Tell January Session January 29, 2013 John Born, BCIT

1. SOUND IN EDUCATION
@bornaudio #SoundEducation

2. About Me
• Sound enthusiast, Designer, Teacher, Student…
• The Auditory Hierarchy in Instructional Message Design
• STLHE Presentation 09
• HITS: Harnessing Images, Text, And Sound for Education
09,11

3. Learning Activities
• To accomplish a learning objective, you need learning
activities. Let's begin with an instructional design process
from eLearning by Design by William Horton...

5. Absorb
• Presentations
• Field trips
• Readings

6. Absorb for Sound
• Listening – guided sound walks. Listening to field
recordings online
• Presentations – on sound and recording
• Reading – and viewing videos on sound equipment and
recording techniques.
• Learn about the Soundscape: Keynote, Sound signals,
Sound marks

7. Do
• Practice
• Discoveries
• Games

8. Do for Sound
• Practice – with the sound equipment
• Discover – and experiment with recording out in the field.
• Game – Identify the sound
• Try and capture an animal in the environment without
being too disruptive.
• Soundscape challenge

9. Connect
• Research
• Ponder
• Stories told by learners

10. Connect for Sound
• Learners will research what they hear on recordings.
• Learners will answer questions about the entire process.
• Link sounds to projects, i.e, SoundCloud…

11. Connect: Job Aids with Sound

12. Connect: Job Aids with Sound
• Sound only lessons as a diagnostic tool for challenging
students on technical repair.

13. Get Ready To Share!

14. The Social Sound Path
• Absorb – SoundCloud: Stream & Explore
• Do – Recording with SoundCloud
• Connect – ASC = Add to SoundCloud, Share &
Compare…

15. Advanced Options
• Question:
• What about advanced options editing and creating
Soundscapes?
• Answer:
• Audio editors and Multi-tracking options
• Learn and apply film “Sound-layers”

16. Audacity

17. GarageBand

18. The Production Process
• Pre-production
• Production
• Post-production
• Delivery

19. Pre-production
• Identify the objective of your audio message
• Write out your script – Chunking Material
• If it’s multi-tracking – List your Sound Layers!

20. Production
• Recording
• Troubleshooting

21. Post-production
• Editing
• Mixing
• Listen over headphones and speakers

22. Delivery
• Selecting formats for exporting and uploading
• MP3/QT makes listening from the Browser possible
• Using embed codes to have custom players
• Stay with it, build community, have fun!

23. Thank You
Stay in touch!
john_born@bcit.ca
@bornaudio