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It's not often that a professor tells her students to skip class. But that's what SUNY Fredonia Psychology professor Dani McKinney did to support a recent study - and its results have thrust her into the national spotlight, with stories appearing in media ranging from the "New York Times" to "New Scientist" magazine. Dr. McKinney, together with fellow Psychology professor Jennifer Dyck and student Elise Luber, '08, conducted a study which investigated the effectiveness of podcast lectures compared to their live lecture counterparts. The results have surprised some, and have people talking about what it could mean to the future of learning.

"Take a Tour of the Human Body! As a part of our study of human body systems, the fifth graders of Southfield Christian School used their imagination and the information that they learned to create "tours" of the various body systems. Be prepared to vacation at the "Pancreas Hotel," take a water park ride through the circulatory system, or rock climb up the muscular system! Click on the tours listed below, or click on "Go to Archive" (on the left) to see the entire list of 15 tours! If you wish to download them to your iPod, click on the subscribe button which will take you to iTunes."

Learn about why including transcriptions with your podcasts is crucial if you want to take your show to the next level. This is the first post of our podcasting series: Listen In. If there is one thing that every podcaster must constantly worry about, it's getting downloads.

Play me a story? Welcome to Playfic, the online community that lets you write, remix, share, and play interactive text-based games with the world. Learn more "

"Here are 15 podcasts in particular that will make you a smarter, more well rounded, and better informed person."

I'm a strong believer that the more you listen to good podcasts, if and when you decide to create podcast, the better and more interesting your podcasts will be...

Did you know the Library provides podcasts of some of its presentations and online resources? Listen to book festival presentations, material on music and its impact on the brain and oral history interviews with African Americans who provide first-person accounts of the hardships of the slave plantations and of life during and after slavery. Download the audio recording and a transcript of the program to your iPod, other portable media player, or to your computer from the Library of Congress website. You may choose to automatically download this and subsequent episodes via a free subscription from the Library's podcast website or through Apple iTunes.

The best way to learn to podcast is to listen to podcasts.

You will make better podcasts if you are a podcast listener first.