Podcasts in Education

We want our students and our schools to have a voice within their community. We want to be active participants in what is happening and contribute to the community as a whole. We need to teach our students the tools of communication and how to let their voices be heard in a positive and constructive way. Podcasts allow students to communicate in this manner. - Susan Riley

USING PODCASTS IN EDUCATION

Let’s now turn to podcasts within an educational context. There is no doubt that podcasts have immense value beyond the confines of formal classroom education. They are platforms for democratised information sharing that ties into various informal, mobile and lifelong systems of learning.

Although this section looks at the integration of podcasts in classroom settings, we invite you to think beyond the limitations of traditional schooling and focus your attention on the promise of technology-integrated education. The mobility and openness of podcasts make them an ideal medium to think beyond how education has been defined and conceptualised until now. However, like any learning tool, podcasts are not perfect and have their own challenges and limitations. Take a moment to acknowledge these challenges before diving into sample podcasts created for students, by students (and educators too!).

Use your MET toolkit and insights to widen the walls of traditional classrooms. It is our hope that after navigating this section, you’ll feel confident in using podcasts in your classroom in a way that helps students reach learning outcomes while having a positive learning experience.

PODCASTS ABOUT EDUCATION

There is an abundance of podcasts about education and for educators as well. Here are two videocasts that have interesting discussions about what education is, and where it is possibly lacking or where it could grow.

References

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Hurst, K. M. (2016). Using video podcasting to enhance the learning of clinical skills: A qualitative study of physiotherapy students' experiences. Nurse Education Today, 45, 206-211. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2016.08.011

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Robinson, S., Ritzko, J. (2009). PODCASTS IN EDUCATION: WHAT, WHY AND HOW? Allied Academies International Conference, 14(1), 38-43. Retrieved from https://www.abacademies.org/Public/Proceedings/Proceedings24/AEL%20Proceedings.pdf#page=43

Vahtivuori-Hänninen, S., Struck, R., Kynäslahti, H., Vesterinen, O., Mylläri, J., Tella, S., & Lipponen, L. (2013). Podcasts as learner-created content in higher education. In M. S. Raisinghani (Ed.), Curriculum, learning, and teaching advancements in online education (pp. 21-30) IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2949-3.ch002

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