University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy at MU, Columbia, MO, United States of America.
Central Alabama Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Montgomery, AL, United States of America.
Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2024 May;16(5):319-326. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2024.03.002. Epub 2024 Apr 4.
To describe the creation of podcasts for instructional delivery and evaluate strengths and areas for improvement in a post-graduate training (PGT) elective course.
After creating a podcast series, students in the PGT elective from Spring 2021 to Fall 2022 listened to the series then completed a reflection based on five open-ended questions that provoked their thoughts and feelings about use of podcasts as a method of delivering information and teaching. Responses were downloaded and a content analysis was performed. Each investigator analyzed responses from all reflections to identify major themes and subthemes. Letter of intent assignment and overall course grades were compared to assess if podcasts affected student learning.
Ninety-one students provided reflections about the use of podcasts in the PGT elective course, which revealed three major themes with 13 subthemes, including perception of guests, learner experience, and show and episode production. Students appreciated the various perspectives, authenticity, relatability, and diversity of the guest speakers; the learning environment was described as flexible, relatable, positive, and a safe space; the podcast design was noted to be informative, organized, and easily accessible. Areas for improvement included more interaction with guests and more visuals. Letter of intent assignment and overall course grades were similar before and after podcast implementation.
The use of podcasts as an educational tool in a PGT elective course had a variety of characteristics that students preferred to traditional lecture-style classes.
描述为教学交付而创建播客，并评估研究生培训 (PGT) 选修课程中的优势和改进领域。
在创建了一系列播客之后，2021 年春季至 2022 年秋季选修 PGT 的学生收听了该系列节目，然后根据五个引发他们对使用播客作为传递信息和教学方法的想法和感受的开放式问题完成了反思。响应被下载并进行了内容分析。每位研究人员分析了所有反思的回复，以确定主要主题和子主题。意向书作业和总体课程成绩进行了比较，以评估播客是否影响了学生的学习。
91 名学生对 PGT 选修课程中播客的使用提供了反思，这揭示了三个主要主题和 13 个子主题，包括对嘉宾的看法、学习者体验和节目制作。学生们欣赏嘉宾的各种观点、真实性、相关性和多样性；学习环境被描述为灵活、相关、积极和安全的空间；播客设计被认为是信息丰富、组织良好且易于访问的。需要改进的领域包括与嘉宾更多的互动和更多的视觉效果。播客实施前后，意向书作业和总体课程成绩相似。
在 PGT 选修课程中使用播客作为教育工具具有许多学生喜欢的特点，而不是传统的讲座式课程。
