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@article{citeulike:3994145, abstract = {iTunes University, a website with downloadable educational podcasts, can provide students the opportunity to obtain professors' lectures when students are unable to attend class. To determine the effectiveness of audio lectures in higher education, undergraduate general psychology students participated in one of two conditions. In the lecture condition, participants listened to a 25-min lecture given in person by a professor using PowerPoint slides. Copies of the slides were given to aid note-taking. In the podcast condition, participants received a podcast of the same lecture along with the PowerPoint handouts. Participants in both conditions were instructed to keep a running log of study time and activities used in preparing for an exam. One week from the initial session students returned to take an exam on lecture content. Results indicated that students in the podcast condition who took notes while listening to the podcast scored significantly higher than the lecture condition. The impact of mobile learning on classroom performance is discussed.}, author = {McKinney, Dani and Dyck, Jennifer L. and Luber, Elise S.}, citeulike-article-id = {3994145}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2008.11.004}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S036013150800167X}, day = {17}, doi = {10.1016/j.compedu.2008.11.004}, issn = {03601315}, journal = {Computers \& Education}, keywords = {clases, docencia, educacin, podcast, rss}, month = {April}, number = {3}, pages = {617--623}, posted-at = {2009-05-22 17:49:26}, priority = {2}, title = {iTunes University and the classroom: Can podcasts replace Professors?}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2008.11.004}, volume = {52}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3994145 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3994145 N2 - iTunes University, a website with downloadable educational podcasts, can provide students the opportunity to obtain professors’ lectures when students are unable to attend class. To determine the effectiveness of audio lectures in higher education, undergraduate general psychology students participated in one of two conditions. In the lecture condition, participants listened to a 25-min lecture given in person by a professor using PowerPoint slides. Copies of the slides were given to aid note-taking. In the podcast condition, participants received a podcast of the same lecture along with the PowerPoint handouts. Participants in both conditions were instructed to keep a running log of study time and activities used in preparing for an exam. One week from the initial session students returned to take an exam on lecture content. Results indicated that students in the podcast condition who took notes while listening to the podcast scored significantly higher than the lecture condition. The impact of mobile learning on classroom performance is discussed. IS - 3 JF - Computers & Education SN - 03601315 EP - 623 TI - iTunes University and the classroom: Can podcasts replace Professors? VL - 52 SP - 617 KW - clases KW - docencia KW - educacin KW - podcast KW - rss AU - McKinney, Dani AU - Dyck, Jennifer AU - Luber, Elise PY - 2009/04/17/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2008.11.004 ER -