Hi everyone!

My name is Kate Fergus and I am the Resource Specialist at the 
Central/Southeast ABLE Resource Center at Ohio University. Part of my job 
is to explore new technologies and introduce them to our many adult 
education programs. (This listserv has been an amazing resource!!)  I also 
help to support educators, administrators and librarians.  And that's where 
my story begins...

A very industrious Reference Librarian at Ohio University's Alden Library 
came to me recently with a request for assistance. Mr. Chris Guder is 
creating interactive training modules that guide individuals through the 
sometimes daunting task of learning how to use certain software 
applications.  He has already completed a module for Duxbury Translation 
software that will be on-line shortly.  His newest endeavor is to create a 
similar interactive training module for Kurzweil 3000.

Those who are familiar with the Kurzweil program know that it is enormously 
useful when working with students experiencing difficulty in reading and 
writing.  It is also very comprehensive and requires a good deal of 
training before mastery of the application can be attained.  To create a 
training module that covers all the aspects of Kurzweil is not practical as 
far as time is concerned. So here are our questions to you for your 
consideration:

1. Which elements of Kurzweil 3000 do you consider the most useful and 
would like to see covered in a training module?
2. Which elements of Kurzweil 3000 are the most frequently used by you 
and/or your students?
3. Which elements of Kurzweil 3000 are the most challenging and/or 
difficult to understand and master?

Please consider these questions and get back to us with your valuable 
insights.  To anyone that helps us with feedback, you will receive a 
complementary trial edition of Kurzweil 3000 along with some other goodies 
they sent me after I spoke with them.

I look forward to hearing from you all!

Any questions? Concerns? Contact me at fergus at ohio.edu or Chris Guder at 
guder at ohio.edu.

We thank you in advance for your feedback!


Kate

Katherine Bradley Fergus
Resource Specialist/Program Liaison
Central/Southeast ABLE Resource Center
312 McCracken Hall
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio 45701
(800)753-1519
(740)593-4480
fergus at ohio.edu
http://www.able-ohiou.org