Using audio in education
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The document discusses the positive implications of using audio in education, noting that students learn better with spoken narration and that audio can enhance performance and accessibility for diverse learners. It outlines pedagogical applications, challenges such as copyright and technical issues, and provides tools for audio creation. Podcasts are also highlighted as an effective delivery method for educational content.
Using audio in education
- 1. Using Audio in Education IT 465/569 – Multimedia Design & Development February 12, 2015
- 2. Implications of Audio in Education • People learn better when the narration in multimedia lessons is spoken (Mayer, 2008) • A friendly human voice works better rather than a machine voice in multimedia lessons. • Audio files improve students’ performance in higher education (Alonso-Arbiol, 2009) • Flexibility in accessing learning materials through mobile device (anytime/anyplace) • Appeals to audio/visual learners • Support learners with reading or other learning difficulty (sridgeway, 2015) (Sources from : https://sridgway.wikispaces.com/Using+Audio+in+Education) 2
- 3. Pedagogical Applications of Audio For Teaching • Distribute teaching materials • Summarize previous teaching • To define teaching activity (typically task driven) • Support assessment through media enhanced feedback • Explain new concepts and ideas • Update the course when the knowledge base changes For Learning • Enable students through repetition and practice to master certain skills or techniques • Facilitate discussion for distance learners, collaborative learning • Develop students’ listening and speaking skills for language learning • Record discussion in class as evidence 3 Sources from: http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/guide/using-audio-in-teaching-and-learning
- 4. Podcast in Education • It is a method of delivery - via the internet, or an internal intranet. • Users can 'subscribe' to a particular podcast series, either with a media player program such as iTunes or Juice, or an RSS reader within their browser. • Podcast Websites/Applications for Educational Purposes: • National Public Radio (NPR) • TED Talks • A History of the World in 100 Objects (The British News Company has a great podcast for anyone teaching history or a related discipline) • Stitcher 4
- 5. Challenges of Using Audio in Education • Copyright Issues Please read: The Digital Learning Challenge: Obstacles to Educational Uses of Copyrighted Material in the Digital Age (Retrieved from http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/media/files/copyrightandeducation.html) • Technical Problems Choose the proper software, save the audio file in proper format, etc. 5
- 6. Tools for Creating Audio • Vocaroo • Record narration • Shared audio link • Download audio file • Audacity Three Rules (if not importing or recording): • One clip per track • Audacity always records to a new track • Edit/Duplicate vocal tracks will not create new audio file 6