Adding Narrative Audio to an Instructional Web Site

Bradley Kjell
Central Connecticut State University
Computer Science Department

Presentation at Connecticut State University 19th Annual Academic Computing Conference
April 9, 2005

GOAL: (Click to hear audio)

This talk shows how to enhance an instructional web site by adding narrative audio.

You can do this with your desk-top computer and off-the-shelf software.

I demonstrate an audio enhanced web site, show how it was created, and conclude with a list of the mistakes I made.

Outline

1. Motivation.
   • Educational Goals -- Demonstration Site -- Response of Students.
2. Web Page Construction.
   • Site Design -- HTML Details
3. Audio File Creation.
   • Audio Editors -- Recording -- Editing -- Conversion to MP3
4. Wish I had Known...
   • Mistakes to avoid ...