Audio Resources

Why use audio?

Audio can be used in numerous academic contexts, from music and language instruction to archival recordings of lectures.  Making audio content available online can be an excellent way to reach students, who can listen from any location and at any time via the Internet. Students increasingly expect this content to be available to them, and, fortunately, the means of distribution are increasingly becoming easier to use.

Some reasons you might consider offering audio recordings to your students:

• To provide students with a study aid they can review after lecture
• To enable students to review the lecture in preparation for discussion and debate
• To demonstrate a task, procedure, or complex concept that would benefit from multimedia presentation and/or the ability to watch repeatedly
• To use on an ongoing basis as a reference for students
• To free up class time for discussion. Making recorded lectures available before class meetings makes more time available for discussion and hands-on activities

In the classroom context, multimedia can be a powerful tool for helping students learn and retain complex ideas and phenomena.

 Resources for Audio:

• Audacity Links to an external site.can record live audio through a microphone or mixer, or digitize recordings from other media. With some sound cards, and on any recent version of Windows, Audacity can also capture streaming audio.

• SoundCloud Links to an external site.lets people discover and enjoy the greatest selection of music from the most diverse creator community on earth. the platform has become renowned for its unique content and features, including the ability to share music and connect directly with artists, as well as unearth breakthrough tracks, raw demos, podcasts and more.  Check out my demo Links to an external site.