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Show #14: Universities can teach corporations about podcasting

In this 10-minute podcast, I discuss how universities are using podcasts as learning tools, and how corporations can adopt this technology to keep employees informed and help them learn. You can download the show here or subscribe to the feed on this page to get all Trafcom News Podcasts automatically. Here are the shownotes:

00:01 Intro and welcome
01:16 Colleges and universities are leading the podcast charge; how corporations can follow suit
01:40 Carleton University videocasting Chemistry 101 lectures
03:50 Duke University encourages podcasting by professors
04:55 How companies can move from audiotapes/ CDs to MP3 files
05:30 Advice for organizations wanting to podcast: start small
06:00 Neville Hobson's article for Global PR Week 2.0 - four ways to use podcasts in the corporate world
07:40 Recruiting podcast example from McMaster University School of Engineering
09:00 Where to send comments; outro

Links mentioned:
Carleton University videocasts
Neville Hobson's article
McMaster School of Engineering

Show #13, Dec. 5, 2005: Top Five Reasons Why Podcasts Work for Training

This is a followup to last week's interview with Kathleen Gilroy of the Otter Group, when we discussed podcasting and learning. In this nine-minute podcast, I share some thoughts on why podcasts are a powerful tool for training. Here are the shownotes:

00:01 Intro and welcome
01:20 Followup to interview with Kathleen Gilroy of the Otter Group
01:45 Question from Dave Williams about using the iPod as a hard drive; answer from Kathleen Gilroy
02:20 Comment from Sallie Goetsch, who would prefer an iPod over a five-inch
binder, about Purdue University podcasts and Marketing Online Live
03:55 Podcasting will be used more in training as people understand its capabilities
04:20 Five reasons why podcasts are effective for learning: portable, interactive, searchable, easy to produce, low cost
06:50 Comment from Peter West
08:00 Where to send comments; outro

Links mentioned:
The Otter Group
Dave Williams
Apple Support article on using iPod as hard drive
Sallie Goetsch
Purdue podcasts
Marketing Online Live
Negotiating Tip of the Week
Podzinger
Peter West Public Relations

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News Podcast #12: Podcasting for Learning: An Interview with Kathleen Gilroy of The Otter Group