If you’ve been following along in the comments on the post about my toolbox you’ll see a discussion of the use of audio files. There’s more to be said about audio, and I say some of it in this post from last year about Exotic Tools.
Yes, I believe there ARE good and valid uses of audio in the classroom. My Big Issue is that that *majority* of users are teachers who use it to lecture. While there are some fascinating speakers available (use Google to look up “IT Conversations” and “TED Conference”), the majority of teachers do not fall into that group.
September 18th, 2007 at 8:55 am
I had never really given audio files any thought in terms of a teaching tool. I, too, would probably be one of those teachers who fall into the lecture trap, but I can see how a very carefully selected file or two could be used effectively in a well crafted lesson. I’ll keep this one in the back of my mind!