Morley College London to host Education through Podcasting (EPOD) for its second annual conference

Morley College London is delighted to host the second Education through Podcasting (EPOD) conference on 26 and 27 June 2025 at the Waterloo Centre.

This conference will bring together academics, researchers, and practitioners to explore and share innovative insights into the use of podcasting for teaching, learning, and training.

A partnership in educational

The 2025 EPOD conference represents a collaborative partnership between Morley College London, Routledge, Keele University, and the University of Staffordshire – reinforcing their shared commitment to advancing podcasting as a transformative educational tool.

Camilo Salazar, Morley Radio Manager said “Podcasting has transformed the way we learn, teach, and connect. The EPOD conference is an opportunity to explore its potential further and to bring together a vibrant community of educators and innovators. We are looking forward to hosting the EPOD conference in 2025!”

Check out EPOD 2024 below!

What to Expect: 2025 Conference Programme

The conference will feature insightful presentations and papers from leading experts in podcast-based education, addressing key themes such as:

• Podcasting as a Medium for Education: Exploring the role of audio in learning and its evolution within the podcasting landscape.
• Historical and Contextual Perspectives: The development of podcasting as a learning environment and its growing influence.
• Emerging Pedagogies: How podcasting integrates into blended, online, and digital educational frameworks.
• Standards and Controversies: Debating RSS feeds, standardisation, and the future of educational podcasting.
• Intellectual Property: Addressing legal considerations and ownership in podcast-based learning.
• Case Studies: Real-world applications of podcasting in community learning and discipline-specific education.
• Public vs Private Podcasting: Examining educational dynamics within the podcasting space.
• Between entertainment and education: balancing media industry expectations within educational contexts

Publishing opportunity for presenters

Conference speakers will also have the opportunity to contribute to the second volume of Education through Podcasting, published by Routledge, by developing their presentations into book chapters.

Call for papers

We invite researchers and practitioners to submit abstracts of 300-500 words for consideration by 15 February 2025. Selected authors will be invited to submit full papers for peer review for potential inclusion in the Routledge publication.

Find out more information here or contact epod@morleycollege.ac.uk.