Evans (2008) has produced a detailed survey of student attitudes which finds that the majority of respondents felt podcasts made their revision quicker and more effective. For all its statistical rigour, however, it rests on the assumption that when students feel podcasts enhance their learning, that is what really happens. I'm not sure we can be so confident that the best measure of impact in terms of learning outcomes is student perception. Another study by Huntsberger and Stavitsky (2007) illustrates this point. In a study of courses in which tutors provided podcast summaries of weekly readings, they found that 40% of students stopped reading altogether and just listened to the podcast summaries instead. However, 95% felt their learning had been enhanced. Shurely shome mishtake....
Chris Evans (2008) 'The effectiveness of m-learning in the form of podcast revision in higher education'. Computers and Education 50, 491-8
Michael Hunstberger and Alan Stavitsky (2007) 'The new "podagogy": incorporating podcasting into journalism education', Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, Winter 2007, 397-410
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