1. Using Podcasting to Support Student Learning Crispin Dale, SSPAL

2. Outline Suggest some of the benefits of using podcasting in L&T Suggest strategies for using podcasting within L&T Reflect upon student experiences of using podcasting in a level one module

3. What is Podcasting? Podcasting involves “the authoring of, and subscription to, audio and/or video files on the internet for downloading to the user’s personal computer” (Lim 2005) “enables users to quickly and easily download multimedia files, including audio and video, for playback on mobile devices including iPods and other MP3 players” (Bausch & Han, 2006).

4. Benefits of Podcasting Enhances social networking and collaborative learning (Alexander 2005, Ratctham and Zhang 2006) Generates greater inclusivity (Cebeci and Tekdal 2006) Meets different learning styles (Lim 2005). “bite size” instrumentalist approach to learning (Dale and McCarthy 2006). Enables time-shifted learning (Chan and Lee 2005).

5. Benefits (cont) Develops key skills (Huann and Thong 2006) Enhances student engagement and reflection (Baird and Fisher 2006) Students experience higher satisfaction with those courses that use audio recordings that accompany course material (Miller and Piller 2005). Alleviates anxiety levels of students to the subject matter (Chan and Lee 2005).

6. Student Group Level 1 UG Module (The Tourism Society) Introduces students to the key concepts and approaches to understanding tourism Core module for Tourism Management students Can be chosen as an elective Diverse multi-cultural student group

7. The Podcasting Process (Huann and Thong 2006 adapted)

10. http://web.mac.com/crispindale1/iWeb/Site/Po dcast/Podcast.html

14. Strategies for Effective Podcasting (Dale 2007) http://www.hlst.heacademy.ac.uk/johlste/vol6no1/practice/50155.html http://www.hlst.heacademy.ac.uk/johlste/vol6no1/practice/50155.html Learning issues Engaging the listener Introduce theory gradually Use chapters to guide the listener Developing deep learning Technical Issues Audio and visual quality Ensuring copyright ( www.tourismimages.org.uk ) www.tourismimages.org.uk Technical support

15. Student Experiences Impact on Learning and Teaching – Significant for international students “It was good for me because sometimes I didn’t understand what you were saying in the lecture but when I can hear it more than once I can understand better” “I was referring back (to the podcasts) and picking up ideas slowly, it was really good it helped me a lot in my assignment”

16. Student Experiences Design and organisation “you had given us links which were related to our assignment and I gained a maximum of information from that” “there could have been more activities because that would have helped us know whether we understood what you had gone through in the lecture”

17. Student Experiences Guidance and resources “Students need further information on how to access the podcasts. I thought it was only on WOLF, I didn’t know about iTunes” “There should may be a session on how to use them”

18. Areas for improvement Greater understanding and support on how to use the podcasts Improvement in software resources (i.e. iTunes, WOLF) Linking podcasts to formative assessment tasks

19. Conclusions With a changing, diverse, increasingly demanding student body who have higher expectations of the learning experience Using podcasts presents a great opportunity to meet the learning needs of the “iPod generation”