Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

“A disability may be the result of combinations of impairments and environmental barriers , such as attitudinal barriers, inaccessible information, an inaccessible built environment or other barriers that affect people’s full participation in society [i].” of Australian undergraduate students reported having a learning disability.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

“A disability may be the result of combinations of impairments and environmental barriers , such as attitudinal barriers, inaccessible information, an inaccessible built environment or other barriers that affect people’s full participation in society [i].” of Australian undergraduate students reported having a learning disability.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

This trend underscores the growing popularity of online education as a means of accessing higher education opportunities. Efforts to include all individuals, including those with disabilities in educational settings should prioritize specific measures to ensure their full participation in all activities.

Accessibility 98

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

There is an inherent connection between equity, accessibility, and open educational resources (OER). Equity is the fair and just access to opportunities and resources for all. Accessibility is the quality of an item being easy to obtain, use, understood, and appreciated. 2020; Miller). 2020; Miller). Nusbaum et al.

Accessibility 98

Accessibility Exams Learning Peer Review 98

Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2019

Access and Equity Across topics, students have raised questions and concerns around who has access to the benefits of technological innovation, and which students or groups are not being served. Are standardized tests a fair gauge for predicting college success?

Fairness 162

Fairness Education Students Exams 162

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2019

Senate introduced a bill that would invest hundreds of millions of dollars to expand broadband access in communities that currently lack it. students without home internet access, many of whom are now expected to use digital learning every day to access class materials and complete homework assignments. The same holds for U.S.

Internet 167

Internet Disabilities Fairness Accessibility 167

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2020

I think this is going to be more heavily relied on, with less access to students in person, test scores, and reliable grades, at least for the spring semester and even going forward next year,” says Marci Miller, an attorney who specializes in education law and disability rights. Yet Zwick, author of the book “Who Gets In?

Fairness 217

Fairness Testing Counselling Disabilities 217

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

There is an inherent connection between equity, accessibility, and open educational resources (OER). Equity is the fair and just access to opportunities and resources for all. Accessibility is the quality of an item being easy to obtain, use, understood, and appreciated. 2020; Miller). 2020; Miller). Nusbaum et al.

Accessibility 82

Accessibility Exams Learning Peer Review 82

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

And universal assessments that test multilingual students in English can provide inaccurate information that teachers use to guide their practice or can wrongly indicate learning disabilities. These easily accessible charts use grade level bands to identify what students are currently capable of and what they’ll be capable of in the future.

English 200

English Languages Language Teachers 200

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Equity remained front and center, too, raising issues of inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. More importantly, students will have better access to lessons designed specifically for their learning style. — Suren Aloyan , Co-Founder & CEO, PopUp EduTech, Inc.

Learning 363

Learning Communication Hybrid Learning Languages 363

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2019

However, students who ask for extra time on tests/projects, high levels (30%+) of extra credit, or to make up work weeks or months later, without having responded to any communications or requests for updates/accommodation needs… and still do not go to the Office of Accessibility… am I being a hard ass? How much do you bend?

Disabilities 125

Disabilities Students Assignments Syllabus 125

Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2018

More than 100 people tuned in, with questions such as how to make VR accessible for students with disabilities and how to avoid motion sickness when using the technology. Something that we face a lot is accessibility. Obviously at this point, there are different types of disabilities for some students.

Ethics 116

Ethics Disabilities Learning Questions 116

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Equity remained front and center, too, raising issues of inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. More importantly, students will have better access to lessons designed specifically for their learning style. Access to interactive experiences, 3D drawings, site visits, etc.

Hybrid Learning 291

Hybrid Learning Communication Accessibility Languages 291

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Additionally, adapting management techniques to address the diverse needs of students, including those with learning disabilities or behavioral challenges, can pose significant challenges. These consequences should be fair, proportionate, and communicated in advance to ensure transparency and accountability.

Classroom Management 130

Classroom Management Learning Disabilities Disabilities Communication 130

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

The mandate made New Jersey second in the nation to implement such a measure; California’s so-called FAIR Education Act (Senate Bill 48) was passed in 2011. So, I think the state mandate around LGBTQIA and disability resources is really timely, considering the work we’re already doing. GLSEN resources and lesson plans. How do we do PD?

Curriculum 107

Curriculum Disabilities Social Studies History 107

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2019

The incident has raised questions about the fairness and validity of the admissions process as a whole, and specifically about whether the SAT is as secure as it should be. When I came to College Board six years ago, we talked to a lot of groups representing students with learning disabilities. There are a whole series of initiatives.

Exams 113

Exams Disabilities Testing Learning Disabilities 113

Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2019

In parallel with this changing nature of librarians, the library itself took on an increased role in the community, offering spaces where the unemployed receive job training, the needy access social services and families gather for daily programming.

Schools 113

Schools History Disabilities Fairness 113

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

AI also plays a role in the early identification of learning disabilities and special needs. This raises concerns about fairness and equity, as students from underrepresented groups might face further disadvantages. AI also expands access to education. This raises concerns about fairness and equity in the learning process.

Education 130

Education Ethics Gamification Learning Styles 130

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

The central tenets of social justice are centered around providing fair and equitable treatment of others as well as access to services, remaining mindful of the diversity of thought, culture, and perspectives one brings to a learning environment, and remaining inclusive in our actions and in creating a welcoming learning environment for all.

Learning 105

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 105

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2020

Beaudoin: It's fair to say that faculty are extremely concerned about the likelihood of the spread of the virus on campus. Sometimes it's been harder to access instructors through email and office hours. I understand there's a debate going on at Purdue among faculty about the comfort level around teaching in classrooms.

Lecturing 174

Lecturing Instructors Communication Questions 174

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

The central tenets of social justice are centered around providing fair and equitable treatment of others as well as access to services, remaining mindful of the diversity of thought, culture, and perspectives one brings to a learning environment, and remaining inclusive in our actions and in creating a welcoming learning environment for all.

Learning 107

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 107

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2023

I've worked with students who have autism, behavioral challenges, learning disabilities and more — and every time a student is in crisis, I'm by their side. Over the course of each year, I develop strong relationships with the students I serve, especially with the one I'm assigned to.

Assignments 137

Assignments Learning Disabilities Disabilities Fairness 137

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

The central tenets of social justice are centered around providing fair and equitable treatment of others as well as access to services, remaining mindful of the diversity of thought, culture, and perspectives one brings to a learning environment, and remaining inclusive in our actions and in creating a welcoming learning environment for all.

Learning 106

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 106

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

The central tenets of social justice are centered around providing fair and equitable treatment of others as well as access to services, remaining mindful of the diversity of thought, culture, and perspectives one brings to a learning environment, and remaining inclusive in our actions and in creating a welcoming learning environment for all.

Learning 90

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 90

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

These automated programs are being used for various reasons, ranging from gaining access to popular classes to scamming institutions out of money. These include over-reliance, plagiarism, bias, limited creativity, ethical considerations, accessibility issues, oversimplification, distraction, and dehumanization of the learning experience.

Education 135

Education Academic Integrity Plagiarism Students 135

Edsurge

JULY 17, 2019

Mindy, a VIPKid instructor from Michigan, believes she once heard a student being beaten during a lesson; she can’t be sure, because the parent had disabled the video feed. “I They’re also described on a support page accessible to instructors through the platform’s online portal. I felt that it was abusive,” Mindy says.

Teaching 167

Teaching English Instructors Culture 167

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2017

That's been the guiding mantra of fairness in our system. But when you realize that that mythical ‘average’ person doesn't exist, then [that basis for] equality of access really doesn't work. At best, we need to give you a label of a disability for you to have any kind of accommodations outside of the ‘norm.’.

Intelligence 144

Intelligence Failure Science Beliefs 144

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

These automated programs are being used for various reasons, ranging from gaining access to popular classes to scamming institutions out of money. These include over-reliance, plagiarism, bias, limited creativity, ethical considerations, accessibility issues, oversimplification, distraction, and dehumanization of the learning experience.

Education 111

Education Academic Integrity Plagiarism Students 111

Gaggle Speaks

DECEMBER 6, 2016

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Schools 53

Schools Disabilities Fairness Knowledge 53

Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2017

It was a crazy idea: Take the bulk of the world’s books, scan them, and create a monumental digital library for all to access. A settlement that would have created a Book Rights Registry and made it possible to access the Google Books corpus through public-library terminals ultimately died, rejected by a federal judge in 2011.

Fairness 167

Fairness History English Internet 167

Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2023

There's a range and a variation [of chronic absence] by ethnicity, and you see higher levels for kids who are affected by or have a disability. So, kids who are economically challenged are more likely than ever to be faced with housing insecurity, lack of transportation, little access to healthcare and real challenges of facing trauma.

Schools 185

Schools English Languages Language 185

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

It elevated them in their communities, it allowed them to access dangerous ideas, dangerous learning, and gave them the ability to wield the power of the word to reinterpret reality, to reinterpret American ideas or to simply interpret them and apply them to their own situation in a way that was very revolutionary.

Education 112

Education Disabilities History Writing 112

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Her youngest, a 10-year-old daughter, wears a Gizmo watch, only hers comes with all the technological advancements and upgrades accumulated over the prior years: photo and video capture, video calling, access to a full keyboard for texting, voice messaging, group chats, geofencing, and up to 20 parent-approved phone numbers.

Communication 196

Communication Elementary School Elementary School Grades 196

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 12, 2024

Private schools often are serving different populations than public schools because they’re not under any legal obligation to serve, say, children with disabilities. Is that a fair assessment of the math there? But in most cases, it’s fair to say if a student leaves, the money follows them. So already it would be difficult.

Schools 106

Schools Fairness History Art 106

Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

defines equity-focused teaching as “a learning environment where students have equal access to learning, feel valued and supported, experience achievement of course outcomes, and have a responsibility to equitable engagement and treatment in the learning community” (para. Zoom etiquette (dress, backgrounds, participation, etc.)

Exams 52

Exams Disabilities Instructors Syllabus 52