Enhancing online courses with audio should be encouraged as it breaks the monotony of reading text. Like other media, audio accomodates the needs of a certain class of learners, in this case, the ones who prefer hearing rather than reading information.
As is often stated, if a technology is NOT easy to use by techies, then faculty buy-in is not to be expected. An easy to-use tool for producing audio such as Odeo Studio, allows instructors to become independent producers of their own audio content. It is important to observe the recommendations for audio length and usage, and obtain learner feedback in order to determine the "best practices" for integrating audio for a particular class.
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