charrtes june 26th

Training for Change

Workshop #2with Bill Wade & Marcia Kelly

June 26, 2007

Training For Change - June 262

Overview

LearnScope is a project of the Australian Flexible Learning Framework (Framework).

Professional development to enhance the skills and understanding that underpin e-Learning and e-business.

Project Online Spaces:

Blog: http://trainingforchange.blogspot.com/

Wiki Project Page: http://ntlearnscope2007.wikispaces.com/CHARTTES


Workshop Details

3 Scheduled Workshops– Workshop 1: June 5th (completed)– Workshop 2: June 26th– Workshop 3: August 10th

Application at Work– Work on Hospitality Units– Contribute to and Practice with Blogs / Podcasts


Workshop 1 June 05 Recap

Taking stock – what do we knew already

E-learning options for training and assessment

Making digital stories– Selecting Topics

Overview of “What's out there” including Bloggs, Audioblogging, Wikis and other useful E-learning tools

Focus for upcoming Workshop sessions – you asked for blogging and podcasting

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Marcia Kelly & Bill WadeMarcia Kelly & Bill Wade


Workshop 2 Day Plan

1. Follow-up Digital Story TellingProjects

2. Blogging Skills3. MP3 Recorders4. Reflection on blogging,

podcasting, audiobloggingLunch5. Digital Audio Basics6. Audacity7. Uploading Audio / podcasting to

our blogsConclusions & Closure

Training for Change

Workshop #2with Bill Wade & Marcia Kelly

June 26, 2007


Digital Story Projects – Follow Up

How is everyone making out?

1. THHCOR01B Work with colleagues and Customers Mandy / Collette

2. THHCOR03B Follow health, safety and security procedures Sandy/Annette

3. THHGTR01B Coach others in job skills Sue

4. THHGHS01B Follow workplace hygiene procedures Annette/Sandy

5. THHGS03B Deal with Conflict Situations Tim

6. THHBKA02 Present Food Ty Lee

7. THHGGA01B Communicate on the Telephone Collette

8. THH?????? Prepare and Serve Non-alcoholic Beverages Jane

EE--Learning Workshop 1 Learning Workshop 1 -- June 05 / 07June 05 / 07 14 / 36 14 / 36

SoftwareSoftwareWindowsWindows

PowerPointPowerPoint

PhotoStory3PhotoStory3

MovieMaker2MovieMaker2

AudacityAudacity

Or for MAC usersOr for MAC users

iMovieiMovie

PurchasedPurchased

Adobe PremiereAdobe Premiere

ElementsElements


Our Blog Site: trainingforchange.blogspot.com


Blogging 101

What is a blog? A blog is a web page Frequently updated posts that are

arranged chronologically The content and purposes of blogs

varies greatly Blog posts are like instant

messages to the web. An Example

– http://trainingforchange.blogspot.com/– http://tfctryouts.blogspot.com/

Many blogs are personal, "what's on my mind" type musings.

Others are collaborative efforts based on a specific topic or area of mutual interest.

Some blogs are for play. Some are for work. Some are both.


More on Blogging

Excellent team/ department/ company/ family communication tools.

They help small groups communicate in a way that is simpler and easier to follow than email or discussion forums.

Use a private blog on an intranet to allow team members to post related links, files, quotes, or commentary.

Set up a family blog where relatives can share personal news.

A blog can help keep everyone in the loop, promote cohesiveness and group culture, and provide an informal "voice" of a project or department to outsiders.

Retrieved from: http://help.blogger.com


How to Start Blogging

Find a free Blog Hosting service like: Blogger or Blogspot

Sign up for a free account Walk through templates

and blog creation Create/edit your profile

information Post your blog Moderate blog postings Let’s try it out!



How to Start Blogging



Signing in with Google

Can use your own existing email

Easy one-time setup Then all your blogs (and

postings) are associated with this email login

Let’s all get signed in

Things to notice– Create posts– Edit posts– Invite others to post– Add photos

Publish audio and video casts to your blog (or another blog that you have the right to post to – thanks marcia for inviting us ….


Other E-learning Technologies

Digital Cameras The Ipod Craze MP3 Recorders Mobile Technology Digital Video Other Technologies


Recording - the Microphone

Mics are TransducersSpeakers are Transducers

What we do in between – e.g.,editing, adjusting, copying,pasting, uploading our audio,eventually has to be retransduced so we hear it.

We need a good signal at thesource of the recording or allother steps are compromised


Recording - the MP3 Recorder

Built in Microphone Records Voice and FM

radio Allows retrieval of

podcasts so you can listen to programs, lectures, music “on the go.”

Let’s try ‘em out!


Recording - Interviews

Read through Literature Review on podcasting and audio blogging to get some ideas

Highlight key definitions, applications etc … discuss in small groups.

Now, record a discussion with your partner about your views on the pros and cons of these e-learning tools for your sector.

After Lunch … Digital Audio Basics


What is Sound?

Energy Moving molecules Something we hear Vibrations in our ear Brains interpretation of a

form of energy that results in vibrations in our ear

Auditory memory

Image source http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/sound/u11l1c.html viewed June 20, 2007


What is Sound?

A Pressure Wave Longitudinal wave

– needs a medium

Points of low (rarefaction) and high (compression) pressure

How do we capture or “record it?”

Image source http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/sound/u11l1c.html viewed June 20, 2007


Recording Begins in the 1800’s

Wax cylinders Capturing acoustical

energy and storing it on some medium for later replay.

Transduction– The conversion of one

form of energy into another, e.g., acoustical into mechanical shown here.


About Audacity

Audacity is a free, easy-to-usedigital audio editor and recorder.

Record live audio. Convert tapes and records

into digital recordings or CDs. Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, and

WAV sound files. Cut, copy, splice, and mix

sounds together. Change the speed or pitch of

a recording.


Editing

Easy editing with Cut, Copy, Paste, and Delete. Use unlimited Undo (and Redo) to go back any number of steps. Very fast editing of large files. Edit and mix an unlimited number of tracks. Use the Drawing tool to alter individual sample points. Fade the volume up or down smoothly with the Envelope tool.


Edit Toolbar

All of the buttons on this toolbar perform actions - and with a couple of exceptions, they're all just shortcuts of existing menu items to save you time.

Cut Copy Paste Trim away the audio outside the selection Silence the selected audio Undo Redo


Edit Toolbar

Holding the mouse over a tool will show a "tooltip" in case you forget which one is which.

Zoom In

Zoom Out

Fit selection in window - zooms until the selection just fits inside the window.

Fit project in window - zooms until all of the audio just fits inside the window.


Splitting / Duplicating

Split - Moves the selected region into its own track or tracks, replacing the affected portion of the original track with silence.

Duplicate - Makes a copy of all or part of a track or set of tracks into new tracks. See the figure below:


Audacity – Main Screen Shot


Import and Export with Audacity

Import sound files, edit them, and combine them with other files ornew recordings. Export your recordings in several common fileformats. Import and export WAV, AIFF, AU, and Ogg Vorbis files. Import MPEG audio (including MP2 and MP3 files) with libmad. Export MP3s with the optional LAME encoder library. Create WAV or AIFF files suitable for burning to CD. Import and export all file formats supported by libsndfile. Open raw (headerless) audio files using the “Import Raw” command. Note: Audacity does not currently support WMA, AAC, or most other

proprietary or restricted file formats.


Recording in Audacity


Recording in Audacity

Audacity can record live audio through a microphone ormixer, or digitize recordings from cassette tapes, vinylrecords, or minidiscs. With some sound cards, it can alsocapture streaming audio.

Record from microphone, line input, or other sources. Dub over existing tracks to create multi-track recordings. Record up to 16 channels at once (requires multi-channel

hardware). Level meters can monitor volume levels before, during, and after

recording.


Removing Background Noise

Get Noise Profile– 2-3 seconds noise only

Select Audio to Filter Use Slider to Select How

much noise to filter out Preview until desired

amount is achieved Choose Remove Noise


Uploading our Audio / Podcasting


Conclusion

Feedback from Today Where to from here Unanswered Questions Next workshop – August 10 Close

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