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SURVEY FINDS COLLEGE STUDENTS THIRSTY FOR PODCASTS
TO AID LEARNING— Students say podcasts won’t hurt classroom attendance, but survey finds that only 25% of universities currently make classroom podcasts available —
INFOCOMM, ANAHEIM, CA, June 19, 2007 — D&M Professional, parent company of Denon Professional and Marantz Professional, announced today that its Education Solutions Division (ESD) recently released market research on the current and future direction of recording technologies/podcasting and their effect on teaching and the learning experience.
A study sponsored by D&M Professional (performed by MPR: Market Position Research) found that 88% of students surveyed indicated that they were extremely or very likely to use podcasting if offered to assist in their learning process. The study also found that currently only 25% of universities surveyed were using recording equipment that supports podcasting technologies for downloading classes and lectures. The survey data, gathered at 12 private and public Midwestern universities, also confirmed that an overwhelming percentage (90%) of students who did utilize podcast lectures believed the audio recordings assisted them in the learning process, while 100% felt the use of podcasts had a positive impact on their overall grades. Additionally, students indicated their attendance would not be affected if podcasts of classes and lectures were made available in audio/video and the materials would be used as a supplemental learning tool. The survey also found that students who recorded classes using a personal recording device within the last 12 months were not happy with the quality of the recording, suggesting that a professional recording with higher quality sound would be preferable.
“The higher education market is clearly ready for aggressive adoption of podcasting technologies,” said Peter Papageorge, director of sales for D&M Professional. “Students regularly use supporting equipment – iPods, other brands of MP3 players, PCs, laptops and high-speed Internet. In addition, a majority of students in the study reported that their professors already post class and lecture notes online. We believe the adoption of regular professional recording of classes is the next logical step,” he said.
This study is consistent with other recent studies including the InfoComm Market Forecast Survey.
The educational recording technologies survey sponsored by D&M Professional, underscores the Company’s commitment to serving the educational market with the latest information, products and applications solutions for educators and students alike. D&M Professional recently launched the D&M Professional Educational Solutions Division and the Education Technology Advisory Council (ETAC) as part of this ongoing commitment. The leading brands of D&M Professional have provided cutting-edge audio and video technology for more than 70 years.
To download the D&M Professional Student Technology report, and other up-to-the-minute information and advice regarding educational trends, techniques and technology, visit www.education.d-mpro.com.…ends 405 words
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D&M Professional, through its Denon Professional, Marantz Professional and Denon DJ brands, manufactures and distributes a leading line of professional audio and video equipment for the broadcast, commercial, corporate, DJ, education, government, audio/visual, education, houses of worship, security and related industries.
Visit D&M Professional at www.d-mpro.com or Denon DJ at: www.denondj.com.About D&M Holdings Inc.
D&M Holdings Inc. (TSE I: 6735) is based in Kawasaki, Japan and owns the Denon®, Marantz®, McIntosh Laboratory®, Boston Acoustics®, Snell Acoustics, D&M Professional, D&M Premium Sound Solutions, Denon DJ, ReplayTV® and Escient® brands. Denon, Marantz, McIntosh and D&M Professional are global industry leaders in the specialist home theater, audio/video consumer electronics or professional audio markets, with a strong and long-standing heritage of manufacturing and marketing high-performance audio and video components. Boston Acoustics, with its signature The Boston Sound, is a leader in premium loudspeakers for home and automotive audio markets. Snell is a super premium speaker brand. The ReplayTV and Escient brands represent award-winning technologies in digital home entertainment. D&M Premium Sound Solutions manufactures high-quality, Hi-Fi audio products for the B2B automotive and consumer electronics markets. Additional information is available at www.dm-holdings.com.Denon and Marantz are registered trademarks of D&M Holdings Inc.; McIntosh is a registered trademark of McIntosh Laboratory, Inc.; Boston Acoustics is a registered trademark of Boston Acoustics, Inc. and ReplayTV and Escient are registered trademarks of Digital Networks North America, Inc.
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