Exercise 15.7

The traditional lecture method of education has a number of problems. For example, the traditional lecture method does not adjust for students who are ill, overseas, or those that prefer online classes. In addition, students who accidentally miss classes cannot ever get the full experience again without a recorded version of the lecture. Making lectures available as podcasts, however, is a modern and cost efficient way to teach more students. There are three reasons that this teaching method should be adopted. One reason is that in today's modern world, many people seeking education sometimes cannot attend live classes or are currently studying/working/in the military overseas. Podcasts allow every type of individual to learn. Another reason is that online classes and podcasts allow for one teacher to teach many more students. This makes the process way more efficient and the school gets more revenue from tuition from all types of students. Finally, students who accidentally miss or are sick during class, can make up the lecture on their own time and experience it fully (not just get the notes from someone else). For these reasons, I believe that these lectures should be made available as podcasts because everyone would benefit.