Podcast on the challenges of teaching IELTS

This is a podcast in which my colleague Michael explains the challenges of teaching IELTS.


Podcasting and vodcasting are interesting tools in which a teacher can record various audio or video clips related to the lesson. Seeing or hearing their teacher outside of the class might give students an impression that they're continuing their learning outside of the class.

There are obvious benefits of both pod- and vodcasting in assisting learning:

1. A teacher might produce a podcast or vodcast to sum up the key points from the lesson.
2. A teacher might send them before a lesson and check comprehension in class to flip learning.
3. Personalised learning resources.
4. Students may study extra in their free time.
5. Flexible learning time for students.
6. An interesting alternative to the tratitional learning in class.

The obvious negative for me as a teacher would be that I don't like listening to my own voice - it  really sounds strange, But I guess I might get used to that. Doing them might also be time consuming and sometimes difficult to organise in terms of the available hardware.

All in all, an interesting self-made resource.