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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/ email [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- 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 To: [log in to unmask] 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