Frequently asked questions
The questions schools and universities ask about the lab, teaching, the licence and privacy, before a proposal.
The lab
What does the lab need to run it?
One teacher PC and up to sixty student PCs running 64-bit Windows on the lab's wired network, with headsets. Two programs are installed: the teacher console and the student client. There is no server, no browser and no internet connection required.
Does it work without the internet?
Yes, entirely. The teacher PC is the server, the student clients find it on the lab network, and lessons, recordings and results live in a dated folder on the teacher PC.
Teaching
How is speaking practice marked?
A timed task records at every seat. The teacher reviews the clips as they come in and marks each one met, nearly or not yet against the lesson's CEFR can-do statement, with a comment. Marked clips return to the student, and the student's progress is a record of can-do statements met.
Can it be used at a university?
Yes. Up to sixty seats, lecturer and teacher labels, class lists from a spreadsheet, CEFR to C2, and results exported to the institution's LMS or as a workbook.
The licence and privacy
What does the licence cover?
The institution, the lab and the seat count, read from a file on the teacher PC, with no expiry and three years of updates. A second lab is a second file. Replacing the teacher PC means copying the file, nothing else.
What about privacy?
Seat thumbnails are the teacher's view only and are never recorded. The student's status bar shows when the teacher can see the screen and when a recording is on. Names, recordings and work never leave the teacher PC, and the institution decides how long recordings are kept.
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