Orientation Session on Audio Resource Creation for Volunteers
Background
IT for Change has been working with the Department of State Educational Research and Training (DSERT) and Government Colleges for Teacher Education (CTEs) to conduct workshops focusing on creating rich audio story-based resources by government higher primary school teachers. The volunteering work will involve creating additional high quality story-based audio resources in multiple languages. The project will focus on story narration and recording by the volunteers.
Session Objectives
- Briefing volunteers about the program objectives and setting expectations
- Sharing story narration and recording guidelines
- Discussing other project specifics
Session Agenda
| Session name | Time | Session details | Resources used |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction | 14:30-14:40 | * Introducing IT for Change
* Brief overview of the project and the workshop |
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| Project Specifics - I | 14:40-15:00 | * Project Overview
* Story Selection Guidelines * Story Narration Guidelines * Sample Story Narration |
1. Volunteer Orientation Slide-deck |
| Project Specifics - I | 15:00-15:15 | * Story Recording Guidelines | 1. Story Narration and Recording and Guidelines
2. Guidelines for recording a good audio with minimal equipment (video) |
| Way Forward | 15:15 - 15:20 | * Next steps in the process - Sample story recording | 1. Sample Story PDF (English) |
| Q&A and Closing | 15:20-15:30 | * Answering queries (if any) and closing |
Resources
Technology Resources
| Resource | Link | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Tape-a-Talk Voice Recorder | Download Link (Android), In-built Recorder App can be used for iOS | For recording stories through your smartphone |