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BEYOND TEXT NEW PRACTICES PROJECT (2005)
http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/projects/beyond_text.html
Michael CoghlanWA Training ForumMay 2007
THE UNIQUE NATURE OF THE HUMAN VOICE
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
TOOLS TRIALLED:
Horizon WimbaVoice boardsVoice emailVoice chat
Audioblogging (Podcasting explored in 2006 Media on
the Move project)
Global Conclusions
It works (with IT help!) 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
Global Conclusions
Saves times for students, but NOT for teachers
Level of IT skills in participants higher than expected
Allows for individual monitoring/feedback/encouragement in ways not hitherto possible
Global Conclusions
Good practice: support with written text (but note cognitive overload theory)
Allows teachers and students to know each other differently (changes the dynamic between teachers and learners)
Structured exercises alleviate the problem of ‘lack of visible audience’ (some students find it hard to talk to a void)
ISSUES:
Public v Private Space Students feel strange posting in public spaces Many students do not have private access to
computers Yet, learners report greater sense of confidence
contributing this way 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
Compare the following as a spoken or read text:
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.
ISSUES:
Accessibility (for hearing impaired)
Asynch
Synch
Oral Written
DialogicMinimalistic
Reflective; combination
of dialogic and monologic
Most structured form
ofcommunication
COMMUNICATION AXIS
Asynch
Synch
Oral Written
DialogicMinimalistic
Reflective; combination
of dialogic and monologic
Most structured form
ofcommunication
COMMUNICATION AXIS
AUDIENCE? PURPOSE?
AUDIOBLOGGING
Phone blogging (mobile or moblogging) See
3. http://npaudio.blogspot.com/ (now defunct)
4. Recent examples in blog at http://mikecogh.blogspot.com/
2007: Hipcast (http://www.hipcast.com/) now available @ US$5/month
ANY QUESTIONS?COMMENTS?