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Podcasting enhances learning

2008; Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges; Volume: 24; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5555/1409763.1409817

1937-4771

Pat R. Ormond,

Radio, Podcasts, and Digital Media

Podcasting enables learning anytime, anywhere. Many students use MP3 or other portable players on a daily basis for music and entertainment. Mobile entertainment is flourishing throughout the world, and will continue to be a means of pleasure and connection. Podcasting is becoming more integrated as an additional means of teaching and learning by higher education faculty preparing students to compete in a global economy. Increasingly, mobile learning (also known as m-learning) is being used by students because it is portable and can be used in their own time frame. The focus of this qualitative paper is to present research on podcast use in higher education and to assess, via surveys, students perceptions and experiences regarding the use of podcasts as a supportive tool to learning in classrooms. This paper is an overview of the following six areas: what podcasting is, uses of podcasting, benefits of podcasting, disadvantages of podcasting, survey results, and tips for improving podcast quality.