PowerPoint from mentor session for ACPET around audio in Blended learning

1. Audio

2. Agenda - Audio
• Audio Overview
• Recording & Editing Options
• Apps
• Voice Boards
• Audio exercise

3. About Sound
• .wav - a format developed by
Windows and used extensively on
Windows operating systems
• .mp3 - audio format that compressed
sound with minimal loss of quality
• (i.e. audio file size is a lot smaller as
an .mp3 compared to a .wav). This is
the most popular sound format for
music.

4. Using Sound in Training
• record face to face sessions or summaries of sessions
• self-paced learning
• guest speakers from remote locations
• subject experts or industry figures
• assessment tool
• third party content
• walking tours for induction/instruction
• case studies/scenarios
• vocabulary and Quizzes
• page readers in elearning resources

5. Inputs & Outputs
• Inputs – Mics/Lines
• Outputs - Speakers
• Troubleshooting
• Control Panel
• Windows Mixers
• Pre Amps & Mics

6. Making good sound
• Record at a good level
• Use a good mic
• Choose a quiet room
• Add music and FX

7. Third Party Sources
http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/

8. Free Software
Audacity
• Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and
recorder for a variety of operating systems
• http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

9. Podcast Activity
• Have a go at mixing together 4 sounds to make a short audio
file:
• There are four files here in order to put them together that you
can download from http://www.yum.vic.edu.au/TEMP/cae/audio/
(click on each to play and to download right click on each and
choose "Save Target As")

10. Audio “Voice” Boards
• Wimba
Podcaster/Voice
Board
• VoiceThread
• Voxopop

11. Phone apps -
• iPadio
http://www.ipadio.com/
• FiRe iPhone only

12. Phone apps -
AndRecorder Android only
Sound Cloud
Audio Boo

13. Hosted Audio
• Soundcloud
http://soundcloud.com
• Podomatic
http://www.podomatic.com

14. Phlogging
• ipadio combines the telephone with the
blog to create an audio “phonecast” which
is streamed Live to the Internet.
You can phonecast from any phone,
anywhere in the world - no need for a
computer or even access to the Internet.

15. Free audio
• http://www.freesound.org/
• http://opsound.org/
• http://librivox.org/
• http://www.opensourcemusic.com/
• http://www.jamendo.com/en/
• http://ccmixter.org/
• http://www.flashkit.com/loops/

16. Phlogging example
How does your RTO use eLearning?
• Use your mobile
• Call 1800-802569
• Enter registered number
1161409317625 or 1161353317625
• Enter PIN – 5676
• Talk when prompted
• When finished access at
http://www.ipadio.com/phlogs/MichaelGwyther/

17. Voice Thread example
Add a comment to my voice thread (link in Moodle)
http://www.yumstudio.com.au/acpet
• Set up an account
• Take some photos
• Import
• Record a voiceover

18. Evernote example
Evernote example
• Set up an Evernote account
• Add an image, text and sound file
• Record and email to yourself and
me at mick@yumstudio.com.au

19. PowerPoint & Sound
• Adding and editing sound in
PowerPoint

20. Articulate & Sound
• Adding sound to Articulate
Slide
http://community.articulate.com/tutorials/products/
adding-sound.aspx

21. Online Editor - Maya
http://advanced.aviary.com/tools/audio-editor