Talk the talk: Learner-generated podcasts as catalysts for knowledge creation

Instead of using the technology for the mere recording and dissemination of lectures and other instructor-centred information, the project reported on in this article focused on enabling students to create their own podcasts for distribution to their peers. The article describes how engaging in the podcasting exercise promoted collaborative knowledge building among the student-producers, as evidenced through focus-group interviewing and an analysis of the products of their shared dialogue and reflection.

ARTD6063 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES 4

The module takes as its starting point the assumption that as future artists, designers and professionals in the creative industries you will be future producers of visual culture. You will be introduced to some of the core theoretical issues that underpin the production of visual culture including questions of what an image is, how it works, its relationship to ideology and theories of representation. Please contact Gordon Hon if you have any questions before selecting the module. G.Hon@soton.ac.uk