Papers by Stephane Elmosnino
Journal of Music, Technology & Education, 2022
This article presents educational strategies for critical listening in sound engineering. Derived... more This article presents educational strategies for critical listening in sound engineering. Derived from listening within the context of language learning as an arguably more mature discipline that uses similar modes of communication, it aims to provide pedagogical methods transferable to a range of teaching and learning situations. Framed within embodied cognition as theoretical perspective, the strategies’ effectiveness is qualitatively assessed using learning journals and focus group interviews of 51 audio engineering students. This evaluation cements the validity of two educational strategies mapped from language learning to sound engineering. First, a communicative approach to critical listening education joins the identification of sound causality with its embodied interpretation to create more meaningful learning experiences. Second, a metacognitive approach to attention regulation and vigilance promotes autonomy in critical listening, enabling learners to continue developing t...
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 2022
This paper reviews the literature on critical listening education. Broadly speaking, academic res... more This paper reviews the literature on critical listening education. Broadly speaking, academic research in this field is often limited to qualitative descriptions of curriculum and studies on the effectiveness of technical ear training. Furthermore audio engineering textbooks often view critical listening as secondary to technical concepts. To provide a basis for the development of curriculum and training, this paper investigates both academic and non-academic work in the field. Consequently a range of common curriculum topics is advanced as the focus areas in current practice. Moreover this paper uncovers pedagogical best practice for training sequence and the use of sounds/sight within instruction. A range of specific instructional activities, such as technical ear training, is also explored, thus providing insights into training in this field. Beyond a direct benefit to pedagogues, it is hoped that this review of the literature can provide a starting point for research in critical listening education.
Conference Presentations by Stephane Elmosnino
This paper presents the findings from interviews with ten educators in the field of critical list... more This paper presents the findings from interviews with ten educators in the field of critical listening. The purpose of this investigation is to establish strategies for pedagogues in the field as there is currently limited information available for curriculum and lesson planning. The interviews uncovered agreed upon critical listening processes which could form the basis of a taxonomy for educational purposes. They also offered numerous teaching methods, tools, assessments, and learner-centered considerations. This research provides the basis for subsequent studies regarding the effectiveness of educational strategies in critical listening.
Journal of The Audio Engineering Society, 2019
This paper reports on a survey of critical listening training offered at tertiary education provi... more This paper reports on a survey of critical listening training offered at tertiary education providers in the USA, UK, Australia, and Canada. The purpose of the investigation is to explore the concept of mental representations in educational contexts, as instructional materials do not always consider this aspect despite a rich research terrain in the field. The analysis shows a wide diversity of instructional methods used, seemingly influenced by course subject matter and institution business model. It also reveals a need to accurately define the concept of critical listening, depending on the context of its use. This study provides the background to a proposed evaluation of the effectiveness of mental representation models applied to new instructional designs.
This paper presents a taxonomy of learning outcomes in critical listening for sound engineers. De... more This paper presents a taxonomy of learning outcomes in critical listening for sound engineers. Derived from the literature on auditory perception and broader classifications of perceptual processes, the taxonomy segregates critical listening processes to improve curriculum development and pedagogical practices in the field. Building on previous findings that begin to support this taxonomy, its effectiveness as an educational tool is qualitatively assessed using learning journals and focus groups with 51 audio engineering students. This evaluation leads to a refinement of the taxonomy which offers a more robust classification of listening processes.
Thesis by Stephane Elmosnino
This study examines how best practice in multimedia learning and instructional design can benefit... more This study examines how best practice in multimedia learning and instructional design can benefit audio engineers as they are learning to develop their critical listening skills. Effective learning and teaching in this field can be improved when authors, educational content developers, and teachers have a clear understanding of instructional design models and frameworks. With this in mind, I first explore multimedia learning theories in order to provide a theoretical framework for an often-overlooked aspect of cognition that I define as "sonic mental models", also mapping pedagogical approaches to relevant cognitive processes. I then undertake two distinct phases of research in order to achieve the aims of the study: firstly, I define current best practice in instructional design as a foundation from which I have created an initial instructional text, as published by Oxford University Press (Elmosnino, 2018); and secondly, I examine audio engineering students' perceptions about how the instructional text assisted in their development of critical listening skills. Drawing on data from six undergraduate audio engineering students of varied ability, I demonstrate the advantages of following models from the general field of instructional design and uncover new approaches especially pertinent to audio engineering that have not been explored in the existing literature. Instructional Design Considerations for the Development of Critical Listening Skills in Audio Engineers iii
This research investigates educational strategies for improving learning in critical listening fo... more This research investigates educational strategies for improving learning in critical listening for sound engineers. The literature in this field generally focuses on training specific perceptual aptitudes rather than holistic education, thus limiting its transferability depending on context. This research aims to improve student learning by developing and evaluating educational strategies applicable to various situations. Underpinned by embodied cognition, ecological perception, and language learning theories, a pragmatic constructivist perspective was adopted to conduct this research, leading to qualitative data being collected in exploratory and explanatory phases. In the exploratory phase, a survey of relevant tertiary courses followed by interviews with educators supplemented a literature review to establish the areas of focus in current practice and assist in developing instructional materials. In the explanatory phase, a qualitative analysis of students’ learning journals and focus groups refined educational practices. The three principal outcomes of this research are: a clear definition of critical listening manifesting as a taxonomy of learning outcomes, a communicative approach to critical listening education, and a metacognitive approach to attention regulation and vigilance. This study provides new educational practices in critical listening informed by theoretical understanding of communication and auditory perception processes.
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