Inherent Value?

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IMHO, this article was a waste of publication. Well duh that podcasting doesn’t have inherent pedagogical value and that the context (teacher, environment, students, etc.) and how/why it is implemented impact its pedagogical value. I guess I’m just surprise that people out there still believe any technology has inherent pedagogical value. Whereas I’m the first to agree that technologies do have ideological baggage from their initial purpose (i.e.Windows GUI environment privileges a WASP middle class, etc. perspective that understands traditional “office” metaphors); however, I also believe a lot of technologies can be very consciously repurposed...which is exactly what happened with podcasting and iTunes.
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July 11 2007 | Posted in Reading