Audio Tools for Virtual Guests, Panels, Audio Tools for Virtual Guests, Panels, and Faculty- or Student-Created and Faculty- or Student-Created

ContentContent

TELECOOP 2007TELECOOP 2007

Alice Bedard-VoorheesAlice Bedard-Voorhees

alice.bedard-voorhees@cccs.edualice.bedard-voorhees@cccs.edu

Audio Tools for Use with Guest Experts, Audio Tools for Use with Guest Experts, Faculty, and StudentsFaculty, and Students

• Voice Over Internet w/ recorders are now available for interviews and panels (synchronous and asynchronous).

• Phonecast services allow experts to call in their answers, be interviewed, or co-present.

• Creation and editing of audio-based content files is very achievable.

Audio Formats for Student and Audio Formats for Student and Faculty-Created Content Faculty-Created Content

• Appropriate for demonstrating oral competencies (like languages).

• Provide a style choice.

• Are very humanizing, can decrease sense of distance.

• Have portability.

Possible Guest FormatsPossible Guest Formats

• Faculty introduce an expert and let students provide questions for guests.

• Students facilitate the visit.

• Students conduct interviews outside of class and provide a report or the experience.

Virtual Guests and Guest PanelsVirtual Guests and Guest Panels

Have been visiting via discussion boards and chats

+ Real World Perspective

+ Added expertise

+ Reinforcement for key principles

To This Point: Text DominationTo This Point: Text Domination

Guests and Panels: - Asynchronous: Individual or Panel Style (Synchronous: Chats and Conferencing) - Intros and organization prevent chaos

Student and Faculty Created Content ( And PowerPoint)

ConsiderationsConsiderations

• Purpose: Guest, Panel, Individually Created Content

• Tech Level of Participant

• Editing: Immediate Communication or Polished Product

• Capacity of Specific Tool: Free or Paid

• Planning: Length, Scripting

Voice Over Internet (VOIP) ExampleVoice Over Internet (VOIP) Example

Skype.com

• Skype software free, additional paid features.

• Up to 10 people can be on Skype at the same time.

• A free recorder such as Pretty May can be used to record the call. The file can be saved, edited, and uploaded for distribution at a later date.

Voice Over Internet: Recording with SkypeVoice Over Internet: Recording with Skype

1) All people involved in creating the recording have Skype on their desktops.

2) One or more people do not have Skype but have landline telephones or cells.

A recording client is needed for either: PrettyMay is one such application: http://www.prettymay.net/download.htm

Recording Skype to SkypeRecording Skype to Skype

Mics Needed

Tip: Close additional Windows applications

Recording between Skype and Recording between Skype and Phone Phone

• Payment is required to call out to phones in Skype (called Skypeout).

• Prepare questions with interviewee.

• Tip: Close other Windows as you record.

• Dial out from Skype, begin to record.

Skype for Multiple Skype for Multiple Interviewees/PanelsInterviewees/Panels

• Plan Program/Panel Speaking Points/Order.

• Add Event Participants into the Contact List.

• Go to Tools: Select Create a Conference, then add all participants.

• Start Conference, Start Recording.

Phone-Created ContentPhone-Created Content

http://gabcast.com/index.php?a=episodes&id=6604 (Mo Co Zone Channel)

Phone-Created ContentPhone-Created Content

Example: Gabcast.com (Free and Paid Accounts)

Free:

A person establishes an account and establishes a site where a caller can create the content from his or her phone by calling a number and using that account number and password to create a recorded file.

Limitations: Users can only create phone-based files and they need to be published immediately. Conference time is equally divided between number of speakers for a limited amount of time.

Want to Try It?Want to Try It?

Gabcast Example:

New Tools for Guest Visits and Other Content

1-800-749-0632

Channel number: 9249#Channel password: 1171#

Additional Services with Paid Additional Services with Paid Gabcast AccountGabcast Account

• Allows people to create content but not publish it OR hide it from general viewing on the web.

• Allows content creator to link to other sound files.

• Allows content creator to upload files created with other tools like Skype or Desktop.

Creating Files on a DesktopCreating Files on a Desktop

• File Creation and Editing Software: Audacity.com + LAME encoder (for creating MP3’s):

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&item=lame-mp3

• Mic• Script• Deciding where the files will reside: Server, CMS, Web-Service

Questions for the AudienceQuestions for the Audience

• What other tools are you familiar with?

• What tips would you like to share?

• What concerns do you have about using these formats?

LINKS:

Skype (VOIP): http://www.skype.com

Recording Plugin Pretty May: http://www.prettymay.net/download.htm

Phone-Created Content: http://www.gabcast.com

Want to try it? Channel: New Tools for Guest Visits and Other Content: Dial 1-800-749-0632 Channel number: 9249# Channel password: 1171#

Content from the Desktop:http://www.audacity.comLAME Encoder for saving Audacity files as MP3’s:http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq ?s=install&item=lame-mp3

Virtual Speaker Bureaus:CCCOnline Virtual Speaker Bureau:http://ccconline.org/FacultySC/TeachingResources/vsb.htmMERLOT Virtual Speaker Bureau: http://www.merlot.org

“Plan Your Podcast”:http://www.voices.com/podcasting/plan-your-podcast.html

MoCoZone (Mobile Content Zone) Blog and Podcast:http://mocozone.blogspot.com