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This video (download 17MB) is of David with Gemma Towle from E4L Project discussing Podcasts.

"Yes, Podcasts of lectures if you miss them would be brilliant."

"How would that help you do you think?"

"Because it would mean I could make my own notes instead of downloading the lecturer’s notes, which is fine, having the lecturer’s notes is brilliant because you know what they’re trying to aim to look at in the lecture, but sometimes lectures don’t go that way. I asked one of my lecturers if I could record the lecture and she said “no, because if we record it, then it turns into more of a lecture seminar format and I like to work in a discussion format.”

Podcasts can be played on any MP3 player like an iPod or some of the latest digital recorders. You can also play them on your computer with ITunes or Windows Media Player but you need a program to tell you when the podcast has been updated or is available and if you are using a screen reader it may be easier to use the Accessible Podcatcher which is automatically downloaded the WebbIE text browser.