I'm not sure of the name, but we have software in our computer that allows the "teacher's" machine to watch, and control, all the student computers, so that I can sit invigilating and watch everyone's screen.
Dr John S Conway
Principal Lecturer /Disability Officer / Chair, Research Committee
Royal Agricultural college, Cirencester, Glos GL7 6JS
01285 652531 fax 01285 650219
http://www.rac.ac.uk/?_id=590
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From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. on behalf of Cowling, Mark
Sent: Tue 15/01/2008 20:25
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Speech Recognition in Exams
If you are keen to provide a clean computer the obvious solution is to migrate the voice model and vocabulary from the student's computer to the clean computer. You might also want to have a preliminary session in which the student makes sure that everything is working properly.
Mark Cowling
Dr Mark Cowling
Reader in Criminology
SSSL, University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BA Tel +44 (0)1642 342338; SSSL Office 342315; Fax: 342399
Home: 8, Thackeray Grove, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough TS5 7QX +44 (0)1642 281927
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From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. on behalf of Felicity Burgess
Sent: Tue 15/01/2008 19:56
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Speech Recognition in Exams
I've always used my own laptop for exams as well (although I had very few
timed as an undergrad, I also used my own laptop for presentation
exams/vivas).
I thought that that was one of the reasons for specifying one-one
invigilation; I know that my invigilator would have been able to see
whatever was on screen.
Quoting Emma Rowlett <[log in to unmask]>:
> As a dragon user I'm aware that every time you use it it learns andyou
> learn what it knows and how it reacts. If you go to anothercomputer and
> run basic training it will work differently to how itdoes on a computer
> that knows you properly. This would make exams ona 'clean' computer very
> difficult.
> I've never used dragon in an exam, but I've used other
> assistivetechnology programs and have always used my own laptop.
> Emma
> On 15/01/2008, Tony Catt <[log in to unmask]> wrote:>>>>> Good Evening
> and a Happy New Year,>>>> I would be interested to hear from other HEIs
> how you have supported> students in exams who need to use speech
> recognition ie: Dragon Naturally> Speaking. Do you:>>>> · Allow the
> student to use their own Lap Top computer which has their own> Dragon
> license and is working well with the student âEUR" however how do you>
> screen the computer?>> · Or provide them with a "clean" computer
> which they will need time to> train the software up to an acceptable
> level for sitting an exam âEUR" attending> training sessions with them so
> no files find themselves onto the computer> etc>>>> Any help will be
> appreciated , Thank you>>>> Kind regards and best wishes>>>> Mr Tony
> Catt, BA (Hons), HND, MNADP> Disability Support Officer> University of
> Chester>> Parkgate Road>> Chester>> CH1 4BJ>> E: [log in to unmask]>
> Monday and Tuesday>> @ Warrington located in room WMA010>> T: 01925
> 534286> Wednesday, Thursday and Friday>> @ Chester located in room
> CBK102>> T: 01244 511008>>
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> -- Emma Jane Rowlett (née Wright)School of Sociology and Social
> PolicyUniversity of Nottingham
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