Extending GONG to Enable Audio Podcasting for Teacher/Learner Communication

Project Title

Extending GONG to Enable Audio Podcasting for Teacher/Learner Communication

Project Leader

Prof Jogesh K. Muppala

School / Dept

SENG / COMP

Project Duration

Jan 2007 - May 2008

Project Description

The project adapted the GONG tool, which was developed in a previous project, to enable bi-directional audio communication between the student and the teacher. Students were enabled to keep up with the audio conversations by subscribing to the audio podcasts of the various threads of discussion on the GONG boards; and was provided a convenient interface for generating audio content for podcast.

Project Outcome

• The technology of audio communication with podcast is ready and available. The GONG system was modified and able to support import of any podcast and export any voice board in the system as a podcast. It also enabled bidirectional audio communication between the students and the teacher with the content available as podcast.

• The GONG audio discussion board with podcast support was adopted in three courses.

Status

Completed

Project Documents
(Only accessible by HKUST users)

• Project Plan
• Progress Report: First | Second | Third |
• Final Report

Adaptation

Adaptation from Enhancing learning through online audio communication