Business Overview
Since 2004, the University Consortium Kyoto has been offering a beginner’s note-taker training course for students and faculty who are trying note-taking activities for the first time, in collaboration with the Kyoto City Welfare Volunteer Center. In addition to the note-taker training course, a PC taker training course has been held since 2016. In
recent years, with many students with hearing impairments studying at universities, there is a demand for “information assurance” for lectures. A typical method of responding to this is “note taking” and “PC taking”, which convey information about lectures to students with hearing impairments.
Although training for note-takers and PC takers has become widespread at various universities, there are quite a few universities that do not have sufficient teaching methods or accumulated know-how. In addition, many universities are seen to have various concerns, such as a lack of experience among takers and securing human resources.
This course is aimed at training as many takers as possible through the experiences of takers (supporters) and their users
, lectures on the basics of note-taking and PC-taking, and practical training, and also to build a community related to note-taking and PC-taking.
Explain how to conduct note-taking
Experience PC Take in action
Event Outline
1. Overview of the event
- ◆Schedule:
- Friday, August 25, 2023 14:00-16:15
- ◆Venue:
- Campus Plaza Kyoto (face-to-face)
- ◆ Target:
- Students and faculty who are interested in supporting students who have difficulty hearing
- Capacity:
- 60 students and faculty members
- ◆Participation fee:
- free
- ◆How to apply:
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Please apply using the application form at the URL below.
[Application URL] https://forms.gle/CmZUY9zArCMxeKH19
Registration is now closed.*Details will be sent by email approximately 7 days before the event, so please check.
*If you are unable to submit the application form, we will respond by email, so
please contact us by email. - ◆Application period:
- July 11th (Tue) – August 10th (Thu), 2023 (Registration will close once capacity is reached)
2. Content and Schedule
In recent years, with many students with hearing impairments studying at universities, there is a demand for “information assurance” of lectures. One way of providing information assurance through text is “note taking” and “PC taking” to convey information about lectures to students with hearing impairments. During
this time, training of student note takers and PC takers has become widespread at each university, but the progress of the teaching methods and know-how building varies from university to university, and some universities are said to have not made sufficient efforts. In addition, many universities are seen to have various concerns such as a lack of experience of takers and securing human resources. In
this situation, the revised Act on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities will be enforced in April 2024, and reasonable accommodation will become mandatory at each university.
This course aims to open a course where students can learn about the advantages and disadvantages of remote PC taking and various voice recognition software developed due to the recent evolution of ICT, and learn how to operate them, and learn about the support methods and challenges at small and medium-sized universities.
For details of the event, click here
| time | Contents |
| 13:30 | Registration begins |
| 14:00 | Opening and greetings |
| 14:10 |
Topic: “Learning how to use assistive technology to support students who have difficulty hearing” <Lecturer> Kyoko Isoda, Assistant Professor, Center for Research and Support of Higher Education for People with Disabilities, University of Tsukuba, Japan <<Progress>> Emiko Dobashi, Chief Coordinator, Student Diversity and Accessibility Support Office , Student Support Center, Doshisha University
<Contents> There is a growing expectation for the use of assistive technology to support hearing-impaired students who have difficulty accessing audio information. The purpose of this study is to deepen understanding of what points need to be kept in mind when using each assistive technology. |
| 15:10 | Break (try out some of the assistive technologies) |
| 15:30 |
Example of device operation <Speaker> Emiko Dobashi, Chief Coordinator, Student Diversity and Accessibility Support Office , Student Support Center, Doshisha University
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| 15:45 | Q&A |
| 16:15 | Closing |
3. Other
- Organizer:
- The Consortium of Universities, Kyoto
- cooperation:
- Japan Network for Supporting Students in Higher Education with Hearing Impairments (PEPNet-Japan)
Doshisha University Student Support Center Student Diversity and Accessibility Support Office
inquiry
University Consortium Kyoto
Student Support Division Office hours: Tuesday to Saturday 9:00-17:00
Campus Plaza Kyoto, Nishinotoin-dori Shiokoji-sagaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8216
TEL: 075-353-9189 FAX: 075-353-9101
Email: gk-ml■consortium.or.jp (replace ■ with @ when sending an email)
