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      Podcasts as a conversational pedagogy

      Archard, Sara; Merry, Rosina
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      Archard, S. & Merry, R. (2010). Podcasts as a conversational pedagogy. Computers in New Zealand Schools: Learning, leading, Technology, 22(3), 1-11.
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/5114
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      The use of technology such as podcasts, social networking sites, wikis, and Google docs for communicating information which supports teaching and learning in tertiary institutions is well documented (Bates, 2005). These tools have been shown to enhance traditional lectures and tutorials (Salmon, 2007). Little attention, however, has been given to the use of conversational approaches when using these tools and their potential in developing alternative pedagogical approaches to teaching. This article examines the use of a conversational style podcast in an online pre-service early childhood teacher education programme. The podcasts were initially used to disseminate information and respond to the students’ needs, however, their conversational use revealed a number of unexpected outcomes. Analysis of the podcast conversations that occurred between the two lecturers, and the student feedback to these, were used to identify unexpected outcomes for students enrolled in the programme. These included the ‘humanising’ of the e-learning environment and the sense of community that emerged. This paper argues that the affordance of conversational podcasts personalises the e-learning environment, enhances students’ and lecturers’ motivation, and engenders a greater connectedness with the university context.
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      2010
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      Journal Article
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      University of Otago
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      This article has been published in the journal: Computers in New Zealand Schools: Learning, leading, Technology. Used with permission.
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