Podcasting and Pre-service Teachers

In 2008, the presenter examined the use of podcasting to assess short research studies by a group of six undergraduate, pre-service final year science teachers. The podcasts were assessed against existing criteria and potential of podcasts within professional graduate teaching courses was considered.

The research found that the target audience met, and in many ways exceeded our expectations. As a result, the approach was developed with a larger group of pre service teachers for further study during session 2008/09.

This seminar will explore:

• how the process of preparing podcasts extends pre-service teachers' professional learning;
• how pre-service teachers can use podcasts to demonstrate their understanding of principles of learning and teaching;
• how podcasts can be peer and self-assessed.

The presenter hopes to involve some students in this presentation.

David Muir is a lecturer in the Curricular Studies Department of the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. He is a Computing teacher and has many years experience in supporting students and teachers in developing effective uses of ICT in learning and teaching. In particular, he has a interest in the role of web tools such as blogs, podcasts and wikis as well as other social networking tools. He maintains an educational blog at http://edcompblog.blogspot.com/

In the project described in this session, he worked with Mr Nicholas Souter, a fellow lecturer in the Curricular Studies Department with extensive experience in Biology education.