How might an audio clip be more or less effective that text? Give one example of how you might use one that you make or one you find on the internet in class.Using audio in everyday life is a given. That is, unless you are unable to hear or speak! We use speaking and listening everyday in our interactions with each other and the media that we interact with. Just getting out in traffic requires one to be aware of the sights and sounds around us. We use audio when we talk on the telephone. We can even leave a voice mail for someone who will listen to it later to find out what we wanted them to know.
Using audio on our computers shouldn't be such a difficult thing, but it really does seem to be that way. I remember my first computer that had answering machine software on it about 10 years ago. Macintosh computers very early on had voice control software built in. You could tell your computer what command to carry out and it would do what ever you told it to - that is if you spoke the right words! You could ask the computer what day and time it was and a pleasant voice would answer back telling you. This type of software is still available, but seldom used by most.
Using audio in our online world is becoming more commonplace. It is easier and more acceptable to leave an audio or video message online for your followers to listen to. We can even chat by video with our friends and not only hear them, but see them live also. At least we think that they are really live.
Using audio and video in a course makes perfect sense. One could record their own voice to give a message to their students or link to something already online that you want your students to learn from. I recommend several audio and video podcasts to my students. Here is a brief list.
And finally one of my favorites...
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