Digital Audio Recording

Hello Everyone,

This week we had to create a Digital Audio Recording and upload it to the web. You can find mine on my website. There is clear advantages with using audio files in the classroom, here is a PMI analysis of Digital Audio Recording

Pluses
- convenient to record, on your mobile, on a portable audio device, on your computer or laptop
- relatively small file to upload to the internet
- can be listened to more then once and paused
- can be attached to movies and powerpoint presentations

Minuses
- lack of pedagogy with a lecture style format
- long audio files can become boring for students

Interesting
- able to communicate with students and people from all over the world using the interest
- accessed when required
- students could use digital audio to summarise the weeks work in class, creating self-learning through summarizing of information

I found that producing and uploading an audio file to the internet a very interesting and self learning experience. Cowden (2012) conducted a study on the use of audio files accompanied with a program called SLiCK that would significantly enhance a students learning that had mild cognitive disability. Audio files are an effective way to teach if a student has a disability that inhibits reading.

Until next time,
Nikki

References
Cowden, PA, 2012, ' Cognitive strategies for students with mild learning disabilities', Education, vol. 133, no. 1, pp. 151-154