The Future of Education
Alternative Learning and Assessment Methods: Student Produced Podcasts in Management Education
Nellie El Enany, The American University in Cairo (Egypt)
Ahmed El-Bayoumi, The American University in Cairo (Egypt)
Abstract
Students worldwide are demanding more innovative methods of teaching and learning which has led higher education institutions to transform blended modes of teaching through technology, flipped classrooms and creative pedagogical theory. Podcasts are becoming popular in higher education, both as part of course content and also as assessments. Student developed and produced podcasts are not as common however, in particular in management education, and the impact on the learning of students as producers of podcasts is under researched. Student produced podcasts can have the potential for students to transform tacit knowledge that is experienced in the classroom into more creative and explicit forms of output thus enriching the learning experience and their ability to reflect on material with a pratice based focus. Based on a cohort of undergraduate management students in a higher education university in Egypt, this work examines student produced podcasts as an assessment method and the effect of this experience on collaborative learning and motivation for the subject. This alternative way of assessing management students beyond traditional ones will be reflected upon based on qualitative data gathered from students of their journeys, thus enhancing our understanding of the ways in which students learn and are assessed.
Keywords: podcasts, higher education, management education, collaborative learning, motivation;
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