Benefits of podcasts/vodcasts

Podcasts/vodcasts are being used with the current trend of 'flipped learning'. Within this idea, student are directed to the podcast to gain a degree of understanding of the topic that will be covered in future sessions. In the actual physical session the teacher will set activities/tasks linked to the learning that they have already completed outside of the classroom. This allows more specialised activities in class time and in-depth learning. Students are also encouraged to ask questions that result from their 'flipped learning'. Students could also be encouraged to take turns to create a podcast that summarises the learning that took place in a session. They can then access this anywhere to engage in some minor revision.