June 6, 2008
Podcasts and Classes
To the Editor:
I read Jeffrey R. Young's "The Lectures Are Recorded, So Why Go to Class?" (The Chronicle, May 16) with interest. I have been podcasting my American-literature lectures for over two years now. Rather than experiencing a decrease in attendance, I have increased it by requiring any student who misses a lecture to present detailed notes taken from the podcasts. This discourages some students from missing class.
On the other hand, I have had a couple of cases where
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