Podcasting for Nurse Educators Part I

1. Podcasting forNurse Educators Part I April 5, 2008 Nursing 641 Terri L. Calderone

2. Introduction Podcasts are: • recorded audio messages and teaching points • saved electronically to enhance the learning experience • created through software and recording devices and posted to a website.

3. Overview Students can: • listen to topics from a personal computer (pc) or laptop • download them to an mp3 player, such as, an iPod • burn them to a cd for listening on a cd player.

4. Application for Nurse Educators • transfer of knowledge • leverage popularity of mp3 players • desirable learning method • cutting edge communication • convenient and portable • vehicle for “casting” deliverable media outside the classroom.

5. Benefit to Student Learning • portable access • readily available an on-demand format • complements written text • assists visual and auditory learners • listen more than once

6. Benefit to Nurse Educators • supports English as a second language and foreign language students • provides review of classroom sessions • explains complex concepts • means to review content more effectively

7. Use Podcasts Wisely • Align with instructional goals and objectives • Provide value-added learning • Careful and thoughtful planning

8. Where to Start • Brainstorm • Write down your ideas • Focus on a main theme • Consider Your Audience • Create an Outline

9. Summary • Recorded audio messages or topics • Usd on-line to enhance the learning experience • Created through software and recording devices and posted to a website • Students can listen to topics directly from their personal computer (pc) or laptop • Podcasts can be downloaded to an mp3 player, such as, an iPod • Podcasts can be burned onto a cd for listening on any supporting cd player.

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