Annual Regional Conference for the Center for Distance LearningSaratoga Springs, NY, June 8, 2007

TEACHING & LEARNINGTEACHING & LEARNINGWITH AUDIO FILESWITH AUDIO FILES

Florence Lojacono, Ph.D.

CDL Instructor for French flojacono@caramail.com

A COMMON GROUND: A COMMON GROUND: to speak, to understand, to shareto speak, to understand, to share

Students’ expectations

Language purposes

New technologies

I Introduced audio files in my online French courses.I Introduced audio files in my online French courses.After the live sessions, I upload to the LMS (Angel) the After the live sessions, I upload to the LMS (Angel) the

slides I used as well as audio files I recorded. slides I used as well as audio files I recorded.

How to have a French accent?

Stress the last syllable!

Coca-colaChicagoPhiladelphieordinateurradio

livreportefenêtrechaisetable

final e is mute -we pronounce the last sound BEFORE e

easy week 2.wav

Click here to listen

INTRODUCING AUDIO IN INTRODUCING AUDIO IN HOMEWORK FOR:HOMEWORK FOR:

PRONUNCIATION skills

INDIVIDUALIZED assessment

COMPREHENSION skills

CATCH UP on missed sessionsWeek 3 exos.mp3

plats ou desserts.mp3

JanTerm07 couleurs.wav

corrigé couleurs.mp3

LEARNING CO NTENT SDeclarative Know ledgeVocabulary - Gram m ar

Texts - Exercises

O RAL SKILLSProcedural Know ledge

Com prehensionPronunciation

PERSO NAL ACHIEVEM ENTExportable Know ledge

Self-esteemM otivation

AUDIO FILES3 objectives

FRENCH AUDIO BANKFRENCH AUDIO BANK

Wiki Webpage

HOW TO CREATE HOW TO CREATE AUDIO FILES?AUDIO FILES?

Audacity

Windows Sound Recorder

AUDIO FILES AUDIO FILES KEY FEATURESKEY FEATURES

CUSTOM-MADEIncrease the level of

GRANULARITYEASY to create & useRe-usable in different

PLAYLISTSCollaboration tools

PORTABLE MP3 & MEDIA PORTABLE MP3 & MEDIA PLAYERSPLAYERS

MP3 player

PDA

CD player

Media player

Cell phone

AUDIO FEATURES FOR AUDIO FEATURES FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING LANGUAGE LEARNING

NAVIGATIONAL

INTERFACEPlaylistsPhoto/Video

WHY A TAG EDITOR?WHY A TAG EDITOR?

Album = type of learning contents

Genre = ModuleComments =

transcript of learning contents

With a TAG editor you can organize your files into your portable media player.

A BRICK, A WALL, A HOUSEA BRICK, A WALL, A HOUSE

Audio files

Playlists

Course

Building a tailored course, together.

TECHNOLOGY DOES NOT MAKE DISTANCE LEARNING.

PEOPLE DO.