After the collective examinations, it was found that only cognitive style showed any true impact on podcasting with the current research. However, as the journal notes they worked …show more content…
This chapter covers the different types of basic online distance education styles, such as one or two-way audio/video, while also getting into details regarding specific emerging technologies, such as podcasting. Through this chapter students are able to immerse themselves in the basic familiarity of distance education sources, emerging technology usage and basic tiers of the internet service that can be incorporated into learning. As well, the chapter also covers the concepts of communication and how it’s employed, in its use over online distance education and just how vital it is to make this all …show more content…
With the rising implementation and expectation for its use in college academia, it was determined that further research was required to truly see if podcasts could provide the kind of beneficial support that students needed for higher education. This was determined through the use of surveys, which twenty-five professors teaching in online courses completed in regards to podcasts and its effective use. Typically, these professors moved between a variety of file types and online sources for their course rooms, and provided insight on both the benefits and limitations of podcasts in use in distance online education. These meetings, along with the provided results, gave the researchers a better understanding of instructors and their use on podcasts. The researchers offered other potential ways to examine podcasts, such as using different locations than the selected college, or potential motivations of instructors using