MP3 files can be used for online learning. I have used MP3 files to further explain a difficlut concept. Students can download them and replay them without having to go onto the course.
No, as a current student of online courses, I use slides more as a get the information and go. I would not listen to the audio, I would just read it for myself. In regards to audio in the ppt slides, I think video is more captivating. Students would find that more interesting.
No I think the audio input should be used to express the importance of the topics.
I agree
My student often complain about the slides becoming boring.
It helps the instructor to have variety as well.
Students get bored rapidly when there is little change in pace in a course. This is especially true with online classes. I believe the best method is to include a variety. Put yourself in the student's position and see if you'd be bored.
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Do you think the power points need an audio portion that reads the points of the slide to the viewer? Would this help keep the student's attention and help them to be more engaged?
Audio does help to reinforce the importance of the slides since not all of them are equally important.
Students like to know which of the information on the slides have value and which are simply to reinforce a particular concept so audio does help in this regard.
I use captivate to incorporate audio into the ppt presentations to add clarity to bullet-points.
I agree that video clips could and should be added to power points. In my experence students need a change in what they see in a pp. Standard pp's have been over used and students get bord if there isn't new techiques applied.
Not only should audio be included but other types of media such as video clips should be an important part of a ppt presentation.
