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 first phase of engagement will focus on story narration and recording by the volunteers.
Objectives of the workshop
- Briefing volunteers about the program objectives and setting expectations
- Sharing story narration and recording guidelines
Volunteer Information form
Click here to fill the volunteer information form.
Agenda of the workshop
| Session name | Time | Session details | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| Project Specifics - I | 15:00-15:15 | * Story Recording Guidelines | |
| Way Forward | 15:15 - 15:20 | * Next steps in the process - Google Form & Sample story recording | |
| Q&A and Closing | 15:20-15:30 | * Answering queries (if any) and closing |
Resources
Technology Resources
| Resource | Link | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Story Repository (Storyweaver) | Storyweaver | One of the largest story repositories which allows anyone to download, translate and create stories |
| Audacity handout | Audacity handout | A detailed user manual page about audacity (by IT for Change) |
| Audacity video tutorials | Tutorial videos | Video tutorial series on variety of tools in Audacity (by IT for Change) |
| Audacity official site | Audacity official manual | Official site which keeps you updated on newer versions, tools and features |