Michael Lampe: Active Learning Classrooms Increase Student Engagement
Colleges and universities that are designing active learning classrooms have an opportunity to take advantage of educational technology that benefits learners of all types. Active learning classrooms allow students to take greater ownership of the educational process...
Kevin Dalin: Open, Meaningful Conversations With Assistive Technologies
Universal Design applies to more than just assistive technologies, and all staff members should be trained in Universal Design principals so that they can help expand education access. Keep “simple and intuitive use” in mind to pick the most universal platform, and...
Devrim Ozdemir: Accessible Curriculum Begins With The Instructor But Requires A Team Effort
Thinking about accessibility throughout the course design process results in tools that help more students, including those who may not fit the typical profiles of students who need additional accessibility. Each institution has to build a process and structure that...
Kara Zirkle: Accessibility Starts in Procurement
Accessibility is more than just including alternative forms or documents or captioning videos in existing content. Instead, accessible technology should be instituted from the beginning of course design and creation to ensure true accessibility. Building accessibility...
Sheryl Burgstahler: Apply Universal Design to Increase Accessibility
Institutions must plan for and consider all students when implementing accessibility technologies. UD strategies can help institutions build learning capabilities to make courses accessible to all students, regardless of location or technological capabilities. "I...
Monica Yatsyla: Empower Students With Disabilities Through Robotics
Leveraging technology such as double robotics can allow students who can not physically attend class the chance to not only participate virtually, but also move around the class as needed, even participate in smaller group discussions. Strong partnership and...
Krista Greear: Content In Multiple Formats Provides The Greatest Access
More emphasis needs to be placed on the issues of creating more accessible content, but sometimes something as simple as providing multiple formats of the same material can greatly improve effectiveness. The longer-term strategy toward highly accessible content...
Karen Rubenstein: ADA Compliance Leads To Better Learning Design
Compliance with legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act is one way institutions can begin to offer assistive technologies, but it should go deeper than those basic requirements. Compliance and needs assessments should reach deep into an institution’s...
Korey Singleton: Well-Crafted Assistive Technology Often Delivers Benefits In Unexpected Ways
Making tools available to as much of the student population as possible benefits those who may not typically seek help through AT programs. Broadly deploying AT can be an effective recruiting tool for students who may need additional help but do not always...
Ray Henderson: Platform Accessibility – Milestones Reached, But A New Frontier
Learning Management Systems vendors have come a long way in supporting assistive technologies. Machine learning technology may provide educators with insight on how to further improve the accessibility of their courses. "Section 508 had an immediate impact on product...
