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Audio Checklist

The following checklists were developed by the Joint ADL Co-Lab for the purpose of evaluating instructional web sites.

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  1. Instruction is presented audibly to enhance learning.
    2. Yes No Not Applicable

  2. Audio is used to draw attention to important information.
    3. Yes No Not Applicable

  3. Audio narration is presented with visual diagrams simultaneously.
    4. Yes No Not Applicable

  4. Narration is used when drawing the users attention to visuals.
    5. Yes No Not Applicable

  5. Audio is used to describe diagrams that are difficult to understand.
    6. Yes No Not Applicable

  6. Narration is the only descriptor used when describing audios.
    7. Yes No Not Applicable

  7. Only one audio medium is used at a time.
    8. Yes No Not Applicable

  8. Audio information can be repeated.
    9. Yes No Not Applicable

  9. Long pieces of audio are divided into parts.
    10. Yes No Not Applicable

  10. Text is as detailed as the audio narration with it.
    11. Yes No Not Applicable

  11. Narration uses a strong, clear voice.
    12. Yes No Not Applicable

  12. Narration is 100 to 140 words per minute.
    13. Yes No Not Applicable

  13. Pauses are used during narration.
    14. Yes No Not Applicable

  14. Musical interludes, sound effects or different voices are used sparingly for directing attention, or for signifying a transition.
    15. Yes No Not Applicable

Web Developer

  1. Audio files are compressed optimally.
    2. Yes No Not Applicable

  2. The audio is recorded and edited at the highest resolution your equipment is capable of performing.
    3. Yes No Not Applicable

  3. Audio is down sampled from the highest quality version of the recording.
    4. Yes No Not Applicable

  4. Voice files are sampled lower than music files, if using wav files.
    5. Yes No Not Applicable

  5. The audio files are in mono, unless stereo panning is needed.
    6. Yes No Not Applicable

  6. The narration tracks use an amplified presence range (2kHz-5kHz).
    7. Yes No Not Applicable

  7. Digitized speech is used when adequate storage and transfer rates are available.
    8. Yes No Not Applicable

  8. Synthesized speech is used when unlimited space is needed and quality isn't a factor.
    9. Yes No Not Applicable

  9. Midi files are used for music.
    10. Yes No Not Applicable

  10. Automatically playing sound files are small enough to not cause long load times.
    11. Yes No Not Applicable

  11. Automatically playing sound files work in both Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer.
    12. Yes No Not Applicable

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