![]() ![]() The success of the trial and the confidence of the students persuaded the Griffith team to confirm their investment in the program. I don't want someone taking notes for me, I want to do it independently and this will allow me to do it’,” she says. “What we've found is that some of the students that had peer notetaking said, ‘I don't need that anymore. ![]() “Notetaking was one of those areas where people with significant physical disabilities have been reliant on other people to take their notes, and this is shifting things for them. ![]() She says of a small trial of students in 2017, 57 percent of the group said they were more independent, with some commenting that they could now use their own notes rather than relying on someone else’s. Sharon Garside, a Disabilities Service Officer at Griffith University, says her university has also seen positive results by using Sonocent Audio Notetaker. It’s an experience echoed across the sector. So, I think it’s about putting that power and that control back in the hands of the student where they can actively participate in the notetaking and make it meaningful for them.” she explains. “I think the problem with is that the student is completely disengaged from the whole notetaking process, and just getting someone else's notes doesn't actually help you with learning the information. She says the technology has transformed the way students approach their learning by allowing them to take control of the process, as opposed to more passive means of notetaking. Empowering: that’s how Ngaire Robertson, Disability Advisor at the University of Adelaide, describes Sonocent Audio Notetaker. In this article we will hear from two disability practitioners about how Sonocent has transformed learning for their students, as well as assistive technology consultant Jim Sprialis about how the program works. Sonocent Audio Notetaker is a software tool and app that can capture audio, text and slides and transform them into a format that suits the user, allowing students with disability to take information from their lecture theatres and tutorials and use it in the way that best allows them to learn. Much of higher education relies on transcribing and transforming audio information – actions that can be difficult for some students with disability. ![]()
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