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INTEGRATING VOICE TECHNOLOGIES INTO EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE Michael Coghlan January 2008 Becoming a Webhead Seminar

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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

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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)

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NEW PRACTICES PROJECTS

Beyond Text (2005)http://btresource.flexiblelearning.net.au/index.html

Media on the Move (2006)http://mediaonthemove.flexiblelearning.net.au/

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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

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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

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Global Conclusions

Saves times for students, but NOT for teachers

Allows for individual monitoring/feedback/encouragement in ways not hitherto possible

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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

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ISSUES:

Voice allows for complex tone (compared to uniform tone of written text)

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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.

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Asynch

Synch

Oral Written

DialogicMinimalistic

Reflective; combination

of dialogic and monologic

Most structured form

ofcommunication

COMMUNICATION AXIS

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COMMUNICATION AXIS

Asynch

Synch

Oral Written

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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

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Media on the Move

How can you use podcasting?

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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

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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

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“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

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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

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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

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What are YOU podcasting?

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What makes a good podcast?

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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?

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More Podcasting Resources

See http://users.chariot.net.au/~michaelc/vol/pod_wshop.htm

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1159/1460848008_30bc3b72cf_m.jpg

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Other Uses for Voice

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NEW PRACTICES PROJECTS

Beyond Text (2005)http://btresource.flexiblelearning.net.au/index.html

Media on the Move (2006)http://mediaonthemove.flexiblelearning.net.au/

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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

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ANY QUESTIONS?COMMENTS?

[email protected]://users.sa.chariot.net.au/~michaelc/