Podcasts

Well, I've always wondered what the big deal was when it came to podcasts...I guess you could say now I know...
I browsed several podcasts, and I found that there are so many interesting topics to choose from. I came across a podcast called JazzSet that features different Jazz artists. The artist being featured when I checked it out was Johnny Griffin. It gave a brief summary of his life, and told us about many of his accomplishments he has reached during his lifetime...not only did I learn about Johnny Griffin as an artist, I also was able to hear a concert that he did while in New York. His concert lasted nearly an hour, and the entire performance was on podcast. Of course, I wasn't able to listen to the whole thing, but it was very enjoyable to hear what bit I did. I love music...all kinds of music...Jazz is a favorite of mine, so it was exciting to find another way to enjoy a passion of mine.

The library can utilize podcasts in several ways. By creating our own podcasts, we could make it easier for the students to access certain sites. Rather that try to go step by step with each student individually, if we created podcasts to instruct the students "how to", they could listen to our podcast and walk themselves through the process. If they didn't get it the first time, or couldn't remember how to do it again in the future, all they'd have to do is replay it. I believe creating podcasts to help students with various things such as accessing webct, student email, pulling up their library accounts to renew books, ect. is an excellent idea!