Podcasts reach a new generation of students

NO more excuses for missing lectures — it’s learning on the move. Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) launched its first podcast college course yesterday.

Students who subscribe to take part in the first programme of its kind in the country will have their lectures automatically delivered to their computers or MP3 players.

Until now, internet-based learning required students to be near a computer. But portable music players like iPods allow students to learn on the move.