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Audiographics in transition: changing technologies and patterns of usage

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This paper discusses the development and use of an audiographics program, Electronic Classroom®, at all levels of Australian education and analyses the manner in which the rapid improvements in computing performance have allowed the technology to meet the needs of users from new areas of the curriculum; illustrates the usage of the product in a variety of educational settings by pointing to a number of case studies; discusses the educational strategies used by teachers in their use of audiographics and makes conclusions on the role of audiographics in education.

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  1. Faculty of Education, Work and Training, Southern Cross University, PO Box 157, 2480, Lismore, NSW, Australia

    Allan Ellis

  2. Faculty of Business and Computing, Southern Cross University, PO Box 157, 2480, Lismore, NSW, Australia

    Roger Debreceny

  3. Revelation Computing Pty Ltd, PO Box 356, 4034, Zillmere, Queensland, Australia

    Robert Crago

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Ellis, A., Debreceny, R. & Crago, R. Audiographics in transition: changing technologies and patterns of usage. Educ Inf Technol 1, 21–41 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00144334

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