[Athen] Otter.ai

Liza Eldred CherniwchanL at macewan.ca
Thu May 21 13:28:52 PDT 2020


Hi Shawn,

Do you have to do a lot of editing of the transcription? Have you tried it in an in-person classroom setting? If so, what kind of audio setup are you using? The type of microphone?
I have found with my limited use of it, it has a hard time deciphering the “ums and ahs” that most people use when speaking.
Thanks,
Liza

Liza Eldred
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From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of Shawn Jordison
Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2020 1:25 PM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list at u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: [Athen] Otter.ai

Hey there!

I have used Otter.ai<http://otter.ai/> pretty extensively over the last few months. Here is a brief synopsis of what it can do:

Otter.ai<http://Otter.ai> is a transcription service offered on its mobile app and web application. It seamlessly integrates with video conferencing tools and has easy to use sharing options. Transcriptions are organized in “conversations” and can be added to group folders where all members have access, or simply shared via a link. Otter.ai<http://Otter.ai> can identify different speakers automatically and could be a lightweight solution to the high cost of remote captioning. It is an automated service but is highly accurate. Otter.ai<http://Otter.ai> adds in suggested punctuation. Users are able to highlight notes, create custom search queries, add photos, edit text, and share in a matter of seconds.

With the PRO version - you can set up your zoom account to automatically record meetings and transcribe. You can also create a .SRT file with the pro account to export the edited transcriptions for captioning.

- Shawn


Shawn Jordison MS.
530-238-5645
Alternate Media and Assistive Technology Specialist
CCC Accessibility Center
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On May 21, 2020, 11:46 AM PDT info at karlencommunications.com<mailto:info at karlencommunications.com> wrote:

Although I’m not a campus, I had been using the free version of Otter.ai<http://otter.ai/> since January when my course went partially online. Students, even students who were not deaf or hard of hearing liked having it as a backup to notes.



Within the past two weeks I looked at Otter for Teams because it has the ability to have the Live Transcription beside the Zoom Window if the Zoom window is not maximized. I’ve used it once/I have a two month trial. For at least one participant who needed it, it worked quite well and they had a poor experience with Otter.ai<http://otter.ai/> at a previous meeting/webinar. Having the ability to see the transcription beside the Zoom Window made the difference.



I find that the transcription is good and am still investigating how to increase the font size.



One of the things I like for students is that apparently you can highlight parts of the transcript and then show the text you’ve highlighted so you have a list of important things but I haven’t tried that feature yet either.



My program at my college has purchased Otter for Teams as we will be going fully online this fall.



It is the Otter for Teams that has the side by side capability and they recently reduced the number of team members to 1 so I could purchase it…the original default was 3.



Am also interested in what others have found about the tool.



I know Microsoft Teams uses Microsoft Translator or maybe they call it Teams Translator but I had to do a presentation in teams yesterday and found it a lot more complicated than Zoom! I also had to turn off my screen reader.



Anyway, looking forward to seeing how others find Otter.ai<http://otter.ai/>.



Cheers, Karen



From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu<mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu>> On Behalf Of Lavey,Shannon
Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2020 2:24 PM
To: athen-list at u.washington.edu<mailto:athen-list at u.washington.edu>
Subject: [Athen] Otter.ai<http://otter.ai/>



Hello ATHEN friends!



I hope everyone is doing well and staying healthy. I was curious if anyone has purchased an Otter.ai<http://otter.ai/> subscription for your campus. If so, what helped you decide to proceed with the subscription and what has the experience been so far?



Thank you,



Shannon



Shannon Lavey, MS, OTR/L, ATP

Student Service Coordinator

[Assistive Technology Resource Center Colorado State University]

Room 301, Occupational Therapy Building

P: 970-491-4241

shannon.lavey at colostate.edu<mailto:claire.simpson at colostate.edu>



Assistive Technology Resource Center<http://atrc.colostate.edu/>

Accessibility By Design<https://accessibility.colostate.edu/>


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