Talking books for children's home use in a minority Indigenous Australian language context

Auld, Glenn

doi:10.14742/ajet.1273

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“…Also of significance, since the time of the study, is that the retail cost of the entry-level smartpen has fallen below $100U.S., which addresses the only significant drawback (cost) noted by users. Furthermore, the findings confirm that of Auld's study with the benefit that the smartpen is significantly less costly, and more portable, than the touch-screen computers utilized in the talking book study [Auld 2007]. …”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 79%

“…A study apropos to our work with smartpens is that of Auld [2007], which reports results of a study with members of the Kunididji, a remote community in Northern Australia. Printed Ndjebbana texts for children were converted to digital "talking books" on touch-screen computers in the children's homes.…”

Section: Technology and Language Revitalizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Printed Ndjebbana texts for children were converted to digital "talking books" on touch-screen computers in the children's homes. The findings emphasized the need for speakers of minority languages to have access to texts in their threatened languages on technologies in the home [Auld 2007]. …”

Section: Technology and Language Revitalizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Digital smartpen technology and revitalization of the Myaamia language

Obonyo¹,

Troy

Baldwin

et al. 2011

J. Comput. Cult. Herit.

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The article reports the results of a usability test applying digital smartpen technology and interactive audio booklets to assist the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma in revitalization of the Myaamia language and culture. The usability test was conducted to determine if computer technology such as smartpens can provide an effective tool in the Tribe's home-based education initiative. Previous efforts in the use of computer technology language revitalization are reviewed and found to offer promise. The smartpen technology is reviewed, the interactive booklets and programmed smartpen are described, and usability test results are analyzed. Encouraging findings have led to interest in further development of additional technological tools that could be incorporated into "home learning kits." Additionally, by interchanging sound files, the smartpen software can be adapted easily to support language revitalization work by other communities.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 79%

Section: Technology and Language Revitalizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Digital smartpen technology and revitalization of the Myaamia language

Obonyo¹,

Troy

Baldwin

et al. 2011

J. Comput. Cult. Herit.

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“…Examples of reasons for exclusion included: (i) studies that reported on other types of recordings of texts, but not on DAISY talking books (e.g. Auld, 2007;Chera and Wood, 2003;Schmidt et al, 2012); (ii) studies that only included talking books on tape (e.g. Murray et al, 1995); (iii) studies focusing on talking Post-print of article appearing in Library Hi Tech 33(1), pp.…”

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confidence: 99%

The use of digital talking books by people with print disabilities: a literature review

Lundh

Johnson

2015

Library Hi Tech

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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse empirical studies regarding the use of digital talking books (DAISY books) as well as the possibilities and limitations that users with print disabilities encounter when using these books. Upon fulfilment of this purpose, it is also possible to identify research needs in the area of talking books.Design/methodology/approach: An analysis of 12 empirical studies concerning the use of DAISY books is conducted. The concept of affordances is employed in the analysis, which focuses on 1) users of talking books, 2) talking books as objects, and 3) the social settings in which talking books are used.Findings: First, the reviewed literature indicates that the navigational features of the DAISY talking book appear to provide unprecedented affordances in terms of the users' approaches to reading. However, the affordances of talking books depend, to some extent, on whether the users have visual impairments or dyslexia/reading and writing difficulties. Second, the reviewed literature illustrates that the affordances provided by talking books depend on the settings in which they are used, both in terms of specific social situations and wider sociopolitical contexts.Originality/value: Although the need for assistive reading technologies, such as digital talking books, is large, research in this area is scarce, particularly from a user perspective.This article describes the results of those studies which have actually been conducted on this topic and highlights areas that require further study.

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“…They noticed an impact on children's early reading and writing skills (relative to children who engaged in similar print-focused activity). Auld's (2007) and Taylor et al's studies seemed to shift classroom boundaries in other ways through creating new spaces which gave status to established but marginalised communities and identities.…”

Section: Using Digital Texts To Mediate New Relationshipsmentioning

confidence: 99%