2. Audio can enhance learning by engaging learners and supporting poor readers. Use audio to support note-taking in lectures, seminars and whilst working Listen and annotate audio recordings, podcasts, audio books etc Organise and manage audio files Record personal notes and dictations Review slidesnotes & audio in one application, then share with others
3. Who’s recording? Many disabled students: dyslexic students with poor auditory processing makes note-taking difficult Physical impairment of note-taking e.g. dyspraxia, RSI visually impaired students And many other groups… Usually by individual students as college/tutor led recording is rare in UK although podcasting becoming more common
6. Audio Notetaker enables students to interact with audio as if it were text Audio can be represented like blocks of text
7. The Sonocent Audio Notetaker Concept Audio can be manipulated like text... ...cut, copy, paste ... formatted
8. How does Audio Notetaker work? speech pause in speech Audio Notetaker analyses a digital recording and identifies where the speaker pauses, then represents this visually.
9. What does Audio Notetaker help students do? Manage and organise their recordings Review notes alongside slides and visual information Annotate audio recordings with colour, notes and images Edit and export audio, including Podcasts to MP3 player, CDs etc Support revision and research by easier access to notes and recordings
10. Remember: Good notes are not a verbatim version of the speaker. The student learns by interpreting what they have heard and putting it into their own words…. even if that is just a few key words to jog their memory
12. Sonocent Rich Audio Viewer Share Audio Notetaker files for free. Easily distribute notes and recordings to peers and colleagues Where appropriate, Audio Notetaker files can be submitted as coursework or evidence of ability Audio Notetaker files can be used as an alternative format for podcasting, to benefit from Audio Notetaker’s easy navigation and flexible interface
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14. Audio Notetaker feedback… “A fantastic program - so easy to use. An absolute must for anyone using dictation.” “Very impressed with it actually! It will be great for visual students who have dyslexia!” “The visual aspects made the recording a lot easier to follow!”
15. Users really found it useful to... “be able to save and print notes to/from word document” “saves names of modules and lecturers” “write notes next to dictation” “being able to mark and highlight key points, able to save key points separately” “being able to split sections up and make notes or even just a heading to a particular subject”
25. use simple voice commands to add calendar entries, to do lists etc.
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27. Contact details: Abi James iansyst Ltd Fen House Fen Road Cambridge CB4 1UN Email: abi@iansyst.co.uk Tel: 01223 420101 Web: www.dyslexic.com www.iansyst.co.uk www.itspc.co.uk
Notes de l'éditeur
Audio Notetaker was launched summer of 2007 with v2 available from summer 2009.A tool to help get the most out of audio
Plugs in portable device and transfer to Audio NotetakerExplains that Audio Notetaker tries to support students with organising recordings. In portable device view it tries to re-enforce students copying all files off recorder. Copied into a default recordings folder.Copy across a few filesManage > Audio Files. Explain that Audio Notetaker logs where are audio files are that are accessed with it so it displays any compatible audio in those folders (can change search folders, F6)Show sorting by day – makes it easier to find recordings you always make on the same day – e.g. LectureColour coding indicates whether they are used in an audio Notetaker file or haven’t been imported.Use Play to listen, double click to ImportExplain audio analysis and interface as audio imports.Add sections, explain about index marksAdd text and annotate, delete and re-organise audioSave fileShow All Audio Notes ManagerNew file, import slideshowDrop and drag audio file into it from digital recorder or folder Add sections etc. & Add meta dataReview in Full screen modeExport textExport AudioNew file & Import slide showLive recordingSearch text of notes tool
