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PANTHER – DUCKLING Podcasting in Assessment

Podcasting in Assessment: New Technology in Higher Education Research (PANTHER). PANTHER – DUCKLING Podcasting in Assessment. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_panther. www.le.ac.uk/duckling. Dr Ming Nie Beyond Distance Research Alliance University of Leicester # uolbdra. Outline.

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PANTHER – DUCKLING Podcasting in Assessment

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  1. Podcasting in Assessment: New Technology in Higher Education Research (PANTHER) PANTHER – DUCKLING Podcasting in Assessment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_panther www.le.ac.uk/duckling Dr Ming Nie Beyond Distance Research Alliance University of Leicester #uolbdra

  2. Outline • Part 1: An overview of podcasting in HE • Part 2: DUCKLING context • Part 3: Psychologypodcasts • Part 4: Research methods and findings • Part 5: Wider impact and future research

  3. Part 1: An overview of Podcasting in HE

  4. Podcasting projects at Leicester

  5. A Podcasting book • Bringing to learners immediacy, engagement and stimulation • Conveying more personalised and individualised content • Offering better quality contact with lecturers • Promoting a sense of belonging to a community • Reducing the feeling of isolation • Producing content ‘on the fly’ and addressing needs in a timely fashion Salmon and Edirisingha (2008)

  6. Definition of podcast • A broader definition (Salmon et al, 2008): • Plays sound or vision • Is made available from a website • Can be opened, downloaded and played on a computer • Can be played on a portable player • A definition by Apple: • “An episodic program delivered via the internet using an XML protocol called RSS” http://www.flickr.com/photos/fhke/168766101/

  7. Part 2: DUCKLING context http://www.flickr.com/photos/dippy_duck/2173283522/

  8. DUCKLING project • DELIVERING UNIVERSITY CURRICULA: KNOWLEDGE, LEARNING AND INNOVATION GAINS • Started in January 2009, funded by JISC for 2 years • 3 distance Masters programmes in 2 disciplines • MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL • MSc in Occupational Psychology and Psychology of Work http://www.le.ac.uk/duckling

  9. 3 DUCKLING technologies • Podcasting • E-book readers • Second Life http://www.flickr.com/photos/fhke/168766101/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/kittenstoe/21475289/

  10. Challenges faced by Psychology • Improving learner engagement with materials and feedback • Addingflexibilityto the curricula • Reducing learner isolation • Securing good retention rates http://www.flickr.com/photos/news_fedora/222402621/

  11. A range of measures • Improvement and streamlining of online materials • Revised dissertation and early assignment processes • Systematic e-moderation of forums • Online marking and added quality and consistency to the marking process • Podcasts

  12. Part 3: Psychologypodcasts

  13. Psychology podcasts

  14. Producing Outstanding Dissertations

  15. Love your dissertation handbook

  16. Part 4: Research methods and findings http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlesfred/482480593/

  17. Research methods • What is the contribution of podcasting to curriculum design and delivery?

  18. Key findings

  19. Part 5: Wider impact and future work http://www.flickr.com/photos/75905404@N00/3532634721/

  20. Wider impact at Leicester • Adapting psychology dissertation podcasts • Other departments considering the use of podcasting • Criminology • Engineering • Lifelong learning • Management • Media and Communications

  21. Future work • More podcasts • Audio feedback to all module assignments • Podcasts for all module overview and assignments • Retention and quality of assessed work • Podcasts available on the e-book readers

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