Audio2012

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Session Outline

Abstract

This online session will focus on audio production and distribution for teachers via Web 2.0 tools. Teachers who wish to create or manipulate audio for their teaching purposes will find these free tools and techniques very useful.

Target Audience

Any educator interested in creating or optimizing digital audio for improving their instructional materials; particularly teachers who have small budgets, since most of these resources are free. Teachers interested in using communication tools in their teaching, be it exclusively online or blended with face-to-face teaching. Level: Must have basic computer skills, including MSWord and surfing the Internet. Requirements: Must have an e-mail account and Internet access. A headset, or microphone and computer speakers (may be built in), is required.

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Syllabus

Weekly Outline

Participants will:

- Use various tools for creating audio learning opportunities
- Experience the process of script writing for audio
- Interact through e-mail, text chat, forums, wikis and Elluminate
- Contribute to wikis, and post works related to their own contexts
- Reflect on ways of applying those tools to their teaching
- Participate in optional weekly chats held to discuss content and pre-defined topics

Week 1 (Jan 9 - 15, 2012)

Getting to know one another. Introduction.
Participants will meet moderators and each other,
complete an exploratory survey, and discuss needs and expectations, and their own materials development requirements.
The concept of audio teaching with examples is introduced and discussed.
Moderators will introduce the concept of planning a mixed media presentation of learning activities, with examples, and host discussion of what makes a solid audio activity.
A set of criteria with a set of seven audio editors will be provided.
The participants will be challenged to complete a non physical "orienteering" activity to identify the strengths and weaknesses of each resource.

Week 2 (Jan 16 - 22, 2012)

Participants will be guided to create a plan to either use audio as a final product or as an element within a larger learning opportunity.
Issues such as hosting, embedding and various presentation of audio for learning situation will be explored.
Defining goals for a final product.

Week 3 (Jan 23 - Jan 29, 2012)

Core skills and concepts of audio recording, editing and packaging will be presented, practiced and evaluated based on set criteria.
Participants will use these to identify which audio tool or tools they will use to complete their project.

Week 4 (Jan 30- Feb 05, 2012)

The focus will be on optimizing audio and presentation of audio elements within a series of Web 2.0 resources.

Week 5 (Feb 06 -12, 2012)

This week will be used for sharing practical projects as well as the experience of the course itself.
It is anticipated that this week of sharing will result in concrete lists, blog posts, or media projects that can be shared around the TESOL community.
EVO evaluation survey will be taken.

Join this session

The action starts on Jan 9, 2012.

To join this group:

From January 2 to 8:

Go to: http://www.edtechisus.com/moodle/course/view.php?id=13
Please register for an account in our Moodle.
Confirm your account by responding to the email we will send you.

Note:

When you register for the group, you will have to be approved by the moderator in order to reduce the possibility of "unwanted" members (such as spammers).

Moderators

John Allan

John Allan is a certified teacher who has been writing, presenting and developing in the area of educational technology for the past 20 years. He has worked in all sectors and in four countries in this capacity. His current projects, http://socialesl.com and http://edulinc.ca , are an attempt to share his experience.

Stephen Roney

Stephen Roney, a professional editor as well as an ESL teacher, has been writing and presenting on the attributes of the Internet as a toolkit for materials design for ESP. (http://www.burningschoolhouse.blogspot.com)