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 so far Recorded assessment tasks to mp3 (VCAL) Low-level literacy learners listen while reading, to stories via laptop / mp3 VCAL students creating interviews with video camera and editing software ESL teacher videos student presentations Literacy student embeds audio into powerpoint Teachers exploring 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 so far

Recorded assessment tasks to mp3 (VCAL)

Low-level literacy learners listen while reading, to stories via laptop / mp3

VCAL students creating interviews with video camera and editing software

ESL teacher videos student presentations

Literacy student embeds audio into powerpoint

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

Set up project wiki, with stream of delicious links

Created free software CD for teachers

Challenges Sessional teacher time Ailing equipment Windows audio 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

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.

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/ Thanks also for photos from Flickr users: Grant Neufeld, yousoundhollow, afeman, danieljohnsonr, pablosanz all at flickr.com

Credits

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

Thanks also for photos from Flickr users: Grant Neufeld, yousoundhollow, afeman, danieljohnsonr, pablosanz all at flickr.com