How to Podcast Campus Lectures

By BROCK READ

Advice on getting your institution's 'coursecasting' program off to a good start

Many college classrooms these days may as well have lighted signs over their doors that read "On Air" or "Recording in Progress." A growing number of professors are recording their lectures and making them available as podcasts — regularly updated sets of audio files that students can download to their computers or MP3 players.

Some campus administrators have expressed surprise that