[duxuser] Re: online class at the Carroll Center
- From: "Leslie Kouzes" <leslie.kouzes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 14:41:01 -0500
Hi Sandra. Thanks for your helpful information. May I e-mail you
privately? Thanks.
Leslie Kouzes
Resource Production/Braille Transcriber
Illinois Instructional Materials Center
The Chicago Lighthouse
1850 West Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608-1228
(312) 997-3699 ext. 3352 Phone
(312) 997-1687 Fax
leslie.kouzes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Sandra McCoy
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 11:57 AM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: online class at the Carroll Center
Hi Leslie,
I am in the process of taking the self-paced class (completing
lesson 5
out of 12 lessons). I don't know what the regular class is like but I
chose
the freedom the setting my own time for each lesson. As I remember it
is a
total of 120 days aloted for the entire class. It is $100 but well
worth
the money to me. If you figure it out, that is just over $8 a lesson.
I have learned so much about the DBT software. The class is based on
10.5
but I'm sure you could do it on 10.6. I have both because when I
upgraded
to 10.6, the 10.5 remained. For the visually impaired students they
have
JAWS installed. I don't know how they will handle graphics because I
haven't got to that lesson yet. I am sure they have it figured out
because
they have both blind and sighted students.
We submit the assignments by email. The lessons are challenging
especially after the first few.
To get there you go to www.carrolltech.org, then click on Classes,
then
scroll down to Using the Duxbury Braille Translator self paced. I did
not
take the computer knowledge pretest, but I had to take the Duxbury
pretest.
(Don't worry, you are expected to fail it.)
I took the class because I was not familiar with the DBT program or
any
other braille transcription software program for that matter. I am
learning
much more than I ever could just poking around the help menu.
I hope this information helps.
Sandra
>From: "Leslie Kouzes" <leslie.kouzes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [duxuser] online class at the Carroll Center
>Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 09:04:42 -0500
>
>Hello all. I'm thinking about taking that online class on Duxbury from
>the Carroll Center. I understand some of you folks have either taken
it
>or are in the process of completing it. Why would it be beneficial to
>take this class? Is the class worthwile? Were you satisfied with what
>you learned? How do you sign up for it and how much does it cost?
>Would you recommend the self-paced version or the timed version and
why?
>How do you submit your assignments, especially braille graphics? How
is
>the tactile graphics part adapted for totally blind students? Where
can
>I go to get more information on the class? I look forward to hearing
>your thoughts.
>
>Leslie Kouzes
>
>Resource Production/Braille Transcriber
>
>Illinois Instructional Materials Center
>
>The Chicago Lighthouse
>
>1850 West Roosevelt Road
>
>Chicago, IL 60608-1228
>
>(312) 997-3699 ext. 3352 Phone
>
>(312) 997-1687 Fax
>
>leslie.kouzes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
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