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In order to respond to learners' need for more flexible speaking opportunities and to overcome the geographical challenge of students spread over the United Kingdom and continental Western Europe, the Open University recently introduced Internet-based, real-time audio conferencing, thus making a groundbreaking move in the distance learning and teaching of languages. Since February 2002, online tutorials for language courses have been offered using Lyceum, an Internet-based audio-graphics conferencing tool developed in house. Our research is based on the first Open University course ever to deliver tutorials solely online, a level 2 German course, and this article considers some of the challenges of implementing online tuition. As a starting point, we present the pedagogical rationale underpinning the virtual learning and teaching environment. Then we examine the process of development and implementation of online tuition in terms of activity design, tutor training, and student support. A number of methodological tools such as logbooks, questionnaires, and observations were used to gather data. The findings of this paper highlight the complexity of the organisational as well as the pedagogical framework that contributes to the effective use of online tuition via audio conferencing systems in a distance education setting.

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This website has the most up to date information in the pronunciation of the Spanish alphabet. I will be using it because it has the audio for each letter of the alphabet and then audio for a Spanish word that starts with that letter too. Very helpful for beginners!

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Great Site Joan, I will we using this as a reference site for my students.

Community of Inquiry (COI) whereby three key elements crucial to the success of any learning endeavor are highlighted: cognitive presence, social presence, and teaching presence. Figure 1 illustrates the integration of these elements of the learning environment.

Aviary can be used with google docs for the audio portion of a presentation

Study assessed the quality of peer reviews when they gave audio versus written feedback to their classmates.

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This article describes how audio-based feedback contributes to increased learning, content retention, feelings of increased involvement, the ability to detect nuance and inflection which convey meaning, and fosters the class community. The study received very positive results.

Study finds that providing feedback using audio files leads to improvements in both quantity and quality.

A way to present complex material with rich visuals and a variety of annotations including wiki pages, notes, video, audio. Layers can be done thematically or by individuals

A way to present complex material with rich visuals and a variety of annotations including wiki pages, notes, video, audio. Layers can be done thematically or by individuals

Study on the effect of audio feedback in an asynchronous class

i am sure you already have this mike, but don't see it bookmarked.

You should see it below this comment- I hope.

"ever, in this week's HBR IdeaCast (see audio player below), Weinberger says that the online world demands that we invent new ways of organizing and new ways of thinking about how things may relate to each other. Items that might never be found together in the physical can now be brought together online -- based on whatever criteria suits the needs of a customer. "

Georgia Southern University information on using Bloom's in course design.

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