Do any schools offer courses with training available via audio, so you could learn course material while driving?
The audio from any CD or MP3 could easily be recorded onto a cassette tape so it could be played in the car. MP3s can also be played in the car (or while jogging, or walking around, or whatever) by simply transferring said MP3 files to an MP3 player and then listening to them just like you would any MP3 music file. Actually, the audio from any CD can be recorded/converted into an MP3 file and then that, too, can then be listened-to on an MP3 player. It's not difficult. If what you're asking is whether there are any courses out there that are delivered via CD or MP3 audio file so that you can then listen to them in a CD Walkman-type player, or an MP3 player, the answer is "yes." Course lecture delivery via CD-ROM, MP3 file, or even DVD is not uncommon. I'm just adding that when the course is via CD-ROM, it's a breeze to either convert the audio into an MP3 file for later portable listening; or to just record the audio from a CD-ROM or MP3 onto an audio cassette for later use in a car's cassette player. Is that what you're asking... or did I miss the whole thing altogether?
I have a CD player in my car and a port to connect an MP3 player, so conversion to cassette isn't needed. Can anyone list some other US based regionally accredited schools that have a good selection of courses using audio as the delivery method? Apparently the "Big 3" don't.
I think you are out of luck with audio only courses. However, once I found a piece of software that converted document files such as word docs and PDFs into an MP3. Just for kicks I took one of my EBS texts (which they have as PDFs) and put it through the program. The result was actually halfway decent. The voice that came with the trial version of the software sounded like the old Amiga 500 voice, but you were able to purchase highly detailed voices that AT&T developed for their systems. When the program got to a graphs and tables, it went a little crazy and read every detail, but other than that, it was okay. So that could be an option if the school has PDF texts, but I don't know how well someone could learn and retain from only listening to something.
The lectures provided as part of the course material at Holy Apostles College and Seminary (Masters programs in Theology and Philosophy) can be purchased as either VHS tapes, audio cassettes or CDs. Jack
