{"id":902,"date":"2024-01-17T16:58:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T21:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/baldwin-clt-teaching-times\/?p=902"},"modified":"2024-01-18T11:39:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T16:39:27","slug":"semester-goal-use-the-microphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/baldwin-clt-teaching-times\/teaching\/semester-goal-use-the-microphone\/","title":{"rendered":"Semester Goal: Use the Microphone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/baldwin-clt-teaching-times\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/510\/2024\/01\/IMG_3521-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sure lavalier microphone and portable clip on receiver.\" class=\"wp-image-904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/baldwin-clt-teaching-times\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/510\/2024\/01\/IMG_3521-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/baldwin-clt-teaching-times\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/510\/2024\/01\/IMG_3521-2.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-root-1\" style=\"position: absolute;z-index: 10000\"><\/span><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-1\">One way to<\/span> increase accessibility in your classroom this semester is to use the microphone if one is available (even if you think your voice is loud enough \u2013 it\u2019s not). Approximately&nbsp;<strong>1 in 5 College<\/strong>&nbsp;students have some level of hearing loss. Many of Bowdoin\u2019s classroom spaces have instructor microphones. Visit the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bowdoin.teamdynamix.com\/TDClient\/1814\/Portal\/KB\/?CategoryID=4349\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">list of classrooms and the technology available<\/a>&nbsp;in the IT knowledgebase to find out what equipment is in your classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-2\"><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-4\">Benefits of using<\/span><\/span> a microphone in the classroom<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Microphones amplify someone\u2019s voice,&nbsp;making it louder and clearer for students to hear and understand.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microphones can be heard over background noise like air and heating ventilation or hallway noise.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improves sound&nbsp;regardless of where a person sits in the classroom. This is helpful in larger classrooms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Instructors can avoid straining their voice and can talk at normal volume when using a microphone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If lectures are being recorded, using a microphone will provide clearer audio. &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-root-3\" style=\"position: absolute;z-index: 10000\"><\/span><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-3\"><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-root-5\" style=\"position: absolute;z-index: 10000\"><\/span><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-5\"><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-root-6\" style=\"position: absolute;z-index: 10000\"><\/span><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-6\"><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-root-8\" style=\"position: absolute;z-index: 10000\"><\/span><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-8\"><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-root-7\" style=\"position: absolute;z-index: 10000\"><\/span><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-7\"><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-root-10\" style=\"position: absolute;z-index: 10000\"><\/span><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-10\">If you have<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> any questions about your classroom or would like to test out a microphone with someone, contact the IT Service Desk, submit a<a href=\"https:\/\/bowdoin.teamdynamix.com\/TDClient\/1814\/Portal\/Requests\/ServiceDet?ID=16713\"> classroom orientation form<\/a>, or contact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bowdoin.edu\/profiles\/staff\/jhaugen\/index.html\">Juli Haugen<\/a>, Digital Accessibility Consultant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-root-9\" style=\"position: absolute;z-index: 10000\"><\/span><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-9\"><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-root-11\" style=\"position: absolute;z-index: 10000\"><\/span><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-11\"><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-root-12\" style=\"position: absolute;z-index: 10000\"><\/span><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-12\">Kornisch, M., Barton,<\/span><\/span><\/span> A., Park, H., Lowe, R., &amp; Ikuta, T. (2024). Prevalence of hearing loss in college students: a meta-analysis.&nbsp;<em>Frontiers in Neuroscience<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>17<\/em>. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fnins.2023.1282829<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-root-2\" style=\"position: absolute;z-index: 10000\"><\/span><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-2\"><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-root-4\" style=\"position: absolute;z-index: 10000\"><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One way to increase accessibility in your classroom this semester is to use the microphone if one is available (even if you think your voice is loud enough \u2013 it\u2019s not). Approximately&nbsp;1 in 5 College&nbsp;students have some level of hearing loss. Many of Bowdoin\u2019s classroom spaces have instructor microphones. 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