An entertaining short film has been made to coincide with Noise Awareness Week 20- 25th May 2013 in the UK. Watch the film which highlights noise issues and behavoiur in the home here. Here is more info about Noise Action Week.
Education
Better acoustics required for non-native language speakers
An interesting article featured on Swedish radio website recently saying poor acoustics in school premises can lead to poor results. It highlights that students with non native language backgrounds do worse in school which may be partly due to poor acoustics in classrooms. Research shows that it is more difficult to perceive all sounds in […]
Lecture room acoustic transformation in Poland
Mikolaj Jarosz, Concept Developer for educational premises in Poland speaks and demonstrates the dramatic acoustic difference in two similar lecture rooms. After the acoustic refurbishment of one of the lecture rooms at Krakow Technical University (PK) in Poland it is now possible to hear the difference as experienced by EDUnet and captured on a phone […]
Classroom acoustics focus at the Education Show, UK
Last week saw an increased focus on classroom acoustics at the Education Show event ath the NEC, Birmingham. The Big Noise Survey was launched and Shane Cryer and Simon Smith presented about the importance of good classroom acoustics to teachers and head teachers during the seminars programme.Shane Cryer, local Concept Developer for education environments caught […]
The Big Noise Survey
The Big Noise Survey is a project which aims to raise the profile of the need for good acoustics in schools, and highlight the effect on teachers’ health. The survey will launch next week at The Education Show at the NEC, UK. You can learn more by going to The Big Noise Survey website or […]
Stolen Futures Campaign for Deaf Children
This powerful film is part of a campaign by the NDCS to raise awareness and the need for service provisions for deaf children in the UK. It has been backed by some enthusiastic personalities, Evelyn Glennie, Scarlett Johnson and Jim Carter, who have been touched by these issues at close hand. Watch the film here […]
Fun Balloon Pops can make robust acoustic data easy to understand!
As recently demonstrated at some of the Sound Education events – what better way to demonstrate different acoustic treatments and the associated room responses perceived! Following some recent EDUnet field work, here are some short comparison examples from Essex Study classrooms. A quick and simple way to explain the impact of increasing the amount of […]
Groundbreaking series of four Sound Education international seminars now completed in 2012
The Sound Education*(1) seminars have created a legacy of online resources including filmed presentations on four YouTube playlists per event in local languages, research, study downloads and an App*(5) launched for the events. Moreover, the latest TED talk* by*(4) Julian Treasure has taken the acoustic message to a higher level and highlighted the importance of […]
“Sound Education” events creating debate and awareness
Image: SoundEduTalks YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxlL6pEttMs Mairi Johnson, (above) Deputy Director with the Education Funding Agency in the UK, giving her presentation which was filmed at the first “Sound Education” event in London – brought to you by Ecophon. Mairi reinforces the importance of acoustic standards in the Priority School Building Programme, and outlines government plans for […]
World’s first Acoustic lesson to be streamed live to classrooms
Source: TES TES – the largest network of teachers in the world is partnering with The Royal Albert Hall in London to stream the first live acoustics lesson to classrooms around the world on Thursday October 11th. According to the The Royal Albert Hall website, they are inviting Science Departments from schools around the world […]
