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Presentation for BAW 2008 seminar. Accompanying website at http://users.chariot.net.au/~michaelc/fll/vol_resources.htm
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INTEGRATING VOICE TECHNOLOGIES
INTO EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE
Michael CoghlanJanuary 2008Becoming a Webhead Seminar
Four most common forms of voice communication on the web (Jan, 2008)
1. Skype and Instant Messengers (YM, MSN)2. Podcasting3. Virtual Classrooms/Web Conferencing (Elluminate,
Centra, iVocalize)4. Asynchronous Discussion Boards (Wimba, Vaestro,
Voicethread)
NEW PRACTICES PROJECTS
Beyond Text (2005)http://btresource.flexiblelearning.net.au/index.html
Media on the Move (2006)http://mediaonthemove.flexiblelearning.net.au/
TARGET GROUPS
English as Second or Other Language Learners (ESOL)
Low level literacy Those with little recent formal learning
experience Those with poor keyboard skills Those who prefer an auditory style of learning
Global Conclusions
Relatively easy to train people in the use of voice tools – PC skills in the general population higher than you might think
For types of learners targeted in this project it definitely results in greater participation and satisfaction – for them it was quicker and easier
Global Conclusions
Saves times for students, but NOT for teachers
Allows for individual monitoring/feedback/encouragement in ways not hitherto possible
ISSUES:
Public v Private Space Students feel strange posting in public spaces Many students do not have private access to
computers Reduces anxiety of talking in front of an
audience Tip: use a collaborative approach if students are
posting in a public space
ISSUES:
Voice allows for complex tone (compared to uniform tone of written text)
Complex v Uniform Tone
Using voice in online and elearning environments has been slowly but surely creeping into the educational landscape for several years now. Pioneers of online voice technologies were using them as early as 1997, but the proliferation of the range of available tools and the increase in the speed of Internet connections has made it possible for any teacher with a simple microphone to easily augment their teaching methodologies with online voice tools.
Asynch
Synch
Oral Written
DialogicMinimalistic
Reflective; combination
of dialogic and monologic
Most structured form
ofcommunication
COMMUNICATION AXIS
COMMUNICATION AXIS
Asynch
Synch
Oral Written
Other Tools for Threaded Conversations Chinswing
example (advanced EFL listening)
Vaestro MyChingo (by Mobatalk)
example
VoiceThread Voice Thread example another example
AUDIOBLOGGING
Phone blogging (mobile or moblogging) Recent examples in blog at
http://mikecogh.blogspot.com/ done using Hipcast (http://www.hipcast.com/) now available @ US$5/month
Media on the Move
How can you use podcasting?
Online Casting (Media on the Move) – Issues: Production – who? How? Why? What? Uploading (ftp) Storage – space? How long? Bandwidth Students – consumers or creators? RSS feeds (subscription) Ownership/Copyright
Online Casting (Media on the Move) – Solutions: Whole system solution
Lectopia Podzone Wimba Podcaster
Program Specific Solution Gipps
External space Podomatic, Odeo (web) Hire server space
“iPod therefore I am” (Steve Jobs, Apple CEO)
“You pod therefore you learn English”?
NO…… “I pod I listen music!”
http://www.hofstra.edu/images/adm_freshmen_student.jpg
Current Practice – what is being podcast? Lectures instructional training materials for the
workplace Interviews with experts or industry figures
(Can be recorded long distance using Skype) Languages - foreign languages, ESOL/ESL
(e.g. http://pod-efl.wikispaces.com/ELTPodcastProjects
Current Practice – what is being podcast? Oral activities (e.g. Who Said? Literature Game) Music education Oral reporting and presentations by students Learner-created radio programs (e.g. Room 208) For more possible educational uses see
http://seanfitz.wikispaces.com/educational+uses+of+podcasting
thanks to Sean Fitzgerald for this list
What are YOU podcasting?
What makes a good podcast?
What makes a good podcast?
Keep them brief. Anecdotal info says about 8 mins is ideal; definitely less than 20 mins. (However, many popular radio podcasts are about 1 hour duration….)
Interview/discussion format works well (beware background noise!)
Use music as backdrop, or to connect segments (suitable music available at http://freeplaymusic.com/)
To script or not to script?
More Podcasting Resources
See http://users.chariot.net.au/~michaelc/vol/pod_wshop.htm
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1159/1460848008_30bc3b72cf_m.jpg
Other Uses for Voice
NEW PRACTICES PROJECTS
Beyond Text (2005)http://btresource.flexiblelearning.net.au/index.html
Media on the Move (2006)http://mediaonthemove.flexiblelearning.net.au/
Other Resources
Exploring the Use of Voice Onlinehttp://users.chariot.net.au/~michaelc/fll/vol_resources.htm
A year’s inquiry: Informal: http://users.sa.chariot.net.au/~michaelc/fll/blog.htm Formal:
http://www.elearn.wa.edu.au/kt/edition05/html/npra_michael_coghlan.html
http://users.chariot.net.au/~michaelc/mater/easy_voice.htm
ANY QUESTIONS?COMMENTS?
michaelc@chariot.net.auhttp://users.sa.chariot.net.au/~michaelc/
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