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How Colleges Can Improve Accessibility In Remote Courses

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Colleges have long had offices designed to support students who have learning disabilities and to encourage broader accessibility in the classroom and beyond. Then we also have continued our webinars series with our Center for Faculty Development and Innovation. Del Tufo: Reading is probably the most prevalent one that I see.

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The 3 Biggest Remote Teaching Concerns We Need to Solve Now

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Accessibility The fast move from print-based to digital materials and from in person learning events to digital learning events can create additional barriers for disabled students. Ultimately, disabled students, who are already a vulnerable population, are going to struggle even more with the shift to remote learning.

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New AI Tools Are Promoted As Study Aids for Students. Are They Doing More Harm Than Good?

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ask the authors, Zach Justus, director of faculty development at California State University, Chico, and Nik Janos, a professor of sociology there. “A student who reads an article you uploaded, but who cannot remember a key point, uses the AI assistant to summarize or remind them where they read something.

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Enhancing Access, Engagement, and Inclusion in Online Education

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Efforts to include all individuals, including those with disabilities in educational settings should prioritize specific measures to ensure their full participation in all activities. Faculty Training and Development Preparing faculty to create inclusive online learning environments is crucial for promoting access, engagement, and inclusion.

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Pushback Is Growing Against Automated Proctoring Services. But So Is Their Use

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2) how many faculty or staff have been furloughed or fired? Over the last 8 months, I have been disturbed to watch so many institutions actually cut faculty development budgets while massively increasing spending on LMS contracts, proctoring solutions, plagiarism detection software, cameras in classrooms, and videoconferencing tools.

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Enhancing Access, Engagement, and Inclusion in Online Education

Faculty Focus

Efforts to include all individuals, including those with disabilities in educational settings should prioritize specific measures to ensure their full participation in all activities. Faculty Training and Development Preparing faculty to create inclusive online learning environments is crucial for promoting access, engagement, and inclusion.

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Inclusive Teaching Begins with Authenticity

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They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement.

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