Using podcasting to facilitate student learning: a constructivist perspective

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dc.contributor.authorNg'ambi, Dick
dc.contributor.authorLombe, Annette
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-27T06:08:29Z
dc.date.available2014-10-27T06:08:29Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThe paper employs two case studies to develop an approach for using podcasts to enhance student learning. The case studies involve two cohorts of postgraduate students enrolled on a blended course, over two years. In both cases, the institutional learning management system was used as a server to host the podcasts, giving students discretion on how and when to listen to podcasts. The podcasts were integrated in learning design hence tightly coupled in pedagogy in Case One, and optionally used i.e., loosely integrated in Case Two. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were employed to solicit student experiences of using podcasts. Access logs from the podcast server provided insight into frequency of use of podcasts, thereby helping to establish the relation between podcast use and facilitation of learning. The findings suggest that students were confident in using podcasts for academic purposes. This is despite having had to overcome some challenges not limited to institutional policies on limited Internet quota for students. The findings also suggest that use of podcast within a constructivist learning environment afforded learners control and flexibility, reflection and self-paced learning. The paper concludes that podcast facilitate learning when tightly coupled to a curriculum and used within constructivist learning environments.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationNg'ambi, D., & Lombe, A. (2012). Using podcasting to facilitate student learning: a constructivist perspective. <i>Journal of Educational Technology & Society</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8795en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNg'ambi, Dick, and Annette Lombe "Using podcasting to facilitate student learning: a constructivist perspective." <i>Journal of Educational Technology & Society</i> (2012) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8795en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNg'ambi, D., Lombe, A. 2012. Using podcasting to facilitate student learning: a constructivist perspective. Journal of Educational Technology & Society.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1436-4522en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Ng'ambi, Dick AU - Lombe, Annette AB - The paper employs two case studies to develop an approach for using podcasts to enhance student learning. The case studies involve two cohorts of postgraduate students enrolled on a blended course, over two years. In both cases, the institutional learning management system was used as a server to host the podcasts, giving students discretion on how and when to listen to podcasts. The podcasts were integrated in learning design hence tightly coupled in pedagogy in Case One, and optionally used i.e., loosely integrated in Case Two. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were employed to solicit student experiences of using podcasts. Access logs from the podcast server provided insight into frequency of use of podcasts, thereby helping to establish the relation between podcast use and facilitation of learning. The findings suggest that students were confident in using podcasts for academic purposes. This is despite having had to overcome some challenges not limited to institutional policies on limited Internet quota for students. The findings also suggest that use of podcast within a constructivist learning environment afforded learners control and flexibility, reflection and self-paced learning. The paper concludes that podcast facilitate learning when tightly coupled to a curriculum and used within constructivist learning environments. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Journal of Educational Technology & Society LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 SM - 1436-4522 T1 - Using podcasting to facilitate student learning: a constructivist perspective TI - Using podcasting to facilitate student learning: a constructivist perspective UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8795 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8795
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNg'ambi D, Lombe A. Using podcasting to facilitate student learning: a constructivist perspective. Journal of Educational Technology & Society. 2012; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8795.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherInternational Forum of Educational Technology and Societyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyCentre for Higher Education Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceJournal of Educational Technology & Societyen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://ifets.info/journals/15_4/16.pdf
dc.titleUsing podcasting to facilitate student learning: a constructivist perspectiveen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordspodcastsen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsubiquitous technologiesen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsconstructivismen_ZA
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