ANZCA Education Seminars 2008

Educational Podcasting for Professional Development: Opportunity or Pretense?

Presented by Associate Professor Leonard Webster, Education Technology Development

Centre for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching, Monash University

Date:    Thursday, 25 September 2008

Time:   12:30 – 13:30 pm (30-40 min presentation followed by 20-30 min discussion)

Venue: Auditorium, ANZCA House – tea, coffee and orange juice will be provided

Synopsis

There’s an undeniable need for quality professional learning that addresses the time constraints and location of the busy professional.

Educational Podcasting could become the professional development vehicle of choice for professionals, accessing timely, quality, and helpful professional development sessions on topics of interest according to their own schedule and location. Imagine Professional Development set free of fixed location and as mobile as music with the advantage of automatic subscription.

It’s professional development on demand. However, as with any educational technology, appropriate and evidence based design is critical.

This session will look at some of the evidence, advantages and issues associated with podcasting for professional development including:

• Features of podcasting

• Overview of research on podcasting for educational delivery

• Podcasting design issues (issues associated with their use and maximising impact)

• Implications for professional development (will it change the way we conduct professional development in the knowledge era)

Associate Professor Leonard Webster oversees the Educational Technology Development portfolio in the Centre for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching at Monash University. He has provided leadership and management to the University in relation to innovative and major teaching and learning strategic projects over a sustained period that have centred on his expertise as an educational developer.

He is the author of papers, articles, chapters and book on the development, design and research of educational technology. His current research interests include teaching and learning in higher education with a special interest in academic staff development, flexible learning, quality development and the use of educational technologies in teaching and learning. Throughout his career he sought to link educational theory with the development of teaching and learning.

His achievements:

• Received an innovation patent for a Personalised Learning Environment, Lex in 2005.

• Wrote the Educational Technology Framework for Monash University in 2007.

• Was a key contributor to the development of the award winning online learning environment  InterLearn

This seminar will of considerable value to anyone with an interest in medical education, including trainee and specialist anaesthetists, supervisors, and ANZCA staff. The concept behind the ANZCA Education Seminars is to provide a forum for staff at ANZCA to discuss areas of educational development or innovation that may be outside their immediate area. The primary focus is therefore on keeping abreast of educational trends which may be outside the usual realm of experience at ANZCA.

This meeting has been approved under the ANZCA CPD Program. One credit per hour can be claimed under Category 1, Group Learning, Level 1, Passive Activities. Approval number: 1135.

Kavitha Faruqui on 03 9093 4910 or kfaruqui@anzca.edu.au