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  • Student-produced podcasts as an assessment tool: an example from geomorphology

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    Kemp, Justine
    Mellor, Antony
    Kotter, Richard
    Oosthoek, Jan W
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    Kemp, Justine
    Year published
    2012
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    The emergence of user-friendly technologies has made podcasting an accessible learning tool in undergraduate teaching. In a geomorphology course, student-produced podcasts were used as part of the assessment in 2008-2010. Student groups constructed radio shows aimed at a general audience to interpret and communicate geomorphological data within the context of relevant social and environmental issues. Questionnaire results suggest that the novel format engaged students, and promoted group working, IT, language and oral communication skills, and a deeper understanding of the context of geomorphic data. For teachers, podcasting ...
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    The emergence of user-friendly technologies has made podcasting an accessible learning tool in undergraduate teaching. In a geomorphology course, student-produced podcasts were used as part of the assessment in 2008-2010. Student groups constructed radio shows aimed at a general audience to interpret and communicate geomorphological data within the context of relevant social and environmental issues. Questionnaire results suggest that the novel format engaged students, and promoted group working, IT, language and oral communication skills, and a deeper understanding of the context of geomorphic data. For teachers, podcasting technology offers efficient teaching of oral communication, with opportunities for distance and self-directed learning.
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    Journal Title
    Journal of Geography in Higher Education
    Volume
    36
    Issue
    1
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2011.576754
    Copyright Statement
    © 2012 Taylor & Francis. This is an electronic version of an article published in Journal of Geography in Higher Education Volume 36, Issue 1, 2012, pages 117-130. Journal of Geography in Higher Education is available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com with the open URL of your article.
    Subject
    Other earth sciences
    Curriculum and pedagogy
    Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy
    Human geography
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/53794
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