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=== Requirements from the participants ===
 
=== Requirements from the participants ===
 
# All the participants should have a computer (desktop or laptop) along with a good mic + speaker (headphones).
 
# All the participants should have a computer (desktop or laptop) along with a good mic + speaker (headphones).
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# Audacity application must be installed on the computer. For installation instructions, refer [[Learn Audacity#Installation|https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Audacity#Installation]] .
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# Audacity application must be installed on the computer. For installation instructions, refer [[Learn Audacity#Installation|https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Audacity#Installation]].
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# Only those intending to attend all 5 webinars should register for the course. To register please fill the google form <nowiki>http://tinyurl.com/ELTA-ItfC-Audioresource</nowiki>
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# Only those intending to attend all 5 webinars should register for the course. To register please fill the google form <nowiki>http://tinyurl.com/ELTA-ItfC-Audioresource</nowiki>
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# The webinar is proposed to be held on the following dates July 17, 21, 24, 28 and 31. The webinar timings tentatively will be from 5.30 to 7 pm.
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# The webinar is proposed to be held on the following dates July 21, 24, 29, 31 and August 4. The webinar timings tentatively will be from 5.30 to 7 pm.
  
 
=== Expected Outcomes ===
 
=== Expected Outcomes ===
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=== Agenda ===
 
=== Agenda ===
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|'''Webinars and dates'''
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|'''Particulars'''
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|'''Activities'''
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|'''Resources'''
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|Webinar 1: July 21st 2020
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|Role of Audio in Language Teaching Learning
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|1. Introduction to the course and agenda explanations�
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2. Demonstration and discussion about audio files
  
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�3. Participants will identify different audio elements
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�4. Participants will choose one topic to create audio�
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5. Installing the required software for the hands-on session.
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|Moodle course page Learn Audacity handout
 
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| style="background-color:#dcdcdc;border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;" | '''Webinars and dates'''
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|Webinar 2: July 24th 2020
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| style="background-color:#dcdcdc;border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;" | '''Particulars'''
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|1. Using different applications for audio recording
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| style="background-color:#dcdcdc;border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;" | '''Activities'''
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2. Understanding the technical specifications for audio – headphones, microphone
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| style="background-color:#dcdcdc;border:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;" | '''Resources'''
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3. Understanding of Audacity editing tools.
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|1. Go through audio recording basic options in audacity
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2. Go through the check list of recording a good quality audio
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3. Go through the audio recording process — record pause, play, stop
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4. Save as project file, export recorded audio files
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5. Edit recorded audio files using basic tools as we needed
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6. Get familiar with audacity project files and the audio files
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|Learn Audacity - [[Learn Audacity|https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Audacity]]
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;" | Webinar 1: July 21<sup>st</sup> 2020
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|Webinar 3: July 29th 2020
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;" | Role of Audio in Language Teaching Learning
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|1. Effectiveness of adding audio effects
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;" | 1. Introduction to the course and agenda explanations2. Demonstration and discussion about audio files 3. Participants will identify different audio elements4. Participants will choose one topic to create audio5. Installing required software's for the hands-on session.
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2. Understanding when and how to use audio effects to the audio's
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;" | Moodle course pageLearn Audacity handout
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;" | Webinar 2: July 24<sup>th</sup> 2020
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;" | 1. Using different applications for audio recording2. Understanding the technical specifications for audio – headphones, microphone3. Understanding of Audacity editing tools.
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;" | 1. Go through audio recording basic options in audacity2. Go through check list of recording a good quality audio3. Go through the audio recording process — record pause, play, stop4. Save as project file, export recorded audio files5. Edit recorded audio files using basic tools as we needed.6. Get familiar with audacity project files and the audio files
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;" | Learn Audacity - https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Audacity
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;" | Webinar 3: July 29<sup>th</sup> 2020
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;" | 1. Effectiveness of adding audio effects2. Understanding when and how to use audio effects to the audio's3. Using an audio editing tool to add sound elements.
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;" | 1. Use edit tools to refine audio by removing unwanted part2. To understand what is track and how tracks can be used3. Use multiple tracks to add background music for the audio4. Use "noise removal" to clear background noise5. File export as audio files and save as project.
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;" | Learn Audacity
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;" | Webinar 4: July 31st 2020
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;" | 1. Using an audio editing tool to enhance an audio resource2. Understanding of using different background musics to make more effective of the audio
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;" | 1. Use amplification to adjust the output volume of audio files2. Fade in/out to adjust the audio -voice modulation3. Use Silence, noise reduction, pitch change and echo features4. Add different audio elements to the audio in any particular places
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;" | Learn Audacity and [http://www.SoundCloud.com/ www.SoundCloud.com]
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;" | Webinar 5: August 4<sup>th</sup> 2020
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;" | 1. Understanding OER and different OER licences.
 
  
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2. Presentation of participants created audio files.
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3. Using an audio editing tool to add sound elements.
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|1. Use edit tools to refine audio by removing unwanted part
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2. To understand what is tracks and how tracks can be used
  
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3. Publish created audio's on web.
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3. Use multiple tracks to add background music for the audio
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;" | 1. Understanding about OER resources.
 
  
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2. Understanding the types of OER licenses.
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4. Use "noise removal" to clear background noise
  
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3. Understanding of SoundCloud audio repository.
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5. File export as audio files and save as a project.
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|Learn Audacity
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|-
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|Webinar 4: July 31st 2020
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|1. Using an audio editing tool to enhance an audio resource
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2. Understanding of using different background musics to make more effective of the audio
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|1. Use amplification to adjust the output volume of audio files
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2. Fade in/out to adjust the audio -voice modulation
  
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4. Upload and share our created audio files on SoundCloud.
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3. Use Silence, noise reduction, pitch change and echo features
  
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;" | SoundCloud handout : https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Soundcloud
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4. Add different audio elements to the audio in any particular places
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|Learn Audacity  and www.SoundCloud.com
 
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|-
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|Webinar 5: August 4th 2020
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|1. Understanding OER and different OER licences.
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2. The presentation of participants created audio files.
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3. Publish created audio's on web.
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|1. Understanding about OER resources.
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2. Understanding the types of OER licences.
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3. Understanding of SoundCloud  audio repository.
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4. Upload and share our created audio files on SoundCloud.
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|SoundCloud handout : [[Learn Soundcloud|https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Soundcloud]]
 
|}
 
|}

Revision as of 11:47, 15 July 2020

Audio resource creation for English language teaching - an online course from ELTA and ITfC

Background

IT for Change and English Language Teachers Association (ELTA) are collaborating to design and conduct an online course on “Audio resources creation for language teaching ” for English language teachers. The course is based on the National ICT curriculum theme “Creating with ICT”. This note discusses the objectives, approach, requirements of participants and expected outcomes from the course.

Objectives of the course

  1. To explore the arbitrary connections between word and thought and script and sound
  2. Exploring new digital methods for language learning.
  3. Exploring Audacity FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) to create language resources for language teaching
  4. Learning recording and editing audio using Audacity. Making audio resource richer by using multiple sources
  5. Understand the philosophy of creating and adapting existing audio resources (Open Educational Resources created with FOSS)
  6. Publishing created audio resource on a public repository for the benefit of all teachers

Approach

The course will be held over 5 webinar sessions and each webinar duration will be for a duration of 90 mins.

  1. Session1: Overview of the course. Exploring the role of audio in language learning. Introduction to audio resources/ICT, and identification of audio resource to be created by each participant.
  2. Offline activity – Install Audacity on the computer. Record audio clip
  3. Session 2, 3 and 4: These sessions will be hands-on sessions. Here the participants will create the audio resource on the selected topic and will finally upload on an online repository.

Requirements from the participants

  1. All the participants should have a computer (desktop or laptop) along with a good mic + speaker (headphones).
  2. Audacity application must be installed on the computer. For installation instructions, refer https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Audacity#Installation.
  3. Only those intending to attend all 5 webinars should register for the course. To register please fill the google form http://tinyurl.com/ELTA-ItfC-Audioresource
  4. The webinar is proposed to be held on the following dates July 21, 24, 29, 31 and August 4. The webinar timings tentatively will be from 5.30 to 7 pm.

Expected Outcomes

It is expected that at the end of the course, each participant would have created an audio resource, on their selected topic (poem or prose or any other resource). This resource would be published on a public repository. Participants who successfully complete the course and upload their resources on the repository will get a certificate of completion from IT for Change and ELTA.

Agenda

Webinars and dates Particulars Activities Resources
Webinar 1: July 21st 2020 Role of Audio in Language Teaching Learning 1. Introduction to the course and agenda explanations�

2. Demonstration and discussion about audio files

�3. Participants will identify different audio elements

�4. Participants will choose one topic to create audio�

5. Installing the required software for the hands-on session.

Moodle course page Learn Audacity handout
Webinar 2: July 24th 2020 1. Using different applications for audio recording

2. Understanding the technical specifications for audio – headphones, microphone

3. Understanding of Audacity editing tools.

1. Go through audio recording basic options in audacity

2. Go through the check list of recording a good quality audio

3. Go through the audio recording process — record pause, play, stop

4. Save as project file, export recorded audio files

5. Edit recorded audio files using basic tools as we needed

6. Get familiar with audacity project files and the audio files

Learn Audacity - https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Audacity
Webinar 3: July 29th 2020 1. Effectiveness of adding audio effects

2. Understanding when and how to use audio effects to the audio's

3. Using an audio editing tool to add sound elements.

1. Use edit tools to refine audio by removing unwanted part

2. To understand what is tracks and how tracks can be used

3. Use multiple tracks to add background music for the audio

4. Use "noise removal" to clear background noise

5. File export as audio files and save as a project.

Learn Audacity
Webinar 4: July 31st 2020 1. Using an audio editing tool to enhance an audio resource

2. Understanding of using different background musics to make more effective of the audio

1. Use amplification to adjust the output volume of audio files

2. Fade in/out to adjust the audio -voice modulation

3. Use Silence, noise reduction, pitch change and echo features

4. Add different audio elements to the audio in any particular places

Learn Audacity and www.SoundCloud.com
Webinar 5: August 4th 2020 1. Understanding OER and different OER licences.

2. The presentation of participants created audio files. 3. Publish created audio's on web.

1. Understanding about OER resources.

2. Understanding the types of OER licences. 3. Understanding of SoundCloud audio repository. 4. Upload and share our created audio files on SoundCloud.

SoundCloud handout : https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Soundcloud
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