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Title of script: Introduction to Spoken Tutorials

Author: Kannan Moudgalya

Keywords: Video Tutorial, Screencast, IT education, self learning, bridge digital divide, Free instructional material

Slides and script

Visual Cue
Narration
Slide 1 Welcome to this two minutes overview of the spoken tutorial project

My name is Kannan Moudgalya.

Slide 2 Spoken tutorial is a screen cast with a running commentary


It is a recording of a computer session


explaining some software


along with a running commentary


The resulting movie is the spoken tutorial


Typically of 10 minute duration

Slide 3 Steps in Creating Spoken Tutorials are


Outline


Script


Recording


Translating the script into other languages and


Dubbing


Let me explain each of these steps

Slide 4 We will show the outline of two software systems:


Xfig and


PHP/MySQL


I have already downloaded all the required links for this tutorial from http://spoken-tutorial.org

Tab 1


Tab 2

Let us see the outline for Xfig


Let us see the outline for PHP


Let us go to the next slide

Slide 5 The 2nd step in creating spoken tutorials is the Script


As a movie needs a good script


A spoken tutorial also needs a good script


The script of the current tutorial is here

Show it on Tab 3
Slide 5 The guidelines to write a script are here
Show it on Tab 4
Slide 5 A tutorial that explains the guidelines will also be available soon
Slide 6
Demonstration I will now create a short spoken tutorial that explains how to send an email from a gmail account
Invoke iShowU Let me invoke iShowU, a screen recording software


Observe a rectangle on the screen


whatever comes within this rectangle will get recorded

Netscape from dock I have opened Netscape


I have placed it exactly within this rectangle


It is pointing to gmail


I will speak in Tamil


Let me start recording

In Tamil


Guest.spoken aaga login seygiren


gmail ai thirandagi vittadu


compose button moolam aarambikap pogiren


kannan@iitb.ac.in


Test


ingu varuvom


This is a test mail


Send button moolam email ai anuppugiren


ippodu sign out seygiren


nanri, vanakkam

iShowU shows a .mov file I just ended the recording


Immediately, the recording software creates a movie

Close Let me first close Netscape and iShowU.
Press the start button in the Quick Time player Let me now play the recorded movie file.


“Recording plays”


Let me advance it


“Recording plays”


Let me close this

Let us now go to the next slide
Slide 7 This is what I call as the spoken tutorial


School going children can also create spoken tutorials – it is very easy

Slide 8 Let me now explain the Tools we have for Recording


On Linux, recordMyDesktop


A spoken tutorial explains how to do this

Tab 5 Let us play this: “Recording plays”
Slide 8 On Windows we have Camstudio
Tab 6 This spoken tutorial explains how to do this
Slide 8 Both are FOSS


A tutorial gives guidelines for narration

Tab 7 Let me play this


“Recording plays”


Let me come back to slides

Slide 8 The 4th Step in creating spoken tutorials is


translating the script into Local Languages


To make it accessible for people weak in English


I will show translated scripts for getting started on Scilab in


Hindi, Marathi and Bengali


Hindi, Marathi and Bengali

Switch over to firefox


Tab 8 of the browser

Let us go back to the browser.



Tab 9 of the browser
Tab 10 of the browser
Slide 10


Using the script, we change the spoken part only.


Video remains the same.


On Linux, we can use Audacity and ffmpeg


A spoken tutorial explains how to do this

Tab 1 Let me minimise this browser


Underneath this, I have another browser with several tabs


Let me play this: “Recording plays”

Slide 10 ctd On Windows, we can use Movie Maker


A spoken tutorial explains how to do this

Tab 2
Let us go to the next slide
Slide 11 We will now see Scilab spoken tutorials in Hindi, Malayalam and Bengali.
Switch over to firefox


Tab 3 of this browser

Press play and stop


Tab 4 of this browser

Press play and stop


Tab 5 of this browser

Press play and stop

“Hindi recording plays”


Let me play Malayalam


“Malayalam recording plays”


We will play Bengali


“Bengali recording plays”

Let us go to back to the slides
Slide 12


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Let us discuss how to present complex topics through spoken tutorials.


After all, a spoken tutorial is only ten minutes long.


By combining spoken tutorials, advanced topics can also be taught.


If sufficient small steps are available,


Himalayas can also be climbed.


Let us now view the study plans for LaTeX and Scilab

Switch over to firefox


Tab 6


Tab 7

LaTeX study plans


Scilab study plans

Let us go to the next slide.
Slide 13


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One can bridge digital divide through spoken tutorials.


For example, one can explain how to buy train tickets through irctc


How to locate low cost agricultural loans.


How to locate information on primary health care.


How to obtain information on first aid.


How to do web search to locate the shop that sells Tvs at the lowest price.


Indeed, this list is endless.


As a matter of fact, this approach can be used to bridge digital divide.

Slide 14 Spoken tutorials are released under creative commons license.


These are available for free download from the spoken tutorial website.

Slide 15


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Let us discuss the honorarium available for creating a ten minute spoken tutorial


Rs. 3,500 to create script and slides


Rs. 500 for review by novice or beginner


Rs. 1,000 for recording the spoken tutorial - this can be done by the beginner as well


Rs. 1,000 for translation into a local language


Rs. 500 for dubbing into a local language.


To be paid after review and acceptance.


The above amounts are for a ten minute spoken tutorial. Actual honorarium will be proportional to the number of minutes.


There is a one time bonus of Rs. 5,000 also

Slide 16


Our target audience is a remote child,


working alone at midnight,


without anyone to help her.


In other words, spoken tutorials need to be created for self learning.

Slide 17 We actively promote Open Source Software


Conduct workshops through student clubs,


using spoken tutorials and financial support


We also look for Campus Ambassadors


We have a spoken tutorial on Campus Ambassador programme

Tab 8 Let us play it


“Recording plays”

Flash slide 18 Let us show the web site of our project, http://spoken-tutorial.org
Tab 9 The current tutorial is available here


Where to contact us is here


A list of FOSS systems is available through the wiki – let us click this


You may join any of them


You may also propose work on new systems


Please feel free to contact us.

Slide 19


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Let us go to the next slide. We welcome your participation.


To create, review and use spoken tutorials


We also need technology support


We have lots of jobs as well.


Work with us, full time or part time.

Slide 20 Why should you work with us?


To remove digital divide


To make our children IT literate


To promote FOSS


To make our children employable


To make our country a developed one


To realise the dream of Dr. Abdul Kalam

Go to slide 21


Let us go to the next slide. We have a small assignment for you.


Please see if you can locate all the web pages shown in this tutorial.

Go to slide 22


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I would like to acknowledge the funding support now


Spoken tutorial is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project


It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India


More information on this mission is available at

http://spoken-tutorial.org/NMEICT-Intro

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We have come to the end of this tutorial


Thanks for joining us


This is Kannan Moudgalya signing off


Goodbye and Jai Hind

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