Podcasts

A podcasts is an audio file that can be posted on the web and listened to by many people around the world. It can be a very useful tool for teachers and students where topics can be addressed by a whole class and feedback can be made locally and internationally. Music files that are broadcasted by an educator can be listened to by students when and how many times they want. This means can add to the quality of instruction due to the fact that unwanted recordings can be discarded and only what the teacher wants can be uploaded. Also since it can be listened to by an international audience feedback can be given about updated information.

My group prepared a podcast about issues facing education. We interviewed both teachers and students to ascertain how the available resources and present size classes affect the learning environment in government schools in Antigua today. It was found that the present conditions negatively affect the learning process in government schools today.

Two major challenges faced in preparing our podcast were the difference in the quality of recordings that were done and background noise affected some interviews. These problems can be solved by using the same recording device to record interviews so that the podcast would sound more professional and editing can be done to remove the background noise.