Interviews with low-wage workers, discussing their work and challenges they face because of these low-wage jobs. The collection is a feature done by NPR. Each interview is about 5-10 minutes long.
Type of Material:
Collection.
Recommended Uses:
Could be a starting point for student research. In class to spur discussion. Homework or team projects.
Technical Requirements:
NPR podcast that should work on just about any browser. Can download, embed or just play the file directly from the browser.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Introducing people to the diversity of low wage work. Recognizing that all levels of education and training can be low paid.
Target Student Population:
High school and up.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
None.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
It includes various interviews which should be interesting to students. Easy to use and has interviews of varying lengths. Good diversity in types of work covered.
Concerns:
The interviews tend to be more story based so they are not geared towards any specific content. Outdated -- latest is 2004.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
Good coverage of a wide variety of low wage jobs. Raises awareness of the existence of the low-wage sector, makes them come to life as real people and concerns.
Concerns:
Not set up specifically as a stand alone module or learning exercise so it will take prompts and instruction from an instructor to inform students how to engage with the content. Lack of transcripts makes it harder to use in an academic setting.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
Very easy to use-- just click and play. Should work on various platforms. Can download, embed or play from within any browser.
Concerns:
Just audio so no video. Not a stand alone resource so it is just a piece that can be used by an instructor.
Other Issues and Comments:
Some links may be dead. Low quality of text and images.
Creative Commons:
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