Pre-Workshop Videos & Activities

This workshop is primarily hands-on practice with Microsoft 365 and Whisper transcription services to learn to use key features of the software.

Please Note: If you are a UVic staff or faculty member, you will not be able to use the aTrain transcription software on your UVic provided computer, so to participate in the workshop you will need to install the software on a personal laptop

Here are the links to the aTrain Mac & Windows software. You will be able to use the cloud based Microsoft 365 transcription service without any problems.

To participate fully, please do the following before the workshop:

  • Microsoft 365 Transciption & Recording overiview (1 min)
  • aTrain Implementation of Whisper transcription overview (3 min)

Key considerations when evaluating the transcription services of Microsoft 365, aTrain, & Zoom

Microsoft 365 (UVic licensed version)

Pros:

  • Free through UVic license
  • Fast transcription
  • Automatically detects different speakers
  • May not need to include a US Freedom Act disclosure, but please check with the Research Ethic office when filling out your Research Ethics paperwork.

Cons:

  • Must to disclose cloud computing use in ethics application and participant participant consent forms

aTrain Implementation of Whisper

Pros:

  • Free basic version
  • Detects speakers
  • May not need to disclose cloud use in resarch ethics application & participant consent forms because aTrain does not use cloud computing, but please check with the Research Ethic office when filling out your Research Ethics paperwork.

Cons:

  • Slower on older computers

Zoom

Pros:

  • Free through UVic license
  • Fast transcription
  • Automatically detects different speakers with their Zoom names

Cons:

  • Must disclose cloud computing use in research ethics application and participant consent forms
  • Must disclose data storage in the United States in research ethics application and participant consent forms

For the most up-to-date information about UVic ethics guidelines, please visit the Conducting research virtually with participants guide

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