Using Lecture Podcasts in the COVID-19 Transition to Virtual Post-Secondary Education in Agriculture

Autor/inn/en	Barnes, Jared; Carraway, Candis; Jones, Stephanie
Titel	Using Lecture Podcasts in the COVID-19 Transition to Virtual Post-Secondary Education in Agriculture
Quelle	In: Natural Sciences Education, 50 (2021) 2, (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Barnes, Jared) ORCID (Carraway, Candis) ORCID (Jones, Stephanie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2168-8281
DOI	10.1002/nse2.20064
Schlagwörter	Lecture Method; Audio Equipment; Handheld Devices; COVID-19; Pandemics; Distance Education; College Students; Agricultural Education; Electronic Learning; Access to Computers; Internet; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Audio-CD; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Collegestudent; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung
Abstract	In the spring 2020 semester, Stephen F. Austin State University (SFASU), located in Nacogdoches, TX, transitioned face-to-face classes to online instruction because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The east Texas region suffers from some of the poorest internet availability in the nation. Thus, limitations exist for streaming lectures or having students download large files. Podcasts are small audio files that can be downloaded from the internet for learning. Research has shown that the use of lecture podcasts have a variety of benefits for both faculty and students. Lecture podcasts provide students small file sizes to download and access and allow them to engage with the course material asynchronously. Therefore, the decision was made to record lecture podcasts for Cultivating Plants, Plant Propagation, and Plant Breeding to deliver educational content for the class. An end of semester survey conducted by the SFASU Agriculture Department indicated that 59% of students who engaged with this type of learning felt it was extremely effective. Additional student comments and semester reflections also provided feedback. This example provides further evidence that lecture podcasts can be a useful tool for educators in an ever-changing world. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01