[Athen] Dragon use during exams

[Wink Harner]

Hi Jennison et al in ATHENland,

I think you can create a student profile in Dragon and disable the macros.
Save the profile (on the server or on a thumb drive).

Try it out & see if it works as it should.

Blessings,

Wink
Ms. Wink Harner
Manager 
Disability Resources & Services
Mesa Community College



>-- Original Message --

>Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:40:23 -0400 (EDT)

>From: Jennison Mark Asuncion <asuncion at alcor.concordia.ca>

>To: Equal Access to Software & Information <EASI at LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG>,

>	athen at athenpro.org

>Subject: [Athen] Dragon use during exams

>Reply-To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network <athen at athenpro.org>

>

>

>Hello,

>

>Passing a question along from a colleague in the UK.

>

>Is the use of Dragon, particularly the most recent versions, acceptable

in

>an exam situation particularly because it includes the ability to create

>macros? Some have argued that the availability of the macro function

>introduces the possibility that this

>   could allow pre-prepared material ( for example whole paragraphs) to

be

>   inserted into answers when a student is using his/her own computer to

>sit for an exam. If the most recent versions are being used during

>exams, has concern been raised over the potential for cheating using

>macros, and if so, how have you mitigated this concern and the potential

>

>for cheating?

>

>Thanks,

>Jennison

>

>Jennison Asuncion

>Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network http://www.adaptech.org

>LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/Jennison

>

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Ms. Wink Harner
Manager
Disability Resources & Services
Mesa Community College
Mesa AZ

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