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The research aims to explore educational innovations that integrate podcast production in higher education for developing transversal competences.

May 7, 2026SustainabilityOpen Access

Fostering Transversal Competences for Sustainable Development: A Podcast-Based Model for Educational Innovation in Higher Education

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Exploratory investigation of podcasting in higher education reveals improved soft skills and topic mastery in students.

The research aims to explore educational innovations that integrate podcast production in higher education for developing transversal competences.
Exploratory investigation of podcast production within a Master of Science course (21 students)
Students engaged in a multi-stage process of research, synthesis, and peer review
Comparison of marks across three consecutive course editions using the same evaluation rubric
Qualitative feedback gathered from 15 students through a questionnaire
Learners reported enhanced topic mastery (93.3%)
Critical thinking improved in 80% of participants
Intervention fostered important soft skills like metacognition and scientific communication
Study highlighted the effective role of podcasting in bridging academic research and non-specialist communication

Marinelli et al. (2026) studied this question.

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