{"id":116,"date":"2011-01-12T02:01:13","date_gmt":"2011-01-12T02:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/?p=116"},"modified":"2011-01-12T02:01:13","modified_gmt":"2011-01-12T02:01:13","slug":"podcasts-rather-than-lectures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2011\/01\/12\/podcasts-rather-than-lectures\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcasts Rather than Lectures"},"content":{"rendered":"

A recent study in Computers in Education (summarized on the New Scientist<\/a>) reports a study based in a simulated classroom setting contrasting podcasts with a live lecture.<\/p>\n

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Students who listened to the podcast one or more times and took notes had … [higher scores]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The study seems to find that the processing of content – the opportunity to “rewind” the podcast and take notes offers some advantages (my interpretation).<\/p>\n

Now the authors intend to investigate a similar approach in actual classrooms.<\/p>\n

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Here is a prediction of what they might find based on my experience.<\/p>\n

1) The use of online\/downloadable audio is extremely limited. The potential value of a backup lecture that can be reviewed is largely ignored.<\/p>\n

2) Students prefer a set of complete set of notes to online audio.<\/p>\n

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My interpretation of my own research is that a typical lecture possibly makes no more sense the second time (although the recent study seems to indicate reviewing while taking notes is helpful). Having an expert offer a set of complete notes is preferred because someone has preprocessed the content – identified what was important and summarized these ideas in a written format (much shorter review time).<\/p>\n

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Grabe, M. & Christopherson, K. (2008). Optional student use of online lecture resources: Resource preference, performance and lecture attendance. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. 24, 1-10.<\/p>\n

Grabe, M. & Christopherson, K. (2005). Evaluating The Advantages and Disadvantages of Providing Lecture Notes: The Role Of Internet Technology As Both A Delivery System and Research Tool. Internet and Higher Education. 8, 291-298.<\/p>\n

Grabe, M., Christopherson, K., & Douglas, J. (2004-2005). Providing Introductory Psychology students access to online lecture notes: The relationship of note use to performance and class attendance. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 33, 295-308.<\/p>\n

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