Sounds like an overcomplicated techno-reliant solution that probably won't
work very well. Capturing OHP projections etc with a low-res webcam does not
appear to me to be a reliable solution.
Her department could (should) supply her with printouts of these
illustrations, then using an Olympus DM20 (which has an indexing feature) she could index
the recording as each diagram is displayed and also write brief notes around
the illustration.
I see no sense in using DSA funds to provide poor quality copies of the
visual aids that the HEI could provide as good quality printouts.
Mick Trott
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<< ello everyone, still at it? Me too. I can't get my head round how best to
support a dyslexic student on a BSc landscape & garden design degree and would
appreciate some input. The student has confirmed that she would like a
digital recorder as she cannot take notes, and could not take notes on a laptop
either. She spends 10 hours per week in a design studio with staff in attendance
giving talks, lectures and support. If she copies diagrams from visual aids,
she won't be able to relate these to her audio files from the digital recorder,
even if she uses bookmarking. I am thinking of a webcam, the kind with sound
files included so that she would have the diagrams saved onto her laptop with
their relevant explanations. Has anyone any experience of using these? For
example is the sound quality any good? Presumably the file sizes are limited but
she could use it solely for when a lecturer is drawing a diag. and save it on
the spot. Also I am still left with the problem of trying to justify a laptop
only to provide her with the means of having the webcam....she is willing to
upgrade from a desktop to a laptop herself but if she needs the laptop to access
the technological support it should be justified. However LEAs don't like to
provide laptops AND digital recorders.... I'm going round in circles. I have
just bought one of these all singing all dancing webcams (£30!) for my daughter
but have no experience of using one. Does anybody else?
Happy Christmas everyone!
Sally Brindley
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