This chapter reports on a pilot study. The aim of the activity in the study was three-fold. First to engage the students on a genetics module with the subject material through the development of podcasts. Second, the activity would give students who had not chosen the module the opportunity to consider some of the issues of modern medical genetics by later listening to the podcasted material. Finally, since the podcasts are available to first-year students who will be choosing modules for their second year, they are a useful archived window on the content and approaches used in the module. This study demonstrated that student-developed podcasts can be a useful learning tool both for developing subject-specific understanding and in developing a wide variety of transferable skills.
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