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Is the Traditional Classroom Becoming Obsolete?

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Today’s students demand more than just traditional lectures and textbooks; they’re looking for an engaging, flexible, and personalized learning experience. You’re tasked with understanding diverse student needs, fostering inclusivity, and addressing varying learning styles.

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Summarized transcription versus real-time captioning: What’s best?

eSchool News

They offer real-time summarized transcripts for lectures, meetings, and live events, either remotely or in the classroom. While K-12 schools and higher-ed institutions have spent considerable effort adhering to accessibility standards (and should be applauded for that effort), one in four lawsuits in education center around accessibility.

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Improving Accessibility Often Falls to Faculty. Here’s What They Can Do.

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But because she is legally blind, she had an added challenge of not being able to see the diagrams and notes projected in the lecture hall or assigned for homework. I think the onus is still placed on the student with a disability” to ensure they have learning materials that they can benefit and learn from, says Kwong.

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Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Barriers in Higher Ed for Students with Disabilities including Neurodivergent Learners

Faculty Focus

“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.

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Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Barriers in Higher Ed for Students with Disabilities including Neurodivergent Learners

Faculty Focus

“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.

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61 predictions about edtech, equity, and learning in 2022

eSchool News

More importantly, students will have better access to lessons designed specifically for their learning style. This will inevitably result in increased comprehension and productivity in student learning. — Suren Aloyan , Co-Founder & CEO, PopUp EduTech, Inc. Founding President, Dasaran.

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind Debunked: Humanizing Asynchronous Online Courses Using an Inclusive Survey

Faculty Focus

Elicits data specific to students’ exceptional learning needs and preferred learning style (s). Do you require special learning accommodations? Which style of learning best reflects your academic experiences: visual (seeing), auditory (hearing), kinesthetic (hands-on)? What is your primary or first language?