Podcasting forNurse Educators Part I

April 5, 2008Nursing 641

Terri L. Calderone

IntroductionPodcasts 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.

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.

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.

Benefit to Student Learning

• portable access• readily available an on-

demand format• complements written

text• assists visual and

auditory learners• listen more than once

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

Use Podcasts Wisely

• Align with instructional goals and objectives

• Provide value-added learning

• Careful and thoughtful planning

Where to Start

• Brainstorm• Write down your

ideas• Focus on a main

theme• Consider Your

Audience• Create an Outline

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.

Upcoming Podcasts

Podcasting for Nurse Educators Part II:“Organizing Your Script and Recording Your Podcast”