ACE providers: PRACE, Carlton, Glenroy, Moreland & Coonara audio and voice technologies in the classroom

Project Goals Find out more about audio technologies – some research Use audio technologies in class Trial an innovation Evaluate the experience Write up a lesson plan to share Preston Reservoir ACE & Victorian Learnscope prace.vic.edu.au ace [at] michalk.id.au

Project Goals

Find out more about audio technologies – some research

Use audio technologies in class

Trial an innovation

Evaluate the experience

Write up a lesson plan to share

Successes at mid-year (i) Recorded assessment tasks to mp3 (VCAL) Low-level literacy learners listen and read stories via laptop / mp3 VCAL students creating interviews with video camera and editing software communication skills teachers video and record student presentations Literacy student embeds audio into powerpoint Teachers explore portable audio gadgets, and web2 apps (voki, voicethread, skype) Set up project wiki, with stream of delicious links Created free software CD for teachers

Successes at mid-year (i)

Recorded assessment tasks to mp3 (VCAL)

Low-level literacy learners listen and read stories via laptop / mp3

VCAL students creating interviews with video camera and editing software

communication skills teachers video and record student presentations

Literacy student embeds audio into powerpoint

Teachers explore portable audio gadgets, and web2 apps (voki, voicethread, skype)

Set up project wiki, with stream of delicious links

Created free software CD for teachers

Successes by end of project (ii) Low-level literacy learners listen and read stories via CD at home Two ESL groups hook up in a live session via skype ICT learners in the community learn by screencast recordings, outside the classroom More literacy and ICT students embed audio into powerpoint Literacy students create digital stories of their own

Successes by end of project (ii)

Low-level literacy learners listen and read stories via CD at home

Two ESL groups hook up in a live session via skype

ICT learners in the community learn by screencast recordings, outside the classroom

More literacy and ICT students embed audio into powerpoint

Literacy students create digital stories of their own

Successes by end of project (iii) VCAL teachers interview students, putting audio onto web for other students to listen VCAL students use audio editing software (Audacity) and bluetooth to make new ringtones for their phones People in Children’s Services course introduce themselves via audio on the web, and create audio avatars with Voki Children’s Services students attempt discussion via Voicethread, but the technology betrays their trust

Successes by end of project (iii)

VCAL teachers interview students, putting audio onto web for other students to listen

VCAL students use audio editing software (Audacity) and bluetooth to make new ringtones for their phones

People in Children’s Services course introduce themselves via audio on the web, and create audio avatars with Voki

Children’s Services students attempt discussion via Voicethread, but the technology betrays their trust

Technologies portable mp3 gadgets (iRiver, iPod) sound editor: Audacity (open source) headphones, microphones instant collaborative web: wikispaces (AccessACE) audio avatars: voki.com microsoft powerpoint screencasting: Jing, camstudio interactive digital story: Voicethread Find the technology that suits your purpose

Technologies

portable mp3 gadgets (iRiver, iPod)

sound editor: Audacity (open source)

headphones, microphones

instant collaborative web: wikispaces (AccessACE)

audio avatars: voki.com

microsoft powerpoint

screencasting: Jing, camstudio

interactive digital story: Voicethread

Find the technology that suits your purpose

Listening activities People at Converge created this list on the day .. What other activities would you adapt to a blended solution?

Challenges Sessional teacher time Ailing equipment Windows audio nightmare Steep learning curves Range of abilities (both teacher and student) Mission: support and nurture beginners, challenge and support the leaders !! In other words: Keep it simple.

Challenges

Sessional teacher time

Ailing equipment

Windows audio nightmare

Steep learning curves

Range of abilities (both teacher and student)

Mission: support and nurture beginners, challenge and support the leaders !!

In other words: Keep it simple.

Tools for the classroom These are the tools people discussed in the workshop. Read their comments on the wiki (address below): Digital story - Voicethread Avatar - Voki Telephone - skype Screencast - Jing, camstudio Audio on the web - wikispaces.com

Tools for the classroom

These are the tools people discussed in the workshop. Read their comments on the wiki (address below):

Digital story - Voicethread

Avatar - Voki

Telephone - skype

Screencast - Jing, camstudio

Audio on the web - wikispaces.com

Audio technologies in ACE Preston Reservoir Adult Community Education (PRACE) Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre Glenroy Neighbourhood Learning Centre Moreland Adult Education Coonara Community House Credits Thanks for funding from Australian Flexible Learning Framework http://flexiblelearning.net.au/VIC Thanks also for “creative commons” licensed photos from Flickr users: Grant Neufeld, yousoundhollow, afeman, danieljohnsonr, penmachine and pablosanz - all at flickr.com Contact Michael Chalk at PRACE 9462 6077 ace [at] michalk.id.au http://michalk.id.au/ Project Wiki http://canuhearus.acfe.vic.edu.au/

Credits

Thanks for funding from Australian Flexible Learning Framework http://flexiblelearning.net.au/VIC

Thanks also for “creative commons” licensed photos from Flickr users: Grant Neufeld, yousoundhollow, afeman, danieljohnsonr, penmachine and pablosanz - all at flickr.com

Contact

Michael Chalk at PRACE

9462 6077

ace [at] michalk.id.au

http://michalk.id.au/