I have just arranged for a coursework to be "submitted" as a video
recording of a presentation to the member of staff who would mark the
work. It seemed to go well as a procedure, and the student did
substantially better than by written work. I felt video was more
intrusive than audio recording but the staff and student concerned were
happier for a video, so I didn't disagree.
Dr John S Conway
Principal Lecturer in Soil Science / Chair, Research Committee
Disability Officer
Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Glos GL7 6JS
01285 652531 ext 2234 fax 01285 650219
http://www.royagcol.ac.uk/~john_conway/
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From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Becky Campbell
Sent: 01 April 2005 10:57
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Subject: Audio-recordings of coursework
Hello all,
I have a student with severe dyslexia, who is doing a Photography
course.
She is really struggling with the written side of the course, and has
asked
if she would be able to make audio recordings of essays, rather than
word-
processing them. The department have said no, as they feel it would be
difficult for them to mark.
I have discussed the possibility of her using Dragon, but am worried
that
she would have to proof-read very carefully - a task that she finds
difficult - and that she says 'um' and 'er' a lot, which would make it
difficult to use voice recognition software.
Does anyone have experience of students making audio recordings of
coursework?
Thank you,
Becky
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