{"id":1016,"date":"2015-06-23T08:42:02","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T11:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/?p=1016"},"modified":"2015-06-23T08:42:02","modified_gmt":"2015-06-23T11:42:02","slug":"terminology-tuesday-transcription","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/terminology-tuesday-transcription\/","title":{"rendered":"Terminology Tuesday: Transcription"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, at the Articulate Community Roadshow in Toronto, I provided an example of how important it is to value your time and resources, and it involved transcription…and the fact that I learned a very valuable life lesson regarding the value of my time and pricing myself appropriately.<\/p>\n

Transcription<\/strong><\/p>\n

Transcription is a written representation of something, and often occurs when a print version of a video or audio recording is prepared. Transcription is often word-for-word, but may omit extraneous words (e.g. ‘uh’) that do not provide value, but which when removed to not impact the semantics of the message.<\/p>\n

When I first began freelancing, my very first gig was transcribing 8 hours of audio interviews into text…for 60 dollars. 8 hours of audio transcribed to text for 60 dollars. I see you laughing. It was a painful, painful, painful, lesson, but at least the content was interesting. Needless to say, you will seldom see me volunteering to transcribe materials.<\/p>\n

Within education, a main function of transcription is to increase accessibility of materials. Individuals may prefer to learn by reading text versus listening to audio, or they may have a visual or auditory impairment that requires a transcript. Too often I see faculty members including videos and\/or podcasts in their courses without including a transcript, and while this may not be a problem 90% of the time, it puts students requiring a transcript the an awkward position of having to ask for one.<\/p>\n

Often times individuals are oblivious to the need or feel as though someone else (e.g. disability services) will take on the responsibility of creating transcripts. The omission of a transcript is almost always unintentional. However, in keeping with universal instructional design principles, I always explain the importance of transcription and accessibility whenever I meet with faculty members. Some major concerns I hear include: “but how will I do that?!” or “I don’t have time for that!,” and for these questions, I’ve discovered some easy solutions:<\/p>\n