I find that this parking place for podcasts is efficient and effective. So far I have posted two podcasts using podbean, and I plan to have my students hold material on this website in future courses.
From this article:
Presence is the most important best practice for an online course (Boettcher & Conrad, 2010, p. 53) Research has shown that an important component in students 'performance in and satisfaction with their online course is the active participation of the instructor within their course (Picciano, 2002; Rovai, 2002; Swan & Shih, 2005).
***Because online presence is such a pivotal part of our role as facilitators, social media certainly assists us in actively participating in each course.