Enhancing Psychiatry Education through Podcasting: Learning from the Listener Experience

The Pedagogical Potential of Podcasts: Using Digital Audio to Enhance Learning in Marriage and Family Counseling Courses

“…Moreover, the professional identity of marriage and family counselors is distinctly different from other helping professions (Gladding, 2019; IAMFC, 2019; Williams et al, 2021). Podcasts that capture the work and experience of active clinicians can be utilized to solidify student understanding of the roles, day-to-day responsibilities, and requisite skills (Diebold et al, 2021; Hanafi et al, 2022; Shulman, 2015) associated with the practice of marriage and family counseling. Additionally, relevant podcasts can be assigned to address student concerns, clarify misconceptions about the profession, or help students who are reticent about working with couples and families to develop a greater openness to these modalities (CACREP, 2015; Casado-Kehoe et al, 2011; COAMFTE, 2021; Granello, 2010).…”

“…Educators-across grade levels and disciplines-have incorporated podcast content into classroom instruction to diversify teaching strategies (Allen, 2019) and enhance selfdirected activities (Flanagan, 2015). Research indicates that podcasts are a convenient and effective method for delivering asynchronous content (Hanafi et al, 2022;Lee et al, 2008; Van Zanten et al, 2012), increasing student learning (Evans, 2008;Kennedy et al, 2014Kennedy et al, , 2016Pegrum et al, 2015;Van Wyk, 2019) and motivation (Bolliger et al, 2010), and improving the application of key concepts (Kennedy et al, 2016). Additionally, several studies indicate that podcasts offer an impactful alternative to academic reading (Allen, 2019;Salloum & Smyth, 2013), which students commonly prefer over traditional instructional methods (Blum, 2018;Van Wyk, 2019).…”

“…Thus, podcasts afford counselor educators a vast library of mental health-related content that holds the potential to enhance instruction and promote student engagement. Accordingly, relevant podcast content can be assigned to supplement assigned readings, adjunct in-class lectures (Fronek et al, 2016;Lee et al, 2008;Van Zanten et al, 2012), or expand students' existing knowledge (Casado-Kehoe et al, 2011;Hanafi et al, 2022;Kennedy et al, 2014Kennedy et al, , 2016Pegrum et al, 2015) of various topics related to the theory and practice of marriage and family counseling. Suitable content acquisition podcasts may be selected for the purpose of imparting information in an abridged (Casares & Binkley, 2021), informal, and engaging manner (Fronek et al, 2016;Harter, 2019;King, 2022), and/or to provide students with convenient and portable resources for learning while commuting, exercising, or during periods of leisure (Casares & Binkley, 2021;Bolliger et al, 2010;Perks & Turner, 2019).…”