Hot Off the Presses: Podcasting for the Economics Classroom

Abstract

Despite the recent interest and production of quality podcasts freely available online, there are relatively few podcasts available for K-12 teachers of economics. We see this as a missed opportunity given the real-time and real-world nature of economics. We have created the Econocast (http://econocast.org) website to help spark teachers’ imaginations to leverage podcasting in the economics classroom and to help make the publication process easier. In this article, we offer a definition of podcasting, discuss how podcasting might support the economics curriculum, and present a case study of a teacher's development of an “iReport” economics podcast for her ninth grade classroom. We invite readers to help realize the potential of podcasting to engage students in meaningful learning of economics concepts.

Citation

Hofer, M. and Swan, K. (2009), "Hot Off the Presses: Podcasting for the Economics Classroom", Social Studies Research and Practice, Vol. 4 No. 2, pp. 145-151. https://doi.org/10.1108/SSRP-02-2009-B0015