University sends podcasts to applicants.FIRST CAME THE ACCEPTANCE LETTER, then e-mail notification, now podcasting Recording a non-music audio broadcast (news, sports, discussion, etc.) in the MP3 format for playback in a digital music player. See podcast. is being used to tell students they've been admitted. Fitchburg State University (Mass.) has become the first known higher ed institution to use podcasts to deliver acceptance notifications. By the end of March, the Admissions Office sent 1,000 podcasts featuring congratulatory con·grat·u·late tr.v. con·grat·u·lat·ed, con·grat·u·lat·ing, con·grat·u·lates To express joy or acknowledgment, as for the achievement or good fortune of (another). remarks from President Robert Antonucci, and original music and video clips A short video presentation. . A link to the podcast (iPOD broadCAST) An audio broadcast that has been converted to an MP3 file or other audio file format for playback in a digital music player or computer. The "pod" in podcast was coined from "iPod," the predominant portable, digital music player, and although podcasts are was included in an e-mail message to each student. There are other universities pushing the podcast beyond the classroom. Mansfield University (Pa.) plans to incorporate podcasts into its recruitment efforts to high school students.--J.M.A. |
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