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Gippstafe Voice Technology A First For Victoria

GippsTAFE has become the first training provider in the State to use revolutionary on-line technology to deliver what is the ultimate, to date, in flexible education.

By GippsTAFE - 24th November 2004 - Back to News

Voice board technology enables delivery of real time classrooms via the internet to people from all over the country.

The technology is being utilised in delivery of another first for GippsTAFE, a course in Medical Terminology.

The course is designed for people who work in the health industry – including doctor’s practices and hospitals – who need training to ensure they understand the often complicated terminology used.

The course is very well patronised with students from right across the State and interstate, with entire program delivered on-line.

The implementation of voice board technology takes delivery of this course to another level, according to GippsTAFE Flexible Learning Manager, Brad Beach.

"Many people would be familiar with the chat room concept on the Net," he said. "This is a similar process, except that instead of just being able to type a note, participants can talk and the information is conveyed in real time to multiple users via the Internet.

"As well, our students can go online at any time and leave voice messages on a bulletin board that can then be accessed and assessed later by the trainer.

"It gives both students and teachers a high degree of flexibility and, of course, when we are teaching medical terminology, the correct pronunciation is a vital component.

"With this technology, we can deliver the course on line and actually hear and record what is being said."

It is a much less expensive option than teleconferencing and also enables students to undertake tasks when it suits them, rather than having to make themselves available in a classroom situation.

Mr Beach said: "It also opens up training and teaching opportunities in a range of situations, particularly for students with literacy issues, who have difficulty reading and writing and are much better with the spoken word.

"It has a potentially huge impact for indigenous learning and information, where much of the history and culture is passed on by story telling, which needs spoken inflections to have real meaning."

Language skills are another area that is now being assessed.

Source: http://gippsland.com/

Published by: news@gippsland.com

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