I believe that when learners can hear the instructor’s voice
with instructions, they do benefit and gain extra insight by the instructor’s
tone and deliverance of the instructions.
In the real world, I have had to call a substitute teacher and give her
verbal directions for my position. While
it was faster for me to tell the substitute what I needed her to do, I do not
think it was best for the substitute (my learner). She had to take notes and rely on her memory
of our conversation in order to carry out her duties the next day. This was a rare situation and I only in
extreme cases would I use it again. I
like giving learners (or substitute teachers!) written directions. I think that when given audio directions
(even when pre-recorded and not speaking of a phone conversation) it is harder
for learners to go back and review steps or directions that they may have
missed. This is particularly true for
longer sets of instructions. When given
a page of text or text/image directions, I think that learners benefit from
being able to complete steps at their own pace and review when needed.
I have seen directions recorded on little devices like THESE
or QR codes for students in younger grades.
I think small snippets like this, for quick reminders, are a great idea,
but I don’t care for audio instruction (on it’s own) for younger grades. Too many of my students are visual learners and I
would not feel as if I was giving all of my students a fair advantage if I solely used audio. While I enjoy recording
tracks and using the software, I don’t think this is the best method for my
little friends or those providing instructions that are more difficult/longer.
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