Dall’analisi alla pratica: La creazione di podcast nella formazione dei docenti di sostegno

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Mariagemma Pecoraro

Abstract

L’uso delle tecnologie digitali nella formazione dei docenti rappresenta una leva strategica per l’innovazione della didattica, specialmente nell’ambito del sostegno educativo. In questo contesto, i podcast educativi emergono come strumenti efficaci per favorire l’inclusione scolastica e supportare l’apprendimento personalizzato. Il presente studio ha analizzato il processo di selezione, valutazione e utilizzo di applicazioni per la creazione di podcast, nonché il loro impatto sulla formazione dei futuri docenti di sostegno.


La ricerca è stata condotta nell’ambito del Corso di Abilitazione Sostegno dell'Università degli Studi di Palermo, coinvolgendo 96 corsisti suddivisi tra scuola secondaria di primo e secondo grado. Durante due sessioni di cinque ore ciascuna, gli studenti hanno esplorato e testato una selezione di applicazioni per la creazione di podcast, precedentemente valutate attraverso la Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS) da tre valutatori indipendenti. I risultati della valutazione MARS hanno evidenziato le applicazioni più performanti, grazie alla loro intuitività, stabilità e qualità dell’output audio.

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