Will podcasts ever be considered to have an equivalent

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Debate prompted by a podcast broadcast may be equally if not more valuable than the podcast recording itself.

weight and validity to written text as academic products? There are fundamental differences between podcasting and print mediums which hold implications for how ideas are developed, organised and delivered. Podcasts are, by design, perhaps more likely to be listened to from start to finish with attention to brazil email list qualities such as intonation, speaker volume and sonic pauses. By contrast, conventional academic products such as books and articles may be skim read for gist with attention only to sections necessary for immediate requirements. But are times changing? Podcasting has grown to achieve a new currency for communicating and discussing ideas – perhaps the time will come when printed forms of communication will struggle to keep up the pace?

Podcasts provide a modality for educators to model uncertainty and risk taking. Learning, almost inherently, involves taking risks. We risk our time and energies by engaging in the process of learning. Clearly, no two podcasts will be identical. Some podcasts are highly structured and edited, some not, but most podcasts involve some degree of working through ideas, alone or in dialogue with others.