Spoken Tutorial Technology

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Introduction

A brief writeup on Spoken Tutorials has to be given here.

What is a Spoken Tutorial

• Demo of a spoken tutorial through live recording and play back
• It is instructional material: one can try out the commands in parallel by pause and rewind
• One can use this procedure to explain any software - in fact, anything that one sees on the computer screen
• 4 Quadrants for additional study material: show Linux file attributes and LaTeX bibliography
• Such a recording facility is available for Windows through Camstudio, a FOSS system
• Show the spoken tutorial that explains the use of Camstudio
• In Linux, recordMyDesktop can be used for this purpose - a spoken tutorial will be available soon
• 1st step - Outline: Divide software into Levels of training, further split into 10 minute spoken tutorials; see the outline of Scilab
• 2nd step - Script: Show the script for this tutorial
• 3rd step - Narration and recording: Already explained
• 4th step - Translating in local languages: Show English, Hindi, Bengali script of getting started with Scilab
• 5th step - Dubbing into local languages: Show the spoken tutorials on dubbing and editing through moviemaker
• Mention that we will have such tutorials for Linux using software, such as, Audacity and Kdenlive
• Show English, Hindi, Bengali spoken tutorials on Scilab getting started and letter writing using LaTeX in Tamil
• Explain the benefits of English video and local language audio
• How study plans can be used to teach even advanced topics: Show LaTeX and Scilab
• How this technology can be used to bridge digital divide: buying train tickets, locating low cost agricultural loans, getting primary health care and first aid, etc.
• Spoken tutorials are free and available from http://spoken-tutorial.org
• Target audience: remote child, for self learning
• List the honoraria
• Who all can create spoken tutorial - create a numbered list
• Benefits of spoken tutorials
• Show the wiki page for a list of ongoing projects and invite participation
• Show http://spoken-tutorial.org and the contact us button
• Welcome participation on six numbered items and other esoteric activities
• List out the subsequent spoken tutorials
• Show funding support and say thanks

Creation of a spoken tutorial using Camstudio

(Scripts)

• How to create audio-video tutorials using screencasting
• Uses of screencasting
• Introduction to Camstudio
• Download links
• Main menu options
• Capture area settings
• Video options
• Cursor Highlight options
• Audio options
• Follow mouse options
• Program options
• Setting Keyboard shortcuts

Creation of a spoken tutorial using recordMyDesktop

(Scripts)

• About recordMyDesktop
• Introduction to recordMyDesktop
• Installation using Synaptic Package Manager
• Main menu options
• Advanced options
• Video options
• Cursor options
• Audio options
• Follow mouse options

Dubbing a spoken tutorial using Movie Maker

(Scripts)

• Brief introduction of Movie Maker
• Overview of the different panels
• Open a new project
• Import media
• Add media to the time-line
• Mute the original audio
• Set the parameters for narration such as Input Level
• Demo narration
• Move the audio clip
• Save the project
• Create a movie
• Explanation of video quality settings for the finished movie

Editing a spoken tutorial using Movie Maker

(Scripts)

• Brief introduction of Movie Maker
• Overview of the different panels
• Open a new project
• Import media
• Add media to the time-line
• Explanation of the VCR Controls
• The SPLIT button
• Layout of the timeline
• Icons of the timeline
• Deleting portions of a video
• Adding portions to a video
• Extending the length of a video-clip

Audacity and ffmpeg

Dubbing a spoken tutorial using Audacity and ffmpeg

(Scripts) Spoken Tutorials

• Install Audacity once through Synaptic Package Manager
• Listen to the original tutorial
• Time the begin time of each sentence
• Open Audacity
• Start narrating with appropriate pauses between sentences
• Record in one go
• Split the audio into sentences
• Starting from the back, slide the clips to match the noted timing
• When done, save the audio stream in ogg format
• Using ffmpeg commands, separate the video component from the original tutorial
• Using ffmpeg again, merge the dubbed audio and the seperated video component to create the dubbed tutorial

Editing using Audacity

(Scripts)       Spoken Tutorials

• Open Audacity
• Supported file formats
• Import audio file
• Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Effects, Change levels, Structure

Guidelines for script writers

(Scripts)

• Selection of the right topic
• The url for the summary of guidelines
• The url for the details of the guidelines
• How to generate a two column format
• Information on resources required for a good script
• Information on how to use the resources
• Information on how to load the slides for a script
• Verification of the script

Guidelines for recording and narration

(Scripts) (Spoken Tutorials)

• Recording comprises of two simultaneous activities that is Narration and Screen casting
• Guidelines to be kept in mind before recording a spoken tutorial
• Guidelines to be kept in mind while recording a spoken tutorial
• Submission of a dummy recording
• Guidelines on narration
• Guidelines on screen casting
• Validating the spoken tutorial

Guidelines for translation and dubbing

(Scripts)

• Procedure to put up the script on Spoken Tutorial Mediawiki
  • Register on www.spoken-tutorial.org/wiki
  • Installing the Google Indic transliteration plug-in on Mozilla Firefox
  • Typing out the script on Mediawiki
  • Guidelines and tips on translating the script
• How to Dub
  • Guidelines on Narration a translated script
• Verification of the Dubbed spoken tutorial
• How to submit the spoken tutorial on www.spoken-tutorial.org

Guidelines for a Campus Ambassador

(Scripts) (Spoken Tutorials)

• About the Campus Ambassador Programme
• Eligibility to become a Campus Ambassador
• The responsibilities of a Campus Ambassador
• Instructional activities to be coordinated by Campus Ambassadors
• Training for Campus Ambassadors
• Physical Items for Campus Ambassadors
• Other benefits for Campus Ambassadors
• Great work to help the society
• This will help the students
• How to become our Campus Ambassador

How to conduct workshops using spoken tutorials?

(Scripts)

Contributors and Content Editors

Nancy varkey, St-admin