Podcast

http://spanishartgroup.podomatic.com/rss2.xml

This is the podcast from our group discussion of, Chew On This, written by Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson.
I had never participated in any sort of podcasting or any other form of audio recording for use in an academic or global forum. I think this is an interesting form of technology that will be useful in the classroom. As students understand podcasting and might find it useful to create their own for use while studying later.
The use of socratic seminars, Kiva and literary circles are important tools for discussion. It does not matter which tool is used, but rather how much is prepared before the discussion. The class needs to have read, observed and listened to a variety of resources before starting a discussion. This will give each individual more information to use in the discussion and will be useful in supporting view points. It is important to have someone moderate the discussion so that it is moving forward, and not focusing on one point for the entire discussion. It is important that all students be given the opportunity to speak during a discussion. This might best be achieved by having several small group discussions occur simultaneously, or by having a few students in the discussion, while other students observe, pose question and take notes on the discussion.