Students at the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at UBC are trying out something different. Instead of doing an essay as part of a course in agroecology, they are producing a 12 to 15 minute podcast.
It follows a larger interdisciplinary project on podcasting at the university I was involved with last year, which brought together students from journalism and agroecology to create a new kind of academic podcast, produced by students and happening outside of the lecture hall.
My friend and colleague, Andrew Riseman, explains why he has incorporated podcasting in his course:
(Shot on a Nokia N95)
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