Delivering recordings of course lectures as podcasts is moving from the early adopter phase to the mainstream. Now the University of California at Berkeley is working with a group of colleges to build open-source software to make podcasting on campus easier.
The university recently started the effort, called OpenCast, and officials at more than 30 colleges and other institutions have joined an e-mail list to discuss the next steps. A sketch of the OpenCast system and list of participating colleges can be found on the project’s home page. See full coverage in this week’s Chronicle. —Jeffrey R. Young
