Podcasting in higher education: What are the implications for teaching and learning?

Abstract

Any digital media file, or collection of files, that is shared online and made available for listening on computers and portable media devices is called a podcast. The purpose of this research was to examine how professors and students at a big Midwestern American university felt about podcasting and how often they listened to podcasts. Two online surveys were reviewed, with an emphasis on questions about education. Students mostly utilise audio resources to review previously covered information in their classes, according to the findings. Both teachers and students think that podcasts are a great tool for education, but students are less certain that they help teachers become better teachers. Podcasts, according to the authors, may assist teachers in shifting from more conventional, lecture-based methods of classroom education to more collaborative, student-centered, and project-based approaches.