Can You Hear Us? (mid year report)

canuhearus.acfe.vic.edu.au/

ACE providers:

PRACE, Carlton, Glenroy, Moreland &

Coonara

audio and voice

technologies in the

classroom

canuhearus.acfe.vic.edu.au/

Project Goals

+ Find out more about audio technologies – some research

+ Use audio technologies in class

+ Trial an innovation

+ Evaluate the experience

+ Write up a lesson plan to share

Preston Reservoir ACE& Victorian Learnscope

prace.vic.edu.au

ace [at] michalk.id.au

canuhearus.acfe.vic.edu.au/

Successes so far + Recorded assessment tasks to mp3 (VCAL)

+ Low-level literacy learners listen while reading, to stories via laptop / mp3

+ VCAL students creating interviews with video camera and editing software

+ ESL teacher videos student presentations

+ Literacy student embeds audio into powerpoint

+ Teachers exploring portable audio gadgets, and web2 apps (voki, voicethread, skype)

+ Set up project wiki, with stream of delicious links

+ Created free software CD for teachers

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Challenges

+ Sessional teacher time

+ Ailing equipment

+ Windows audio

+ Steep learning curves

+ Range of abilities (both teacher and student)

Mission: support and nurture beginners, challenge and support

the leaders !!

In other words: Keep it simple.

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Audio technologies in ACE

Preston Reservoir Adult Community Education (PRACE)

Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre

Glenroy Neighbourhood Learning Centre

Moreland Adult Education

Coonara Community House

Credits + Thanks for funding from Australian Flexible Learning Framework http://flexiblelearning.net.au/

+ Thanks also for photos from Flickr users: Grant Neufeld, yousoundhollow, afeman, danieljohnsonr, pablosanz all at flickr.com