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Evaluating the Use of Audio Smartphone Apps for Higher Education

Authors: Nortcliffe, Anne; Middleton, Andrew; Woodcock, Ben

AES Convention 130 · Paper 8368 · May 2011

Abstract

Digital audio technology has garnered interest in Education recently, being deployed by early adopter academics to provide audio feedback. Students have also used it, gathering audio notes on their personal devices to enhance their learning. However, the sharing and distributing of the recordings is time-consuming and requires separate technology. Smartphones with audio apps are able to support recording and distribution/sharing of learning conversations more effectively because of their additional customisable and integrated functionality. This is attractive to Education now that it is clear that smartphones are becoming ubiquitous on campus. This paper describes an evaluation of audio apps for recording learning conversations by an academic and students and their experience in using smartphone audio apps to date.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 130
AES Convention
130
Paper number
8368
Publication date
May 6, 2011
Session subject
Posters: Perception and Evaluation
Affiliation
Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper