iPod Studying: Pro’s and Cons

by Stefan Knapen on April 18, 2009

in Study Hacks

A couple of weeks ago I posted something about iPod Studying with the promise that I would test it.

Well, I did. I found some pro’s and cons.

Pro:

You can relisten it whenever you want. Like I do, I listen to it when I am on the bycicle.
You check your notes again. When there is something which doesn’t make sense, you see it immediatly, cause you have to record it. If you read it, you wouldn’t notice.
You practice speaking. I talk too fast some times, and don’t articulate good enough. Now I hear it myself.

Con:

I takes a lot of time. It does, if you are not normal to make summary’s, that will take a lot of time (well, that is a good thing actually ). And recording take also much time.
You can not rely on it. When you listen to it on the road, you can be distracted. So studying on your iPod is not enough.
I am a visual learner. So I can’t just listen to it. But because I already looked at it, understood it, it is more like a repeatition of what I already know.

Conclusion

Yes, it is a good way of studying. But you can not study just on your iPod. You have to see it first, and repeat everything you learned in your ears. I would recommend it! How are your experiences with studying with your iPod? Have you tried audiobooks also? I will try it more, and come up with more problems, or ways to use it better!