21 Copyright © 2013, IGI Global. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global is prohibited. Chapter 2 DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2949-3.ch002 Raphael Struck University of Helsinki, Finland Heikki Kynäslahti University of Helsinki, Finland Lasse Lipponen University of Helsinki, Finland Olli Vesterinen University of Helsinki, Finland Sanna Vahtivuori-Hänninen University of Helsinki, Finland Jarkko Mylläri University of Helsinki, Finland Podcasts as Learner-Created Content in Higher Education ABSTRACT Using podcasts in higher education has caught more and more attention among educators and research- ers, but there is still a strong need for research and academic publications to focus on certain issues, such as the role of the learners. Instead of lecturers (teachers, scientists, and experts), learners (students, trainees or pupils) produce a podcast with a specifc content called learner-created content (LCC). This study aims to fnd out how students experienced the creating of content as learning material in the form of podcasts. The results are two-fold. First, using podcasts included four categories: (1) the develop- ment of meta-skills, (2) mobile learning, (3) support for content learning, and (4) facilitating student involvement. Second, the students saw podcasting as a study tool. The study proved authentic, internally and systemically valid and opened up logical generalizability. Some recommendations are given for a better educational use of podcasts in higher education. Seppo Tella University of Helsinki, Finland