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Article: Audio and video podcasts of lectures for campus-based students: production and evaluation of student use
- Article from:
- Innovations in Education and Teaching International
- Article date:
- November 1, 2007
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CopyrightCopyright Taylor & Francis Group Nov 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Podcasting has become a popular medium for accessing and assimilating information and podcasts are increasingly being used to deliver audio recordings of lectures to campus-based students. This paper describes a simple, cost-effective and file size-efficient method for producing video podcasts combining lecture slides and audio without a requirement for any specialist software. The results from a pilot scheme delivering supplementary lecture materials as audio and video podcasts are also presented, including data on download patterns and responses to a survey of students on podcast use. These results reveal students' enthusiasm for podcast recordings of lecture materials and their primary ...