Application of Podcasting in Online Engineering Education
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-College Senior |
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Computer Engineering Computer Science Engineering Education Research Information Systems Information Technology Mobile Learning Software Engineering |
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Reference - Educational Research Paper |
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Audio |
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STUART PALMER WAYNE HALL |
| Description: | Published in Int. J. Engng Ed. Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 101±106, 2008. Part of special issue in IJEE on Mobile Technologies in Engineering Education (II). Abstract: "Applications of mobile technologies for engineering education can be found in the literature, but, many of the reported applications are aimed at the online (wirelessly), on-campus, synchronous and proximal use of mobile technologies. Mobile technologies in engineering education can encompass more than the proximal teaching and learning environmentÐthey can be offline, asynchronous and at a distance from the classroom. This paper reports on the initial application of `podcasting' in a wholly online engineering study unit. It presents the rationale for, technical development details of, and, limited evaluation of this initial podcasting trial." |
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| Keywords: | Podcasting; asynchronous delivery; distance education Pocket PC PDA |
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Mobile Technologies in Engineering Education (II) |
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Use of Educational Technologies |
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Conclusions: "Mobile technologies offer a range of new potential affordances in education, including engineering education. Along with these affordances come potential disruptions, both in the conduct of the classroom and to long-held pedagogical views. Certainly, Stanford University, in planning to make lectures available in podcast format, propose to monitor the impact of this development on class attendance at the `real thing' [29]. Like all technology, `mobile technology' is in state of rapid change and constantly being redefined; forward planning for educational technology is a moving target [9]. Portable video, on pods, mobile phones, PDAs and perhaps other devices are likely to be commonplace in the near future, permitting video to accompany the audio in podcasts. When this happens, on-campus students with a lecture podcast option may well find this just as attractive as the real thing. It will certainly be of benefit to students who study off-campus or online, or otherwise are unable to attend synchronously oncampus." |
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| Publication Date: | January 2008 |
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Cross Platform |
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Not free |
| Download URL: | http://www.ijee.dit.ie/latestissues/Vol24-1/s15_ijee2014.pdf |
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IEEE LOM Record |
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International Journal of Engineering Education
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