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Using Internet Audio to Enhance Online Accessibility

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Title: Using Internet Audio to Enhance Online Accessibility
Language: English
Authors: Schwartz, Linda Matula
Source: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning. Aug 2004 5(2).
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Physical Description: PDF
Page Count: 7
Publication Date: 2004
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Internet, Technology Uses in Education, Teleconferencing, Audio Equipment, Access to Education, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Reviews, Educational Opportunities
ISSN: 1492-3831
Abstract: Accessibility to online education programs is an important factor that requires continued research, improvement, and regulation. Particularly valuable in the enhancement of online accessibility is the Voice-over Internet Protocol (VOIP) medium. VOIP compresses analog voice data and converts it into digital packets for transmission over the Internet, enabling speech, language translation, transmission of voice cues and emotion, as well as hands-free and eyes-free navigation. VOIP applications provide significant opportunities to increase the accessibility of online distance education, by virtue of the additional features they incorporate.
Abstractor: ERIC
Number of References: 25
Entry Date: 2009
Accession Number: EJ853873
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Accessibility to online education programs is an important factor that requires continued research, improvement, and regulation. Particularly valuable in the enhancement of online accessibility is the Voice-over Internet Protocol (VOIP) medium. VOIP compresses analog voice data and converts it into digital packets for transmission over the Internet, enabling speech, language translation, transmission of voice cues and emotion, as well as hands-free and eyes-free navigation. VOIP applications provide significant opportunities to increase the accessibility of online distance education, by virtue of the additional features they incorporate.
ISSN:1492-3831