Using Podcasts with Narrative Pedagogy: Are Learning Objectives Met? (Innovation Center‪)‬

NURSE FACULTY OFTEN ASSIGN VOLUMINOUS AMOUNTS OF READING FOR STUDENTS TO COMPLETE PRIOR TO CI. ASS, BUT THE ASSIGNMENTS GO UNREAD AND STUDENTS COME TO CLASS UNPREPARED TO ENGAGE IN CONTEXTUAL CONVERSATIONS. Some students admit that they do not read the assigned chapters because they have difficulty understanding the content or are overwhelmed by demands of the nursing program. Faculty are often discouraged, fearful they will need to spoon feed their students with the necessary nursing content. Narrative Pedagogy has been proposed as an alternative to lectures in helping students meet learning objectives. It is one response to calls to implement alternative methods of instruction (Bussema & Nemec, 2006). Podcasting also offers an alternative to classroom lectures and provides faculty the opportunity to implement and study innovative teaching methods. This article reports on a pilot study to explore the effect of Narrative Pedagogy on meeting learning objectives. Podcasting was an integral part of the methodology.