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Summaries of Lecture Recordings Used As Learning Material in Blended Learning

Authors:
Sari Mettiäinen
Anna-Liisa Karjalainen

Keywords: m-learning; podcast; lecture recording; lecture summary

Abstract:
In order to enhance learning, it is necessary to develop flexible learning methods in conjunction with traditional classroom teaching. Information and communications technology has developed enormously during the past years and but its potential as a teaching aid has not yet, however, been fully exploited in education. This paper describes the opinions of Finnish nursing students’ on the usefulness of lecture recordings in nursing education at Tampere University of Applied Sciences. Faculty from the nursing education degree program of Tampere University of Applied Sciences produced thirty-one 10-62 minute lecture summaries or course content syntheses in five subjects. They were produced by four teachers and listened by 4 student groups in 2010-2011. In the study, 93 students completed a questionnaire, with a response rate of 52%. According to the results of the questionnaire, slightly more than half of the students listened to the recordings via computer and slightly less than half listened as podcasts on mobile device. Students stated that the recordings helped them to understand the key content of lectures and that they were of additional value to learning process when compared to the traditional PowerPoint teaching slides used in contact lectures. Opinions varied, however, as to whether students learned as much by listening to the recordings as they did by attending contact lectures. The lecture recordings enabled better time management, but the recordings did not, however, significantly affect the time used for preparing for examinations or for participating in contact lectures. The students found listening to the recordings an interesting experience and most of them would also like to listen to them also in the future. In a conclusion, the results of this project show that offline recorded lecture summaries are a good support for education either as additional course material or as a partial substitute for contact teaching. The lecture recordings support students’ learning and are an agreeable learning method for students.

Pages: 181 to 186

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2012

Publication date: March 25, 2012

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4006

ISBN: 978-1-61208-186-1

Location: St. Maarten, The Netherlands Antilles

Dates: from March 25, 2012 to March 30, 2012