Fact · Dictation for work and study
The University of Birmingham's 2019 to 2020 guidance on transcription and translation tools says teaching staff may prohibit the tools in some learning activities when they consider it necessary to protect academic integrity.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“if they deem it necessary to protect academic integrity or the learning environment”
Guidance on the use of transcription and translation tools 2019-20, University of Birmingham, University of Birmingham, Registry, Legislation, 2019, Section 3.3.
Open the original- What it measures
- The guidance defines transcription tools as software or devices that convert spoken language into written text. It gives a small group discussion as an example of an activity where staff might ban the tools to encourage participation.
- What it does not show
- This is one university's guidance for one academic year. It covers transcription tools in general, not accommodation dictation specifically, and it does not say how a student with an approved accommodation is treated.