Cross-Disciplinary Student Collaboration: Podcasting about Criminology

About this episode

This episode features a collaborative podcast project between Criminology and Media Studies students, highlighting the educational benefits of podcasting.

We're excited to share a podcast submitted to us by Robin Davies , Professor of Media Studies at Vancouver Island University. Originally broadcast as a radio program on CHLY FM in Nanaimo, British Columbia, it features a series of short podcasts that were created as a cross-disciplinary assignment between Criminology students taught by Professor Lauren Mayes and Media Studies students taught by Professor Davies. Discussing diverse topics from the over-incarceration of Indigenous Peoples to the stigma surrounding drug users, these short podcasts are interspersed with reflections and feedback from the students who created them. The students tell us how the assignment was more meaningful to them because they were collaborating on work that would be broadcast and distributed as a podcast which would make their work accessible to listeners beyond the classroom. This collaborative practice exemplifies how podcasting can be utilised as a pedagogical tool to engender creative practice, critical thinking and self-reflection. A transcript of this episode is available here .  If you are interested in submitting a podcast for distribution through the Podcast Studies Podcast feed…

People in this episode

Guests: Robin Davies, Lauren Mayes

Topics covered

• criminology
• media studies
• education
• podcasting
• collaboration

Keywords

• over-incarceration of Indigenous Peoples
• stigma surrounding drug users
• cross-disciplinary assignment
• student reflections
• pedagogical tool

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Places: Nanaimo, British Columbia

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