Live Transcription for lecture

As part of our commitment to accessibility and enhanced learning experiences, CTLT, in collaboration with the Student Accessibility Unit, and the Office of the Provost (Special Projects), will provide complimentary real-time speech-to-text transcription services for select academic courses.

• Purpose
  Captures spoken lecture content and transcribes in real-time
  
  

• Target learners
  Learners who have undiagnosed, undeclared, and invisible learning difficulties. For non-native English-speaking students.
  
  

• How do I submit a request?
  Submit your request here via this Form. The SAU team will follow up with you soon
  
  

• LTs and seminar rooms that are live transcription-ready
  Please refer to the list of teaching venues Link
  
  

• What software is used and do I need to pay for the license?
  The software used is Otter.ai and the Student Accessibility Unit ( SAU) provides the license. A student assistant will be assigned to you to support you at the teaching venue before the start of your lecture.
  
  

• How students view live transcript during class and after class?
  During class, students can view the live link on the Canvas Discussion Page.
  After class, the edited transcript will be available on the same Canvas Discussion Page.
  
  

• To find out more, write to us at
  accessibility@nus.edu.sg (SAU) or citwc@groups.nus.edu.sg ( CTLT )

For instructors who are interested to enable their lecture with Otter.ai Live Transcription, please refer to this guide provided by Student Accessibility Unit