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Start Date
18-6-2020 12:00 PM
End Date
19-6-2020 5:00 PM
Presentation Type
Event
Description
I used an episode of a fun (and kid-friendly) debate podcast called Smash, Boom, Best this spring as a way for students to take the abstract concepts of persuasion learned in class and make them more concrete. Students listened to the 50 minute podcast whenever and wherever and had to post on the class discussion board who they voted for and why, which persuasive technique was most and least effective, and comment on at least two other posts. Bonus is that they were engaged in the class and with each other in an authentic way. By choosing a non-legal (and fun) podcast, no-one felt unqualified, or thought someone else was, to have an opinion. Double bonus is that it incorporated synchronous and asynchronous learning which provided both flexibility and structure. Using the discussion board gave students time to think about what they wanted to say and how to respond.
The Podcast Trifecta: Student Engagement, Blend of Asynchronous and Synchronous, and Skill Transfer
I used an episode of a fun (and kid-friendly) debate podcast called Smash, Boom, Best this spring as a way for students to take the abstract concepts of persuasion learned in class and make them more concrete. Students listened to the 50 minute podcast whenever and wherever and had to post on the class discussion board who they voted for and why, which persuasive technique was most and least effective, and comment on at least two other posts. Bonus is that they were engaged in the class and with each other in an authentic way. By choosing a non-legal (and fun) podcast, no-one felt unqualified, or thought someone else was, to have an opinion. Double bonus is that it incorporated synchronous and asynchronous learning which provided both flexibility and structure. Using the discussion board gave students time to think about what they wanted to say and how to respond.