[Athen] Portable Speech-to-Text (Urgent)

[Berkowitz, Daniel J]

OK -- I have an answer to the first part of this missive. ExamSoft DOES
NOT play well with DNS. 

I still need an answet to part two:

>QUESTION: What are the voice-file portability options for DNS? I know

this

>is possible but do not know the specifics.


Cheers --- Dann 
 


>-----Original Message-----

>From: Berkowitz, Daniel J

>Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 12:40 PM

>To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network'; 'Alternate

Media'

>Subject: Portable Speech-to-Text (Urgent)

>

>Situation:

>

>A - LAW student using Dragon Naturally Speaking

>B - LAW school uses blind grading

>C - Students must use a program called "ExamSoft"

>

>All indications to date are that DNS and ExamSoft do not get along.

>

>QUESTION: Does ExamSoft play nice with DNS?

>If "yes" - problem solved

>If "no" - then we need to consider how best to support the students

needs.

>One way is to have student use non-ExamSoft computer and transfer

document

>into ExamSoft.

>

>However - this brings up the issue of security as DNS is currently

loaded

>on the students personal laptop and the whole point of ExamSoft is to

shut

>down access to any files not necessary for the exam in progress. To

whit -

>we may be able to set up a proprietary workstation with DNS for the

student

>to use to take exams - but we would need to load DNS and have the

student

>provide their voice-file.

>

>QUESTION: What are the voice-file portability options for DNS? I know

this

>is possible but do not know the specifics.

>

>

>

>

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>Daniel Berkowitz - Assistant Director

>Boston University Office of Disability Services

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>

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