audio

I think of using audio only instruction will benefit teaching and learning by giving instruction through voice instead of using text and visual art would be a bit easier because I can tell them what exactly I am talking about by providing them my voice.  What I think will be potential issues with the use of audio is that if the student does not have the capability to have the software to listen to the audio that would be a issue for sure, other than that it is a good instruction tool. The audio software available to listen are Windows Media Player, iTunes, etc. How I think this will impact my teaching and learning is by not being able to catch up with listen to the audio or by recording the audio. Sometimes recording a audio is not that easy. What to say and what background music to use are two big issues. What is helpful about using audio instead of text, visual, or text-visual is that audio is very clear than text or visual to me, but according to Microsoft.com, "accessibility settings in Windows Vista can make it easier to use text or visual alternatives for sounds. You can also choose sound options to make it easier to hear your computer."

Moreover, "with some audio-visual aids, such as chalkboards and projectors, the instructor can show a large group materials that could otherwise be shown to only a few persons at a time. Video presentations, computer systems, and telecommunications equipment are the primary multi-sensory aids." (Howstuffworks).

Therefore, "with some audio-visual aids, such as chalkboards and projectors, the instructor can show a large group materials that could otherwise be shown to only a few persons at a time."

The following below shows what the difference is between audio versus text and visual is like:

Audio affects the ears which is called phonetic process and text-visual affects the eyes which is called visual processing

References:

Microsoft Accessibilty. Transcription of Use Text or Visual Alternatives for Sounds Demo. Retrieved from: http://www.microsoft.com/enable/demos/windowsvista/trans_sounds.aspx 

Howstuffworks. Audio-visual instruction. http://people.howstuffworks.com/audio-visual-instruction-info.htm