Abstract ICT tools have gained particular importance in the English as a foreign language classroom order to promote students’ interaction, exchange of opinions, negotiation meaning, or digital competence. Technological development and impact multimedia virtual spaces on lives make educational institutions teachers explore new strategies learn target language. Podcasts present content available...

Podcasts sind eine vieldiskutierte Möglichkeit kostengünstig Veranstaltungsaufzeichnungen zu erstellen und zu publizieren, und bieten somit potentiell vielen Personen die Möglichkeit zum mobilen Lernen. Im vorliegenden Artikel werden die bisherigen Erfahrungen zweier deutscher Hochschulen mit Veranstaltungspodcasts sowie die Ergebnisse von Befragungen studentischer (N=58) und hochschulexterner ...

Teaching English to secondary students needs be considered in order formulate their learning levels and needs. This is crucial for the process successful. However, as teaching should integrated into other language skills, use of media which mostly helpful particular skills sometimes can time consuming, not all teachers are able prepare it classes. Thus, a teacher has no practice one sufficientl...

it is argued that language learning is regarded as the cornerstone of human existence. the widespread use of english as an international language makes it highly important in the world. it is no more working as the status of language of the elite class or the educated class of the society such as professors, rather it is working as an instrument to bring success in life. nowadays, teachers need...

BACKGROUND Information technology is finding an increasing role in the training of medical students. We compared information recall and student experience and preference after live lectures and video podcasts in undergraduate medical education. METHODS We performed a crossover randomised controlled trial. 100 students were randomised to live lecture or video podcast for one clinical topic. Li...

In this paper we describe a study of the effectiveness of mobile learning (m-learning) in the form of podcasting, for teaching undergraduate students in Higher Education. Podcasting involves downloading a series of audio or video broadcasts (files) onto a digital media player, via a computer, over a period of weeks. These can then be watched or listened to when, where and as often as students c...

Podcasting is a growing trend in higher education, and this chapter reviews the most common applications for podcasting in higher education and the current literature on its impact on student learning. Although many educators question whether podcasting creates an effective active learning environment, institutional research data from Georgia College & State University indicate that podcasting ...