Audio advice
Audio: Finding and using digital media
This section contains advice on making use of digital audio resources. Aimed at teaching and teaching support staff, this section covers the technical issues in finding pre-existing digital video content and then incorporating it into teaching materials.
Choosing a Digital Audio File Format
The choice of file formats can often prove overwhelming for someone new to the world of digital audio. The aim of this document is to discuss some of the key factors that should be considered before choosing a format and suggest suitable file formats for specific applications.
Read full advice document...Review of Audio Search Engines
This paper forms part of a series of JISC Digital Media review papers which look at how a range of resources can be found on the Web using search engines. In particular, this paper will look at how search engines can be used to locate audio files.
Read full advice document...User Guide to MP3
A guide to the creation, manipulation and use of audio flies in the popular MP3 format, including a close look at the many audio and metadata options which MP3 offers, and its use within teaching and learning.
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Audiovisual Copyright: Frequently Asked Questions
By reviewing copyright enquiries which have reached us via our helpdesk, we’ve collated answers to some of the most common. These are presented here as an FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions).
Read full advice document...Copyright: An Overview
Copyright and other intellectual property rights are central to the development, use and sustainability of digital collections. This advice document provides a broad overview of copyright.
Read full advice document...Delicious Bookmark Service
This advice document brings to your attention the free online bookmark service Delicious. Its ability to allow you to manage bookmarks by saving, searching and sharing will be of interest to anybody who has to manage many bookmarks for individuals or groups. It has applications of use for teaching and learning which will be described below.
Read full advice document...Digital Media with the WebCT Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)
This advice document aims to introduce WebCT and how you can use digital media to support your WebCT course content. We will look at why digital media can enhance the teaching and learning experience.
Read full advice document...File Formats and Compression
This document looks at the theory of file formats and the common methods of data compression.
Read full advice document...Links to Video, Image and Audio Resources
There are a multitude of websites that provide access to a wide range of digital media resources (images, video and audio) covering many subject areas. This can be very bewildering if you are searching for specific resources to include in learning packages for use in the lecture/classroom or for inclusion in a virtual learning environment. The purpose of this paper is to provide links to a number of such websites.
Read full advice document...Overview of JISC Digital Materials for those using Digital Media in Teaching and Research
This guide provides an overview of the JISC Digital Media website we think those staff wishing to use digital images within teaching and research materials will find useful.
Read full advice document...Overview of JISC Digital Media Materials for those involved in Business and Community Engagement
This guide provides an overview of the JISC Digital Media website, highlighting materials we think may be of particular use to HE/FE staff involved in business or community engagement (BCE).
Read full advice document...Pedagogical Uses of Presentation Software
This advice document investigates some pedagogical aspects to consider when using presentation software for teaching and learning.
Read full advice document...Signposts to Relevant Organisations
This page provides links to four types of organisation that digitisation project staff may be interested in: Academic Service Providers; Public Sector Organisations; Standards Organisations; International Organisations.
Read full advice document...Useful Books, Magazines and Online Publications for Audio and Audio Visual
This is a list of books, papers, magazines, journals, online publications and mailing lists that JISC Digital Media thinks are useful to keep up to date with developments in audio and audio visual.
Read full advice document...Using Quandary to Add Interactive Learning Objects
This advice document will introduce you to the Quandary interactive decision software. We will demonstrate how Quandary exercises can be enhanced using digital media to support your teaching material.
Read full advice document...Using SlideShare to Share Presentations
This article provides an overview of a web service for uploading, embedding and sharing presentations called SlideShare. After a description of the features available we will look at its uses for teaching and learning.
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