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Topic 5Instructional audio
Topic 5Instructional audio
OWT 410OWT 410
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Instructional audioInstructional audio
Digital audio
Definition of podcast
Type of podcast
Steps for creating audio podcasts
Tools for creating audio podcasts
Text-to-speech
Using podcasts in education
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Digital audioDigital audio
• The audio captured with a microphone is sent to an Analogue-to-Digital Converter that can be in a soundcard.
• The audio is now stored as binary data (0’s and 1’s) on a hard disk or magnetic tape.
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Analogue-to-DigitalConverter
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Digital audioDigital audio
• The audio stored as binary data is converted to analogue data (sound).
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Digital-to-AnalogueConverter
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Instructional audioInstructional audio
Digital audio
Definition of podcast
Type of podcast
Steps for creating audio podcasts
Tools for creating audio podcasts
Text-to-speech
Using podcasts in education
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Definition of podcastDefinition of podcast
• A podcast is simply a media file that can be downloaded from a website.
• Podcasts download quickly and can be placed onto a mobile device like an iPod.
• The term podcast is a combination of pod (Portable On Demand) and cast.
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Instructional audioInstructional audio
Digital audio
Definition of podcast
Type of podcast
Steps for creating audio podcasts
Tools for creating audio podcasts
Text-to-speech
Using podcasts in education
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Types of podcastTypes of podcast
There are essentially four types of podcast, namely:
• Audio podcast: The term used for the online delivery of audio content. Example ...
• Video podcast: The term used for the online delivery of video content. Example ...
• Enhanced podcasts: Podcasts that combine audio podcast with synchronised images, similar to a narrated slideshow. Example ...
• Screencast: Is a digital recording of computer screen output as a video screen capture, often containing audio narration. Example ...
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Instructional audioInstructional audio
Digital audio
Definition of podcast
Type of podcast
Steps for creating audio podcasts
Tools for creating audio podcasts
Text-to-speech
Using podcasts in education
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Tools for creating audio podcastsTools for creating audio podcasts
The following tools are required for creating an audio podcast:
• A computer with an Internet connection.
• A microphone and headset.
• Recording and editing software.
• MP3 converter.
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Instructional audioInstructional audio
Digital audio
Definition of podcast
Type of podcast
Steps for creating audio podcasts
Tools for creating audio podcasts
Text-to-speech
Using podcasts in education
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Steps for creating an audio podcastSteps for creating an audio podcast
Creating an audio podcast includes the following steps:
• Preparing the script: The script is written out and rehearsed prior to recording.
• Recording and editing the sound file: Add effects, such as fade in and out and extra sound tracks.
• Publishing a podcast: Publish to your website or a web hosting and syndicating service that distributes podcasts across the Internet.
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Instructional audioInstructional audio
Digital audio
Definition of podcast
Type of podcast
Steps for creating audio podcasts
Tools for creating audio podcasts
Text-to-speech
Using podcasts in education
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Text-to-speechText-to-speech
• Text To Speech (abbreviation: TTS): also called ‘Speech synthesis’ is the artificial production of human speech.
• The computer system used to produce TTS is called a speech engine.
• A Text to Speech engine transforms any text into speech in real time. It literally reads out loud any written information with a smooth and natural sounding voice. Example ...
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Instructional audioInstructional audio
Digital audio
Definition of podcast
Type of podcast
Steps for creating audio podcasts
Tools for creating audio podcasts
Text-to-speech
Using podcasts in education
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Using podcasts in educationUsing podcasts in education
Uses of podcasting in learning and teaching are:
• Recording of lectures.
• Recording of special events e.g. outside speakers.
• Subject expert interviews
• Assisting auditory learners, and/or providing for a variety of learning styles.
• Specific “listening practice” for certain disciplines e.g. heart sounds in medicine, speech/phonetics.
• Listening to language – comprehension and pronunciation.
• Submitting oral reports and/or other assignments.
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Using podcasts in educationUsing podcasts in education
• Lecturers providing group feedback on assignments.
• Students capturing audio data as part of inquiry-based learning.
• Students recording notes from field work.
• Students engaging in other forms of creative activities.
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Instructional audioInstructional audio
Digital audio
Definition of podcast
Type of podcasts
Steps for creating audio podcasts
Tools for creating audio podcasts
Text-to-speech
Using podcasts in education
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Test to speech examplesTest to speech examples
Natural Voices
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AT&T:
Interactive TTS: Loquendo
Demo Cepstal Voices: Cepstral
NeospeechNeospeech demo:
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Podcast examplesPodcast examples
English Secondary Language
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Audio podcast:
Video podcast: Space shuttle
Enhanced podcast: 1190 AM Know
Quadratic GraphingScreencast: