intersteno congress 2009 beijing, china
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Intersteno Congress 2009 Beijing, China. Karen Yates RPR, CRR, CCP, CBC President. National Court Reporters Association. Lessons Learned:. Practical Experiences in Realtime Machine Shorthand Education. National Court Reporters Association Excellence since 1899. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Intersteno Congress 2009Beijing, China
National Court Reporters Association
Karen Yates RPR, CRR, CCP, CBC
President
Lessons Learned:
Practical Experiences in Realtime Practical Experiences in Realtime Machine Shorthand EducationMachine Shorthand Education
National Court Reporters Association
Excellence since 1899.
Engaged in court reporting education for more than 20 years.
NCRA’s Council on Approved Student Education (CASE)
• Provide assistanceProvide assistance• OutreachOutreach• GuidanceGuidance
General Requirements and Minimum Standards (GRMS)
• Administrative requirementsAdministrative requirements• Academic staff standardsAcademic staff standards• Resource/libraryResource/library• Professional standardsProfessional standards• Curriculum standardsCurriculum standards
Reporter Education Commission
• Reassessing the quality of the nation’s Reassessing the quality of the nation’s court reporter education systemcourt reporter education system
• Developing strategiesDeveloping strategies• Research findings Research findings
Research primary focus::
• • Expand Expand • Gather• Gather• • BuildBuild • Enhance• Enhance• • CreateCreate • Improve• Improve• • TeachingTeaching • Plan• Plan
EXPANDStudent Recruitment: Career Toolkit
• Information about the reporting professionInformation about the reporting profession• Profiles of working reportersProfiles of working reporters• Background about how to enter the professionBackground about how to enter the profession• The “Spotlight On Court Reporting and Captioning” The “Spotlight On Court Reporting and Captioning”
video that was broadcast on public televisionvideo that was broadcast on public television• Creative suggestions for advertising materialsCreative suggestions for advertising materials• Photos and graphics for use in promotional materialsPhotos and graphics for use in promotional materials
BUILD
A Community of Interest A Community of Interest committee that focused on the committee that focused on the
needs of the schools.needs of the schools.
CREATE
• A means for gathering information to A means for gathering information to assess and distribute to schools.assess and distribute to schools.
• An email distribution list to share An email distribution list to share questions, dictation materials, and questions, dictation materials, and
general practices.general practices.• A collection of speed dictation available A collection of speed dictation available
only to teachers. only to teachers.
ENHANCEProfessional development Professional development opportunities for educators.opportunities for educators.
••Certified Reporting Instructor (CRI) certificationCertified Reporting Instructor (CRI) certification •Teacher’s Workshop – cutting edge of education
and the profession
IMPROVEThe current approval process for The current approval process for
reporting programs.reporting programs.
• Streamline the approval process • Maintain the high standards• Make the process more inclusive • Build stronger relationships between NCRA
and school personnel
Distance learningClasses taught onlineClasses taught online
• Some or all classes of training programs may be online
• Maintaining online program’s high standard
Government investments in realtime education
Higher Education Opportunity Act
• A competitive grant funding program for schools • To increase the number of realtime writers and
captioners • Provided captioning (subtitling) services
Total Immersion Pilot ProjectTotal Immersion Pilot ProjectMarch 2009March 2009
• • To develop a more streamlined program • Shorten the program from the average 3.5
years
• To reduce the high dropout rate
Thank you for your kind attention
Questions?Questions?