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Using BookRoll and Voice
   Recordings to Conduct
Asynchronous Online Lectures

         Learning Analytics Laboratory,
Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies,
                Kyoto University
     Email: contact@let.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Features of the BookRoll Digital Learning
Material System
1. Teachers can upload PDFs of slides and voice
   recording fines that they have created by themselves.
2. Teachers and students can read PDF and play voice
   files using a web browser on Windows, Mac, Android,
   iOS, etc...
3. Students cannot download PDFs and voice files from
   BookRoll.
4. BookRoll provides both Japanese and English language
   interfaces.
5. Students reading logs are recorded and visualized to
   verify if students are reading or not.

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① How to add BookRoll, and its Analysis Tool
     to PandA
1.    Open the course in PandA, and click on “Site Info” from the lefthand
      menu, and select “Edit Tools”.
2.    Click on “Plugin Tools” and select
                                                       Edit Tools page in PandA
      “BookRoll”, “BookRoll分析ツール”,
      and “Zoom” , then click on the
      “Continue” button
3.    Now you should see “BookRoll”,
      “BookRoll分析ツール”, and “Zoom”
      added to the lefthand menu.

                             Added to the left menu
                             in PandA

                                                      Continue
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Add “bookroll-admin” account as an instructor

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Add “bookroll-admin” account as an instructor

        bookroll-admin

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Select “Instructor” role

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② Recording the Learning Material                                     Voice Recorder
                                                                       on Windows 10
 Explanation
Record the explanation of learning material A that was
created in PowerPoint
【Tool】
• Windows: Voice Recorder                    QuickTime Player on Mac

• Mac: QuickTime Player
• Smartphone:
  Voice memo, etc…

【Important】When recording the slide explanation, please say the page
number of the slide which is being explained
【Recommendation】
• Please split the explanation into 10-15 mins recordings
• It is useful to use the slide numbers in the audio file names.
  Eg: A(1-5).m4a, A(6-10).m4a
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• For clear audio recording, use a headset and microphone in a quiet place

③Uploading PDF and voice files to BookRoll

1.   Learning material A was created in powerpoint and the converted and
     saved as a PDF file.
2.   Login to PandA and select “BookRoll” from the left and menu to start
3.   Select “Add Content” , input contents name, choose the PDF file to
     upload, and click on the “Upload” button
                                      BookRoll Learning Material Upload Screen
4.   Select Audio file(s).
5.   Once the “Transfer Complete”
     message is shown, click on the
     “Register/Update” button

【Recommendation】                                    Register/update
Creating quizzes on BookRoll will help you understand your students'
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④ For Students: Reading Learning Materials in
     BookRoll While Listening to the Explanation
1.    The student logs into PandA and opens up BookRoll
2.    In BookRoll, play the audio files, while reading the learning materials.
3.    Also, please use PandA’s useful Forum and Assignment features

                          BookRoll Learning Material View Screen

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Conclusion

By using “BookRoll用分析ルール” (BookRoll’s Analysis tool)
you can find out how much students have read the learning materials by
looking at the 【Reading Completion】, etc.
                                            BookRoll Analysis Tool Screen
【For further details on BookRoll】
                                          Reading Completion

https://bit.ly/39nkSJ2
【Contact Information】
Learning Analytics Laboratory Office,
Academic Center for Computing and Media
Studies, Kyoto University
9AM to 4PM（weekdays）
Email: contact@let.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp

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