One of the things we did at ETSU this year to help integrate technology into our off-campus cohort offerings was to create iPod Grants. We ordered iPod Nanos engraved with ETSU and announced that we would have a competition to award them to faculty teaching in Cohort and Cross-Disciplinary Studies programs who integrate podcasting into their courses. Instructors reported plans to use podcasting to:

Increase group participation in online courses.

Create an “audio theatre.”

Record and incorporate presentations from local entrepreneurs and performers into distance courses.

Respond to a larger variety of learning styles.

Enhance students’ information and media literacy.

Develop listening and presentation skills.

Enhance community outreach and promote non-traditional student enrollment.

We awarded 11 this year to faculty from 7 departments. Eighteen courses were influenced as a result in Knoxville, Hampton, Morristown, Cleveland, Kingsport, and online. And we're running out of iPods...

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