1. Podcasting to Support Lectures and Practicals in Bioscience Stephen Gomez Principal Lecturer, Bristol UWE Holger Andersson Student, Lund University, Sweden Leicester 5 December 2007

2. Rationale & purpose of using podcasting  Dissatisfaction with handouts  Students learning at different paces  Increase interaction during lectures  Get away from lectures being ‘glorified dictation’ sessions  My version of podcasts Short video & audio files; 2-4 min each Not podcasted or available for download Presented in a player Allows greater control over content & control of access

3. Module and student background  Human Physiology  Level 2 module  Popular module; 120 students  Lecture and practical sessions  Diversity of subject topics: nervous system, cardiovascular, respiratory … Only time for ‘surface teaching’

4. Description of podcast content  Podcasts contain ‘factual’ information  ie material previously covered in the lecture

5. Demonstration  Science.uwe.ac.uk/medialibrary/sgomez/hp

6. Technology & techniques used  Not hosted on Blackboard  Faculty server  Pointecast / Camtasia / Audacity – Powerpoint / video

7. Student evaluation  Positive + learn at own pace + fits student lifestyle  Mobile learning  High tech  On demand + ‘shows lecturer cares’ + Not a substitute for lectures  Negative - lack of uptake by lecturers

8. Reflection & future work  Tracking student usage  More assessment pod files  Collaboration between producers Producers being academics & students  Encouraging more academics to produce files… … Therefore, thanks to the organisers for hosting this event!!!