Podcast Suggestions

The Podcast we did this semester was a neat way to involve technology in expressing ideas. A way to discuss technology by using technology. After listening to the podcasts, I can see room for improvement. It is understandable that people talked fast during the podcasts because it is a little nerve racking. Many people took turns to discuss the topic and some made it more of a conversation. The conversational podcast were much easier to pay attention to.

A list of improvements that I recommend are as follows:
-In order to make the podcast sound more like a conversation students could use some kind of visual cue to let the current speaker know that they have something to say on what is being said. That way it would be more random and less thought out without disrupting the flow. Students should examine the same topic areas individually and each comment as it goes along instead of each person talking about one thing and then handing the conversation to the next person.

-To make it more interesting, it should be more of a debate. Where students discuss the pros and cons of technology. Two students could discuss pros and two students discuss the cons and turn it in to a debate. This would cause listeners to think about the topic instead of just listen to information.

-Adding humor to the podcasts would make them more interesting. I am not sure if there is anything funny about what we talked about, but I am sure there is a way to make them more fun. Maybe the introductions could lead them into a more humorous tone, kinda like a Technology for Dummies theme.

-And that is all I got, but overall making them a little more "easy going" would be my overall suggestion.

-Having video would be cool too. It might actually be what it needs to make it seem more funny, especially for the people watching themselves on video.