This blog post will explore how to use audio production effectively in teaching and learning.
There are many ways that audio can be incorporated into your teaching practice and classroom activities. Here are some examples:
- Providing feedback for student assignments
- Adding commentary or narration to instructional videos
- Enhancing the audio quality of your online video or conference calls
- Capturing high quality audio for video interviews
- Dictating notes on your phone or tablet
- Adding audio clips to website or ePortfolios
- Creating podcasts
Let’s take a look at the different kinds of microphones you can use with your computer, phone, tabled or camera.
An Introduction to Microphones
Investing in a microphone for your computer, phone or tablet can improve the overall sound quality of your recorded audio. In the video below Dr. Gordon Cobb introduces a variety of affordable microphones and tests the audio quality of a selection of USB mics.
Audio Production – the Basics
Connecting a USB microphone to your computer
These two videos will explain how to connect a USB microphone to your computer.