title: Podcasting: An emerging technology in nursing education.
abstract: Appropriately used ubiquitous mobile technologies are becoming more important in nursing education because of the scarcity of educators and the increase in the number of first- and second-degree students enrolling in schools of nursing. Podcasting, based on MP3 audio file and Rich Site Summary/Extensible Markup Language technology, is an innovative educational tool that provides experiential learning and network-creation opportunities. Lecture podcasts provide students opportunities to access face-to-face or distance audio presentations/feedback in a convenient manner. Nursing students enrolled in a medical-surgical didactic theory course report high satisfaction with this up-and-coming mobile educational opportunity.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94117, USA. maag@usfca.edu
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maag
mesh_terms: D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004506:Education, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States