I found these articles to be very interesting. I completely agree with the idea of the importance of pod casting in online education. I think that the main thing missing from online classes is the ability to listen to lectures and hear what the professor finds important enough to talk about in the class. It seems that it would be fairly simple for a teacher to record their lectures and post them in a pod cast for students to listen to.
Not only would it be useful in an online setting but also a regular class setting. In the same situation a teacher could record a lecture and post it as a pod cast for students to access later at home. This could be useful to students in their homework and also to students who might have had to miss class for some reason. They could still have access to the lectures and not just have to read the assigned work to get the information.
In addition to posting their own pod cast a teacher could post other lectures on the same subject form other teachers. In this way students could have another avenue to learn the material or hear it from another point of view.
Not only would it be useful in an online setting but also a regular class setting. In the same situation a teacher could record a lecture and post it as a pod cast for students to access later at home. This could be useful to students in their homework and also to students who might have had to miss class for some reason. They could still have access to the lectures and not just have to read the assigned work to get the information.
In addition to posting their own pod cast a teacher could post other lectures on the same subject form other teachers. In this way students could have another avenue to learn the material or hear it from another point of view.