The Use of Nonspeech Audio to Enhance Online Learning Experience

• In Event: 35.029 - Instructional Features of Online Learning Environments

Abstract

In education, sound is used to communicate information in person and digitally. Most research studies focus on speech sound and little work has been done on non-speech sound. In this study, an interaction-based design is used to design non-speech audio in an interactive online learning environment. An experimental design is conducted in this study to assess the effects of non-speech audio in a customized interactive learning environment. The result shows the use of non-speech audio in an interactive learning environment improves learners’ online learning experience significantly.

Authors

• Yun Li, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Sherman Finch, Texas A&M