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Tuesday, December 13, 2005
MP3 players get educational spin through podcasts - Charla Bear, San Mateo County Times
Starting this school year, some California college students are able to carry around course lectures and materials stored in their portable MP3 players. It's a move that's raising concerns about possible empty lecture halls and an impersonal education that's not worth the high price. But busy students find the technology appealing. "Being able to download MP3s anytime I want and not just at the scheduled times of lectures makes things a lot easier," said Linda Liu, 18, a freshman at University of California, Berkeley.
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