Podcasts are audio files distributed via the Internet to share information asynchronously. Users can subscribe to podcasts (for automatic download), which offer highly customizable learning materials ideal for graduate medical education (GME). Users can now dictate the ‘‘who,’’ ‘‘what,’’ and ‘‘when’’ of their learning experience. Podcasts can vary in length and their episodic release can occur ...

Podcasts display an unevenness characteristic of domains dominated by user generated content, resulting in potentially radical variation of the user preference they enjoy. We report on work that uses easily extractable surface features of podcasts in order to achieve solid performance on two podcast preference prediction tasks: classification of preferred vs. non-preferred podcasts and ranking ...

Podcasts are increasingly being used for medical education, both within teaching institutions and on an international scale by major journals. To date, there are no evidence-based guidelines for the development of educational podcasts. To review the state of the literature, MEDLINE, SCOPUS, and ERIC were searched in May 2016 for articles describing audio format podcasts used in medical educatio...

This study examined achievement when podcasts were used in place of lecture in the core technology course required for all students seeking teacher licensure at a large research-intensive university in the Southeastern United States. Further, it examined the listening preferences of the podcast group and the barriers to podcast use. The results revealed that there was no significant difference ...

This paper reports the use of podcasts in blended-learning at the University of Minho, in Portugal. Six lecturers created their own podcasts with different purposes in order to support their undergraduate and graduate courses and their students’ (n=318) learning. The reported study belongs to a broader project about the impact of podcasts in blended-learning and it reports data from two semeste...

BACKGROUND This pilot study conducted at the Peninsula Medical School is one of very few studies to compare the use of video podcasts to traditional learning resources for medical students. METHODS We developed written handouts and video podcasts for three common ear, nose, and throat conditions; epistaxis, otitis media, and tonsillitis. Forty-one second-year students were recruited via email...

Purpose: The paper discovers how many American Research Libraries produce podcasts, on what subjects they are produced and how those podcasts are promoted. Design/methodology/approach: The researchers looked at each American Research Library’s website in December 2009 to determine if the library has a podcasting initiative and if so, what topics were covered. General scanning of the website, si...

BACKGROUND Podcasts are increasingly being used in medical education. In this study, we conducted a survey of Canadian anesthesia residents to better delineate the content needs, format preferences, and usage patterns among anesthesia residents. METHODS 10/16 Canadian anesthesia program directors, representing 443/659 Canadian anesthesia residents, allowed their residents to be included in th...

There is increasing use of podcasts by young people, including medical students. Podcasts offer small packages of educational material that allow selective replay to consolidate learning, especially for exam revision. Podcasts can be provided in a variety of formats and played on a range of devices, both static and mobile. Maximum educational impact requires careful attention to production and ...