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A tutor in your back pocket: reflections on the use of iPods and podcasting in an undergraduate popular music programme

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2009

Steve Cooper ,
Crispin Dale  and
Steve Spencer
Steve Cooper
Affiliation:
School of Sport, Performing Arts and Leisure, University of Wolverhampton, Gorway Road, Walsall WS1 3BD, UKsteve.cooper@wlv.ac.uk, c.dale@wlv.ac.uk, s.spencer@wlv.ac.uk
Crispin Dale*
Affiliation:
School of Sport, Performing Arts and Leisure, University of Wolverhampton, Gorway Road, Walsall WS1 3BD, UKsteve.cooper@wlv.ac.uk, c.dale@wlv.ac.uk, s.spencer@wlv.ac.uk
Steve Spencer
Affiliation:
School of Sport, Performing Arts and Leisure, University of Wolverhampton, Gorway Road, Walsall WS1 3BD, UKsteve.cooper@wlv.ac.uk, c.dale@wlv.ac.uk, s.spencer@wlv.ac.uk
*
Corresponding author: Crispin Dale
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Abstract

This article reports upon a research project undertaken at the University of Wolverhampton where iPods and podcasting were used as a delivery and assessment mechanism within an undergraduate Popular Music degree programme. A sample drawn from students studying the programme was interviewed to explore their engagement with the technology and the curriculum materials produced. Results found that although not a replacement for traditional lectures, iPods and podcasting are an effective means for supporting student learning. Benefits included motivating learners, enabling student interaction, offering time-shifted learning engagement and personalisation of learning. This article evaluates the pedagogical adoption of iPods and podcasting within a music education context and makes suggestions for future areas of research.

Type
Research Article
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British Journal of Music Education , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , March 2009 , pp. 85 - 97
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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