A new Australian Standard now offers much needed clarity on what triggers a need to outfit learning spaces with UConnect hearing augmentation solutions. The latest AS 1428.5 states that where there is a wall / ceiling speaker that broadcast’s screen audio or messages from the office, that we need tech to send this audio to…
Read moreWe are proud to have worked with Kennett Builders, OBrien Electricians and Green Triangle Electronics to have installed six SoundHouses complete with brand-agnostic hearing augmentation to all students, teachers and visitors at Mount Gambier High School. Soundfield was incorporated too so that teacher and student voices are heard evenly by all students irrespective of how…
Read moreWe can all agree that, especially in education settings, we want a teacher worn microphone not to have an cables hanging off it, no belt packs, and be light and easy to use. And we want a microphone to ‘talk’ to the device that broadcasts the teacher voice without any risk of it dropping out…
Read moreHearing augmentation is the process of transmitting audio in learning spaces to receivers in hearing aids. In reference to this today we were asked a very important question; when a message from the front office to a learning space is broadcast, what happens to other audio? All Hearing Augmentation products of Hear and Learn have…
Read moreMilikapiti Community in Melville Island has a population of about 450. The School has an enrolment of nearly 80 students from Pre School to Middle Years. Kathryn Cochrane, Classroom Teacher has a Hear and Learn Redcat in her classroom and reports it “has been great” as “the students love taking turns to use the (Sharemike)…
Read moreAgainst the background of stakeholders respecting that sound in learning spaces is as important as sight, here’s a couple of snaps of Daniel assisting in the installation of numerous Soundhouses at a State School in Melbourne. The Hear and Learn SoundHouse is steel, is recessed into a wall or surface mounted, and offers the capture…
Read moreImagine if you were trying to learn a new language. Perhaps a new Australian for whom English is not their first language, or for some one learning French. Here’s some awesome feedback… “I just love that the children can CLEARLY hear the intonation of my voice and the sounds that we don’t have in English…
Read moreAn English teacher in WA went out of her way to share this with us: I have used a Redcat since the 2nd one was ordered in the Junior School and they are a real asset to teaching. I do have voice strain issues and it really helps with that. It enables all students to…
Read moreRecent feedback from an independent school: The Redcat Access system is incredible and I feel so lucky to have on in my main teaching room. The set up works best if the system is mounted in the centre of the room. The microphone is very clear and easy to transfer from teacher to student during…
Read moreHear and Learn has welcomed a new staff member. Ex-teacher Kristine Paphazy (whose parents, stepmum, aunt and grandmother and aunt were all teachers – with father, stepmum and aunt being principals as well throughout their careers)has embraced her new role as account manager to help our thousands of clients getting the best out of your…
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