Recently, we've been hearing about educational institutions embracing podcasting for lectures. Stanford, in particular, has been making headlines for their efforts. But what I find really fascinating is that they are not just making this material available to students. They're making it available to the public.
All you have to do is visit Stanford on iTunes. They make available faculty lectures, music, interviews with authors, speeches and much more. Is this the beginning of open source education?
Here's an example that illustrates the point, The Personal MBA. The basic concept is that you could learn much of the same information you would getting a traditional MBA by accessing many of the books and resources yourself. This doesn't mean that a traditional MBA doesn't have benefits, but that the knowledge gleaned isn't exclusive. As Josh Kaufman, the creator of The Personal MBA explains: "Business schools don't have a monopoly on worldly wisdom."
I think Stanford on iTunes is a great idea, and hope to see more schools and institutions follow in their footsteps.
Link via Biz Stone.
Seems as though elementary schools are also embracing podcast technology.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/18/AR2005101801670.html
Posted by: Michelle | October 24, 2005 at 11:16 PM