for Continuing Education. She has become an iTunes U sensation with her lecture
podcasts. Her podcasts reached the global number one position in October 2009 with
over 250,000 downloads across the world.
“It’s extraordinary. It’s difficult
to wrap my mind around the fact that throughout the world 18,000 people are
downloading my lecture every week.”
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2.4. Dr Simon Benjamin - Caging Schrödinger’s Cat
Simon's podcasts have been hugely popular. The podcasts have enhanced the learning
experience of his students as well as sparking an interest in the field of Quantum
Nanotechnology within the general public.
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2.5. Dr Emma Smith - Educational Podcasts: Enabling “anytime, anywhere” learning
Dr. Emma Smith began podcasting her lectures on Early English Literature in
Michaelmas 2009 for two reasons: to enable her students’ flexible “anytime,
anywhere” learning, and to maximise the outcome of the effort that went into
designing and preparing her lecture series. Through this educational technology,
Dr. Emma Smith has reached a diverse global audience on iTunes U, and developed
new digital skills.
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2.6. Access the Oxford podcasts
You can access all Oxford podcasts at http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/
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