ELTA Audio OER course

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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 17, 21, 24, 28 and 31. 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 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. Moodle course pageLearn Audacity handout
Webinar 2: July 24th 2020 1. Using different applications for audio recording2. Understanding the technical specifications for audio – headphones, microphone3. Understanding of Audacity editing tools. 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 Learn Audacity - https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Audacity
Webinar 3: July 29th 2020 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. 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. Learn Audacity
Webinar 4: July 31st 2020 1. Using an audio editing tool to enhance an audio resource2. Understanding of using different background musics to make more effective of the audio 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 Learn Audacity and www.SoundCloud.com
Webinar 5: August 4th 2020 1. Understanding OER and different OER licences.

2. Presentation of participants created audio files.

3. Publish created audio's on web.

1. Understanding about OER resources.

2. Understanding the types of OER licenses.

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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