1. ATIA Webinar: IMPLEMENTING SONOCENT AudionotakeR
Robert Starr, Program Support Specialist
Korey Singleton, ATI Manager
Sept. 13, 2017

2. Today’s Agenda Introductions Existing notetaking solutions
Getting Started
Tracking Progress
Where we are now...
Questions
Contact Us

3. Introduction
Role of ATI

4. Collaborative Partnership
CDE DS
Accommodations for
Students w/
Disabilities
Accommodations for
Employees w/
Disabilities
Electronic & IT
Accessibility
& Compliance

5. ATI’s Role...
…ensuring equivalent access to electronic materials, software, and IT resources for individuals in the Mason community through video captioning, alternative text, web accessibility, and assistive technology. We also support students, faculty, staff, and visitors with disabilities and different learning styles through the provision of assistive technology resources.

6. ATI Staff & Reporting Structure
University President
VP, CDE
Associate Director/ADA Coordinator, CDE
ATI Manager
IT Accessibility Coordinator
Program Support Specialist
Acc Media Coordinator
Accessible Media Specialist
Student Worker(s)
ATI operates under Compliance, Diversity, and Ethics Office
Reports up through ADA Coordinator to VP for CDE, who reports directly to University President
More information about us available at
Accessibility Resources:
ATI Office consists of an Accessible Media Coordinator, an IT Accessibility Coordinator, an Accessible Media Specialist, a Program Support Specialist, and a student worker. Those positions report to the ATI Manager, who reports to the ADA Coordinator in the Compliance, Diversity, and Ethics office. The VP for Compliance, Diversity, and Ethics reports directly to the President.

7. Existing Notetaking solutions
Notetakers, Livescribe Smartpens, Why Sonocent?

8. Existing Notetaking Solutions
Personal Notetakers
Livescribe Echo Smartpens
Identified with assistance from faculty member
Voluntary participation
Issues:
Quality of notes taken
Personal importance
Timeliness of delivery
Reliability
DS loans smartpens to students who have issues with notetaking.
ATI provides training/technical assistance
Issues:
Lack of training/technical know-how
Poor writing skills
Issues with quality of microphone

9. Why Sonocent AudioNotetaker?
Issues with existing notetaking solutions
Issues with smartpens
Some students prefer typing as opposed to writing
Costs
Free semester trial
Affordable
Features
Import PPTs/PDFs
Recording
Mobile app
Central Management/Deployment
License Manager

10. Getting Started
Implementing the trial, Participants

11. Emails, Trainings, and Webinars
Download and installation instructions
License information
Resources hosted on ATI website
Trainings
Introduced via AT assessments
In person - 30 minute training
Webinars
Hosted by Sonocent

12. Who Participated Pilot (Spring 2017) 33 students
29 students registered with Disability Services
4 graduate research students
Majority of users are:
Female
18–34 years of age
Have at least an associate’s degree

13. Tracking Progress
Survey Results

14. Pre-Sonocent Notetaking
Notetaking Strategies
55% - pen and paper/notebooks
50% - computer word processing
30% - audio recorder
15% - highlighter
10% - smartpen
5% - notetaker
Hindrances to Notetaking
Mobility
Speed and difficulty of subject
Focused on writing, not on lecture
Bad notetaking skills

15. Quality of Notes Pre-Sonocent Post-Sonocent 5% - Excellent 20% - Good
50% - Average
15% - Fair
10% - Poor
38% - Excellent
50% - Good
12% - Average
0% - Fair
0% - Poor

16. Notetaking Frequency Pre-Sonocent Post-Sonocent 16% - Handful of times
5% - Once a week
37% - Few times a week
42% - Every day
22% - Handful of times
0% - Once a week
11% - Few times a week
67% - Every day

17. Grade Improvement Pre-Sonocent Post-Sonocent
Do you think your grades could improve as a result of using Sonocent?
50% - Yes
45% - Maybe
5% - No
Have you seen an improvement in your grades as a result of using these tools?
89% - Yes
11% - No

18. Where are we now?
Current status, Going forward

19. ATI and Sonocent Partnered with Disability Services Mason Life
50-user license
Mason Life
5-user license
Distribution Hierarchy
First-come, first-serve
Current Status (Fall 2017)
21 students
20 students registered with Disability Services
1 graduate research student

20. Going Forward Issues to resolve: Distribution Recordings/Mic quality
DS students receive first priority
Additional licenses?
Recordings/Mic quality
Students complained of poor recordings
Testing Samson XPD1 Presentation mics

21. Questions

22. Contact Information
Assistive Technology Initiative
Aquia Building, Rm. 238, Mail Stop: 6A11
Phone:
Web: