The title of my action research plan has changed from week to week. The more I research, the more information I find on this interesting topic. I have finally narrowed the topic to focus on a specialized group of learners (homebound). Podcasting has become very popular since it first came on the scene as an audio and video file in 2004. In the past, podcast has been used primarily of recording lectures and discussions. The convenience of allowing students to listen to lectures several times can help the student to improve academically. Instructors can use podcasting to integrate dependent courses such as Art and History. I would like to see podcast become development for students in grade levels 6 - 8, designed specifically for homebound students; in an effort to offer these students the same quality education as students who are able to attend classes on a daily basis. Through the use of podcast, home bound students will be able to perform better on their assignments when they know other classmates are doing the same type work and at the same level.
Author Gardner Campbell makes the following statement: "Podcasting can reveal to students, faculty, staff, and communities even the world the essential humanity at the heart of higher education" (p.44). Educators understand that every individual learning style are uniquely different, podcasting can provide the affordability for learners to playback an audio file as many times as possible. This is why; I believe podcast would enhance a students learning ability. Moreover, I believe if school administrators implement podcasting in their schools, they would be able to assign multiple classes to one particular teacher to host the online learning community. The added benefit to this online community will promote more users to use podcast, and parents would be able to see the added benefit of online teaching; student enrollment may increase because of the popular tool of the popular tool of podcasting.
Reference: Gardner Campbell (2005), Assistant Vice President for Teaching and Learning Technologices and Professor of English at the University of Mary Washington: Podcasting in Educaton. Novemember/December 2005: EDUCAUSE; p. 44
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