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===Course background===
 
===Course background===
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Regional Institute of English, South India (RIESI) and IT for Change (ITfC) are collaborating to design and conduct an workshop on “Audio resources creation for language teaching ” for English language teachers, who are participating in the CELT/PGDELT program of RIESI. The course is based on the National ICT curriculum theme “Creating with ICT”. This note discusses the objectives, approach, requirements of the participants and expected outcomes from the course.
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Regional Institute of English, South India (RIESI) and IT for Change (ITfC) are collaborating to design and conduct an workshop on “Audio resources creation for language teaching ” for English language teachers, who are participating in the CELT/PGDELT program of RIESI. The course is based on the National ICT curriculum theme “Creating with ICT”.
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===Objectives of the course===
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===Objectives of the workshop===
 
#To understand the connection between the word and the thought (can we communicate abstract ideas without words, i.e., sounds) and to recognize that the combinations of sounds and what they describe is arbitrary
 
#To understand the connection between the word and the thought (can we communicate abstract ideas without words, i.e., sounds) and to recognize that the combinations of sounds and what they describe is arbitrary
 
#To explore new digital methods for language learning. Exploring Audacity FOSS ([[wikipedia:Free_and_open-source_software|Free and Open Source Software]]) tool to create rich language resources for use in a language lesson
 
#To explore new digital methods for language learning. Exploring Audacity FOSS ([[wikipedia:Free_and_open-source_software|Free and Open Source Software]]) tool to create rich language resources for use in a language lesson
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#To introduce the philosophy of creating and adapting existing audio resources ([[wikipedia:Open_educational_resources|Open Educational Resources created with FOSS]])
 
#To introduce the philosophy of creating and adapting existing audio resources ([[wikipedia:Open_educational_resources|Open Educational Resources created with FOSS]])
 
#To publish created audio resource on a [https://soundcloud.com/it-for-change/sets/riesi-celt-audio-workshop-jan public repository] for the benefit of all teachers
 
#To publish created audio resource on a [https://soundcloud.com/it-for-change/sets/riesi-celt-audio-workshop-jan public repository] for the benefit of all teachers
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===Agenda of the course===
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=== Registration for the workshop ===
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'''[https://teacher-network.in/limesurvey/index.php/919658?lang=en Click here to register for this Audio creation course]'''
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===Workshop agenda===
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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|'''Webinars'''
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|'''Timing'''
 
|'''Particulars'''
 
|'''Particulars'''
 
|'''Activities'''
 
|'''Activities'''
 
|'''Resources'''
 
|'''Resources'''
 
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|10.00 - 10.30
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|10:00-10.30
 
|Introduction to the workshop
 
|Introduction to the workshop
 
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#Understand the objective of the workshop
 
#Understand the objective of the workshop
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#Go through the workshop agenda and workshop page
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#Go through the workshop page and get familiar with agenda
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#Listen to some audio resources (Karadi Tales)
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|[[Learn Audacity#Installation|Audacity installation]]
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|Moodle course page
 
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[[Learn Audacity]] handout
 
 
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|10.30 - 11.00
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|10.30-11.00
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|Get familiarity with Audacity
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# Getting familiar with Audio resources creation tools and FOSS
 
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# Understanding the technical specifications for audio headphones, microphone
 
 
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#Go through audio recording basic options in audacity
 
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#Select poem, phrases and stories to create audio resources in the workshop
 
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#Go through a checklist of recording a good quality audio
 
 
#Brief introduction about Audacity tool and FOSS
 
#Brief introduction about Audacity tool and FOSS
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#Go through Audacity tools interface to get familiar with it
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#Understanding two methods to input the audio on Audacity tool
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|[[Learn Audacity#Working with the application]]
 
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|11.00 - 12.30
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|11.00-12.00
 
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#Using different applications for audio recording
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# Importing the recording
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#Understanding of Audacity editing tools.
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# Amplification of audio
 
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# Record audio on the selected topic using smartphones or computers.
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# Import audio to systems
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# Save as project file, export recorded audio files
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# Edit recorded audio files using basic tools as needed.
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# Import audio into systems (who are recorded in mobile)  And import to audcaity (all)
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# Amplify the audio
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# Edit recorded audio files using basic tools as we needed.
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# Saving your project
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# Get familiar with audacity project files and audio files.
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|[[Learn Audacity#Recording with Audacity]] <br>
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|[[Learn Audacity]]
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[[Learn Audacity#Adjusting the volume of the audio]]
 
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|12.30 - 1.00
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|12.00 - 1.00
 
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# Use Audacity platform to clear/edit background noise
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# Access different background music and sound elements from the audio repositories
 
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# Use edit tools to refine audio by removing unwanted part
 
 
# Use "noise removal" to clear background noise
 
# Use "noise removal" to clear background noise
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# File export as audio files and save as project.
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# File export as audio files
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# All the participants will go through Background music repository
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# Identify some suitable background sounds/music to add and copy to their folders
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|[[Learn Audacity#Removing noise]]
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[[Learn Audacity#Working with the application]]
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[[Learn Audacity#Accessing and download background sounds]]
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[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rpuG1V8ISYUS0IbbS7-EVNzWiDl-3VRD Background Music Repository]
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|1.00 - 2.00
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| colspan="4" |'''LUNCH BREAK 1.00 - 2.00'''
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|LUNCH BREAK
 
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|2.00 - 2.30
 
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|Accessing different background music and sound elements from the audio repositories
 
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# All the participants will go through Background music repository
 
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# Identify some suitable background sounds/music to add
 
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|2.30 - 3.30
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|2.00 - 3.30
 
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#Effectiveness of adding audio effects
 
#Effectiveness of adding audio effects
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#To understand what is a track and how tracks can be used mix audios+musics and multiple sound elements.
 
#To understand what is a track and how tracks can be used mix audios+musics and multiple sound elements.
 
#Use amplification to adjust the output volume of audio files
 
#Use amplification to adjust the output volume of audio files
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#File export as audio files and save as project.
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|[[Learn Audacity#Importing audio and multiple tracks]]
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|Learn Audacity and [http://www.soundcloud.com/ www.SoundCloud.com]
 
 
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|3.30 - 4.30
 
|3.30 - 4.30
 
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#Using an audio editing tool to enhance an audio resource
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#Use an audio editing tool to enhance an audio resource
 
#Understanding of using different background music to make more effective of the audio
 
#Understanding of using different background music to make more effective of the audio
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#Publish created audio's on the web.
 
 
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#Fade in/out to adjust the audio -voice modulation
 
#Fade in/out to adjust the audio -voice modulation
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#Add different audio elements to the audio in any particular places
 
#Add different audio elements to the audio in any particular places
 
#Use Soundcloud.com to upload and share audio's
 
#Use Soundcloud.com to upload and share audio's
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|Learn Audacity  and [[Learn Soundcloud|www.SoundCloud.com]]
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|[[Learn Audacity#Fade a section in or fade it out]]
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[[Learn Soundcloud|SoundCloud]]
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[[Learn Audacity#Changing the Pitch, Speed and Tempo]]
  
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[[Learn Soundcloud|handout]]
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[[Learn Soundcloud|Soundcloud Handout]]
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|4.30 - 5.00
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|Participants' presentation
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# Participants can present their audio to other
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# Other participants give feedback
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# Participants' feedback
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|To fill the course feedback form [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclxhQQ49FfOVT3F4P0BlUtAHwz43dWd7Q653ii9nUFBNM45Q/viewform click here]
 
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===Course Resources===
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'''Note :''' '''Participants who actively participate and submit their final audio files by the end of the workshop will get participation certificates.'''
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====Audio resources created by last batch participants====
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#[https://soundcloud.com/itfor-change/sets/riesi-celt-primary-school-teachers-audio-workshop-october-2020 September Primary school teachers album]
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===Workshop Resources===
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#[https://soundcloud.com/itfor-change/sets/riesi-celt-secondary-school-teachers-audio-workshop-october-2020 September Secondary school teachers album]
 
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#[https://soundcloud.com/itfor-change/sets/riesi-celt-primary-school-teachers-audio-workshop-november-2020 November Primary school teachers album]
 
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#[https://soundcloud.com/itfc-education-resources/sets/language-resources November Secondary school teachers album]
 
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#[https://soundcloud.com/gurumurthy-kasinathan/sets/audio-resource-poem December CELT Audio resources album]
 
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#[https://soundcloud.com/gurumurthy-kasinathan/sets/celt-audio-resources-batch-3 January CELT Audio resources album]
 
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#[https://soundcloud.com/itfc-education-resources/sets/language-resources March CELT Audio resources album]
 
 
====Technology resources====
 
====Technology resources====
 
#[[Learn Audacity|Audacity handout]]
 
#[[Learn Audacity|Audacity handout]]
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#[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rpuG1V8ISYUS0IbbS7-EVNzWiDl-3VRD '''Download different background music's to your computer''']
 
 
#[https://teacher-network.in/OER/images/3/32/Checklist_to_record_good_audio.pdf Checklist for recording good audio clip]
 
#[https://teacher-network.in/OER/images/3/32/Checklist_to_record_good_audio.pdf Checklist for recording good audio clip]
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#[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSff7Mu3ezMZGQK2jt6Bt9ZY3BSnSCb2-_prXBKtC8XQ9zMKVA/viewform Fill this form, with your topic for audio resource creation in the course]
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#[https://youtu.be/zeQy4a6alU0 What is copyright and what is OER] (Watch this video to know about different copyrights laws)
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#What is copyright and what is OER - See short [https://youtube.com/watch?v=zeQy4a6alU0&list=PLWUrlh2K8RdTORtWrlMIDjEPgdD-VC7BN&index=10&t=0s video]
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#[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq6rNIu3J1E Use SoundCloud repository to upload and share your audio materials]  (Video)
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#[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq6rNIu3J1E Watch this video] to know upload your audio on SoundCloud online audio repository.
 
 
====Online OER audio repositories====
 
====Online OER audio repositories====
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#WikimediaCommons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Audio_files
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# [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rpuG1V8ISYUS0IbbS7-EVNzWiDl-3VRD Background music tracks accessed from different OER repositories (Google Drive)]
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#BenSound - https://www.bensound.com/
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# WikimediaCommons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Audio_files
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#Soundible - http://soundbible.com/
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# BenSound - https://www.bensound.com/
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#FreeSound - https://freesound.org/
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# Soundible - http://soundbible.com/
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#SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/
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# FreeSound - https://freesound.org/
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# SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/
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# Pixabay - https://pixabay.com/music/search/no%20copyright%20music/
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# [https://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Language_Lab Access Language lab modules created by IT for Change]
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====Reading materials on ELT====
 
====Reading materials on ELT====
 
#[[Krashen hypotheses|Krashen's hypotheses for SLA]] (Second Language Acquisition)
 
#[[Krashen hypotheses|Krashen's hypotheses for SLA]] (Second Language Acquisition)
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#[https://academia.edu/7452953/Multilinguality_education_and_harmony Multilingualism, education and harmony] - Prof Rama Kant Agnihotri (Multilingualism, as a resource for ELT
 
 
#[https://www.academia.edu/5905884/Multilingualaity_and_the_teaching_of_English_in_India Multi-linguality_and_the_teaching_of_English_in_India] - Prof Rama Kant Agnihotri
 
#[https://www.academia.edu/5905884/Multilingualaity_and_the_teaching_of_English_in_India Multi-linguality_and_the_teaching_of_English_in_India] - Prof Rama Kant Agnihotri
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#[https://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/English:_Curriculum_and_Syllabus National Curriculum 2005 Framework (NCF2005) Position Paper] on Teaching English
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#NCF2005 Position Paper on [https://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/NCF_Position_Paper_on_Teaching_Indian_Languages Teaching of Indian Languages]
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#[https://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/English:_Curriculum_and_Syllabus National Curriculum 2005 Framework (NCF2005) Position Paper] on Teaching of Indian Languages
 
 
#[[:File:Revised - Digital stories - a new approach to curricular material development, Ranganathan and Kasinathan, June 2017.odt#file|Digital Storytelling, an ICT-based method of co-constructing and transacting curriculum]]
 
#[[:File:Revised - Digital stories - a new approach to curricular material development, Ranganathan and Kasinathan, June 2017.odt#file|Digital Storytelling, an ICT-based method of co-constructing and transacting curriculum]]
 
====Additional resources====
 
====Additional resources====
 
#Rich recitations
 
#Rich recitations
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##[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIPCWV2LAifpieVp4akjZ_A Karadi tales] - Very rich and brilliant audio stories based on Indian stories and using Indian tunes.
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#*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIPCWV2LAifpieVp4akjZ_A Karadi tales] - Very rich and brilliant audio stories based on Indian stories and using Indian tunes.
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###[https://youtube.com/watch?v=LPMq2GOmBj8 Crickematics] with Rahul Dravid
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#*#[https://youtube.com/watch?v=LPMq2GOmBj8 Crickematics] with Rahul Dravid
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###[https://youtu.be/hW57awyt024 Monkey on a Fast] with Sanjay Dutt
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#*#[https://youtu.be/hW57awyt024 Monkey on a Fast] with Sanjay Dutt
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##https://www.swarasforschools.com/
 
 
#Poetry online
 
#Poetry online
 
##[https://poets.org/poems-poets Poems online] (10,000 poems) available for download
 
##[https://poets.org/poems-poets Poems online] (10,000 poems) available for download
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##[https://poetryfoundation.org/poems Poetry foundation]
 
##[https://poetryfoundation.org/poems Poetry foundation]
 
#Great speeches:
 
#Great speeches:
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##[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP4iY1TtS3s I have a Dream speech by Martin Luther King .Jr]
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##[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP4iY1TtS3s I have a Dream, speech by Martin Luther King .Jr]
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===Expected outcomes from the participants===
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#Language Lab
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<u>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) and these audio resources need to be submit as assignment</u>. Participants who successfully complete the course and upload their resources on the repository will get a certificate of completion from RIESI and IT for Change.
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##[https://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Language_Lab Language Lab stories]
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===Course assignment and feedback===
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'''To submit your audio file [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkBdf_LGJh4gtSwemHDias8TyLOeco9TaCNi4aPwxm-OMgRg/viewform click here]'''
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==== Audio resources created by last batch participants ====
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[https://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Audio_OER_by_Teachers Audio resources created by teachers at RIESI - Old repository]
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[https://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Audio_OER_by_Teachers][https://podcast.itforchange.net/auto-draft/ Audio resources created by teachers at RIESI - New repository]
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===Assignment submission===
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At the end of the workshop submit your audio file [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkBdf_LGJh4gtSwemHDias8TyLOeco9TaCNi4aPwxm-OMgRg/viewform here]
  
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To fill the course feedback form [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclxhQQ49FfOVT3F4P0BlUtAHwz43dWd7Q653ii9nUFBNM45Q/viewform click here]
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=== Workshop feedback form ===
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[https://teacher-network.in/limesurvey/index.php/111?lang=en Click here] to submit your feedback about this workshop
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Latest revision as of 10:48, 8 February 2024

Course background

Regional Institute of English, South India (RIESI) and IT for Change (ITfC) are collaborating to design and conduct an workshop on “Audio resources creation for language teaching ” for English language teachers, who are participating in the CELT/PGDELT program of RIESI. The course is based on the National ICT curriculum theme “Creating with ICT”.

Objectives of the workshop

  1. To understand the connection between the word and the thought (can we communicate abstract ideas without words, i.e., sounds) and to recognize that the combinations of sounds and what they describe is arbitrary
  2. To explore new digital methods for language learning. Exploring Audacity FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) tool to create rich language resources for use in a language lesson
  3. To learn to record and editing audio using Audacity. Making your audio resource richer by using multiple audio files (background music)
  4. To introduce the philosophy of creating and adapting existing audio resources (Open Educational Resources created with FOSS)
  5. To publish created audio resource on a public repository for the benefit of all teachers

Registration for the workshop

Click here to register for this Audio creation course

Workshop agenda

Timing Particulars Activities Resources
10:00-10.30 Introduction to the workshop
  1. Understand the objective of the workshop
  2. Go through the workshop page and get familiar with agenda
 Audacity installation
10.30-11.00 Get familiarity with Audacity
  1. Brief introduction about Audacity tool and FOSS
  2. Go through Audacity tools interface to get familiar with it
  3. Understanding two methods to input the audio on Audacity tool
 Learn Audacity#Working with the application
11.00-12.00
  1. Importing the recording
  2. Amplification of audio
  1. Import audio to systems
  2. Edit recorded audio files using basic tools as needed.
  3. Amplify the audio
  4. Saving your project
 Learn Audacity#Recording with Audacity

Learn Audacity#Adjusting the volume of the audio

12.00 - 1.00
  1. Use Audacity platform to clear/edit background noise
  2. Access different background music and sound elements from the audio repositories
  1. Use "noise removal" to clear background noise
  2. File export as audio files
  3. All the participants will go through Background music repository
  4. Identify some suitable background sounds/music to add and copy to their folders
 Learn Audacity#Removing noise


Learn Audacity#Working with the application


Learn Audacity#Accessing and download background sounds


Background Music Repository


LUNCH BREAK 1.00 - 2.00
2.00 - 3.30
  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 multiple tracks to add background music for the audio
  2. To understand what is a track and how tracks can be used mix audios+musics and multiple sound elements.
  3. Use amplification to adjust the output volume of audio files
 Learn Audacity#Importing audio and multiple tracks
3.30 - 4.30
  1. Use an audio editing tool to enhance an audio resource
  2. Understanding of using different background music to make more effective of the audio
  1. Fade in/out to adjust the audio -voice modulation
  2. Use Silence, noise reduction, pitch change and echo features
  3. Add different audio elements to the audio in any particular places
  4. Use Soundcloud.com to upload and share audio's
 Learn Audacity#Fade a section in or fade it out


Learn Audacity#Changing the Pitch, Speed and Tempo


Soundcloud Handout

4.30 - 5.00 Participants' presentation
  1. Participants can present their audio to other
  2. Other participants give feedback
  3. Participants' feedback
 To fill the course feedback form click here

Note : Participants who actively participate and submit their final audio files by the end of the workshop will get participation certificates.

Workshop Resources

Technology resources

  1. Audacity handout
  2. Checklist for recording good audio clip
  3. What is copyright and what is OER (Watch this video to know about different copyrights laws)
  4. Use SoundCloud repository to upload and share your audio materials (Video)

Online OER audio repositories

  1. Background music tracks accessed from different OER repositories (Google Drive)
  2. WikimediaCommons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Audio_files
  3. BenSound - https://www.bensound.com/
  4. Soundible - http://soundbible.com/
  5. FreeSound - https://freesound.org/
  6. SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/
  7. Pixabay - https://pixabay.com/music/search/no%20copyright%20music/
  8. Access Language lab modules created by IT for Change

Reading materials on ELT

  1. Krashen's hypotheses for SLA (Second Language Acquisition)
  2. Multi-linguality_and_the_teaching_of_English_in_India - Prof Rama Kant Agnihotri
  3. NCF2005 Position Paper on Teaching of Indian Languages
  4. Digital Storytelling, an ICT-based method of co-constructing and transacting curriculum

Additional resources

  1. Rich recitations
  2. Poetry online
    1. Poems online (10,000 poems) available for download
    2. Access poems and upload your poems All Poetry
    3. Poetry foundation
  3. Great speeches:
    1. I have a Dream, speech by Martin Luther King .Jr
  4. Language Lab
    1. Language Lab stories

Audio resources created by last batch participants

Audio resources created by teachers at RIESI - Old repository

[1]Audio resources created by teachers at RIESI - New repository

Assignment submission

At the end of the workshop submit your audio file here

Workshop feedback form

Click here to submit your feedback about this workshop

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