[Athen] Transcription Aid for Dragon

[Love, Ken]

I've been waiting for an answer to Dina's question. I am also unclear on
whether students are recording the lecturer's voice and producing text
directly, with Dragon or whatever. If this has been answered already,
please reply off-list.

Thank you,
Ken Love
Alternate Media Specialist
College of the Redwoods
Eureka, California, USA
707-476-4557
ken-love at redwoods.edu


-----Original Message-----
From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On
Behalf Of Dina Rosenbaum
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 6:33 AM
To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network
Subject: Re: [Athen] Transcription Aid for Dragon

I need a little clarification on this as this question comes up often 
with our visually impaired students and notetaking.
SO you are saying the student uses a digital recorder in class and 
records a class lecture directly from the professor?
THen uses this program to transcribe into a text file that is saved on 
the computer. But still maintains an audio file for review as well? If I

am right, aren't there issues with recording, like the teacher moving 
around, background noise, etc??

Dina Rosenbaum
Carroll Center for the BLind
770 Centre St, Newton, MA 02459
800-852-3131
www.carroll.org
www.carrolltech.org


Wink Harner wrote:

> Stacy et al in Athenland,

>

> I personally use it the one with Dragon and several of our students

use 

> similar ones for class note transcriptions. One student has used a 

> stand-alone speech-to-text digital recorder (panasonic, I think) which



> works extremely well for his needs.  There is some editing involved in



> both cases, but with the new Version 9 of Dragon the headache factor

has 

> been much reduced! Our student who uses the panasonic (it's RRUS360 

> model) has raved over the practicality & usability of it. You can

listen 

> to it as an audio file and with the software installed on your PC, the



> recorder hooks up via a USB connection and the transcription is pretty



> automatic. Some editing would be necessary, but with a copy of the

notes 

> from class, it's not that hard to correct.

>

> Hope this is helpful.

>

> Wink

> Ms. Wink Harner

> Manager

> Disability Resources & Services

> Mesa Community College

>

>

>

>

> Stacy L. Smith wrote:

>

>   

>> Has anyone seen/heard of/used this product?  Its purpose is to take

>> audio files, run them through Dragon, and then provide you with

>> transcription software to correct the transcript as you listen to the

>> audio.  It's supposed to work with Dragon to improve accuracy as you

>> correct the transcript.

>>

>>

http://www.transcriptiongear.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Prod
uct_Code=TRANSAID-SGL&Category_Code=DIGITRANS-TOP&Product_Count=1

>>

>>     



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