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Podcasting provides an alternative way of delivering educational content.
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Students prefer listening to these Podcasts on a computer.
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A structured Podcast is a valuable educational resource.
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The aim of this study was to evaluate how clinical students reacted to the use of Podcasts for undergraduate teaching. The most popular way of listening to them was on a computer. Students scored highly the subject matter of the Podcasts and used them for learning around the subject, especially during examination time. Podcasts are a valuable vehicle for delivering learning materials to students: offering flexibility but in tune with students' love of downloading materials to use when they wish.
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Walmsley, A., Lambe, C., Perryer, D. et al. Podcasts – an adjunct to the teaching of dentistry. Br Dent J 206, 157–160 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2009.58
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