How do students use podcasts to support learning?

Title
How do students use podcasts to support learning?
Publication Date
2010
Author(s)
Scutter, Sheila
Stupans, Ieva
Sawyer, Tim
King, Sharron
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE)
Place of publication
Australia
UNE publication id
une:7546
Abstract
Podcasting is used commonly recreationally and is now increasingly used in education. The technology for podcasting is readily available, easy to use and inexpensive, making it an attractive option for providing additional flexible learning resources for students. However, little is known about how podcasts are used by students and the implications for learning. This paper describes how podcasts were used by students in a medical radiation program. In common with many other health science programs, the medical radiation program has a large content load, particularly in first year where courses such as anatomy and physiology are introduced. Students generally used podcasts to review lecture content, especially when they had difficulty with understanding lectures or new terminology. Students generally listened to the recordings whilst viewing the lecture PowerPoint presentations on a home computer. Results from this study indicate that academics need to contemplate the introduction of instructional methods such as podcast lectures within the broader context of instructional goals.
Link
Citation
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 26(2), p. 180-191
ISSN
1449-5554
1449-3098
Start page
180
End page
191

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