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.

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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.

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Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

It can handle a variety of language tasks, including answering questions, writing essays, generating creative content, offering explanations, giving advice, and engaging in natural-sounding conversations” (as explained by ChatGPT itself).

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2018

The days of standing in front of the classroom and “lecturing” are long gone. Studies have shown that video lectures are effective because they allow class time to be used in more engaging ways. Write an Engaging Script With These Six Tips. By using video, teachers can keep students engaged in new and innovative ways.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2020

Educators noted that, with the increase in expectations of students, they were also increasing the demands on parents, since most students with disabilities needed support from parents to execute remote lessons—from setting and regulating their students' schedules, to helping them access (i.e. Christina Cipriano, Ph.D.,

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Surprisingly, 15-20% of the population has a language-based learning disability and over 65% of those are deficits in reading. … It is referred to as a learning disability because dyslexia can make it very difficult for a student to succeed… ” — the International Dyslexia Foundation. Read & Write.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Surprisingly, 15-20% of the population has a language-based learning disability and over 65% of those are deficits in reading. … It is referred to as a learning disability because dyslexia can make it very difficult for a student to succeed… ” — the International Dyslexia Foundation. Read & Write.

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Learning Disabilities Disabilities Assistive Technology Reading 167

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2015

Tech-infused alternatives to granular education activities such as note-taking, math, and reading allow students with specialized needs to use their abilities (strengths) to work around their disabilities (challenges). There are a lot of digital note-takers that can tape a lecture or a class or even a conversation. Insider tips.

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2019

David Peña-Guzman starts off his Friday class at San Francisco State University like any other professor might: students file in and pull out their note-taking materials, and he opens his laptop to begin lecture. For most of the course, there’s no lecture happening at all. For starters, it’s long. and wraps up at 2:30 p.m.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2017

There were complications in my birth, and so they've kind of always known, but it wasn't formally a learning disability until about 4th or 5th grade. So, I think having these learning disabilities has played a tremendous part in my experiences. When students would be writing a whole page of text, I would be lucky to get a sentence in.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 20, 2024

Include Disability Materials Separately Of course, there should be a closed captioning option or a transcript for those with visual problems, but that is separate from the content itself and only used by those students with a disability. When I started teaching, I thought teaching was lecturing.” Both images are striking.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 20, 2024

Include Disability Materials Separately Of course, there should be a closed captioning option or a transcript for those with visual problems, but that is separate from the content itself and only used by those students with a disability. When I started teaching, I thought teaching was lecturing.” Both images are striking.

Teaching 110

Teaching Lecturing Disabilities Attention 110

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

It has disabled our education system, creating challenges to educational access, barriers to student academic progress and strains on teachers’ and students’ physical and emotional well-being. is Executive Director and Chief Scientist at EdTogether and an Adjunct Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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Accessibility Distance Learning Learning Students 218

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 2, 2023

The Role of Assistive Technology in Promoting Inclusive Education Persons with disabilities may struggle with coordination problems, short attention spans, and limited mobility, which may or may not be obvious. Some disabilities include blindness, deafness, dyslexia, and autism. Let’s find out below.

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Assistive Technology Disabilities Technology Education 97

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Surprisingly, 15-20% of the population has a language-based learning disability and over 65% of those are deficits in reading. … It is referred to as a learning disability because dyslexia can make it very difficult for a student to succeed… ” — the International Dyslexia Foundation. Read & Write.

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Learning Disabilities Disabilities Assistive Technology Reading 128

Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

Adrienne Davis, a student at Milwaukee Area Technical College who writes for the campus newspaper there. Our moderators did their best to quickly disable public chat and ban the users who were violating our usage policy, but the incident was a reminder to anyone planning public events on Zoom to be aware of this online vandalism trend.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Surprisingly, 15-20% of the population has a language-based learning disability and over 65% of those are deficits in reading. … It is referred to as a learning disability because dyslexia can make it very difficult for a student to succeed… ” — the International Dyslexia Foundation. Read & Write.

Learning Disabilities 120

Learning Disabilities Disabilities Assistive Technology Reading 120

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

I took a break from the classroom to pursue writing in New York, and later to work as a private educator abroad. I envisioned summers off where I could write in a quaint cottage and return in the fall fully recharged. My master’s degree in education through a social justice graduate program radically changed how I approached teaching.

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Instructors English Essay Disabilities 162

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 11, 2019

Thank you, Jane, Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, for writing a quick overview of that topic’s intersection with education. . Even though 86% of universities currently educate students with disabilities, only 24% of the schools say that they offer those students assistance “to a major extent.” The Future of Connected Learning.

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Accessibility Disabilities Internet Education 89

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

The surveys included over 20 demographic questionscovering areas like housing, food security, disability status, and employmentfollowed by 1540 experience-based questions exploring academic confidence, mental health, study habits, and perceptions of inclusion. Sheza Shaikh centered mental health and belonging in her writing.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2015

I use the term obstructed rather than reluctant as I, and many others love writing but just face challenges that make this harder to do. If we look at a standard day in any classroom, the activities and assessments are all channelled through writing. They then may move on to reading a poem and answering questions.

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Technology Universal Design Learning Writing 103

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Active learning, as defined by Bonwell and Eison (1991), is learning that goes beyond just listening to a lecture and includes engagement on the part of the student through reading, writing, discussion and problem solving. A new comparison of active learning strategies to traditional lectures for teaching college astronomy.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Active learning, as defined by Bonwell and Eison (1991), is learning that goes beyond just listening to a lecture and includes engagement on the part of the student through reading, writing, discussion and problem solving. A new comparison of active learning strategies to traditional lectures for teaching college astronomy.

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Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 58

Lab to Class

JANUARY 3, 2024

Able to write the most basic letters/characters individually and in simple words. This allows them to have a surface to write on, partners and groups to work with, but also their own chair to help them learn to stay in their assigned place. This can be a perfect setup for watching videos, listening to lectures, and reading books.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The lone student of color, the single mother juggling child care, the disabled or depressed student no longer needs to shrink or stand out in the classroom. Before the pandemic, like many of my peers, I had been a great believer of the lecture hall, with its sense of tradition and history.

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Lecturing Education Learning Knowledge 217

Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2021

The lone student of color, the single mother juggling child care, the disabled or depressed student no longer needs to shrink or stand out in the classroom. Before the pandemic, like many of my peers, I had been a great believer of the lecture hall, with its sense of tradition and history.

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Lecturing Education Learning Knowledge 203

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2022

My ability to be discrete, of course, is a marker of privilege: I don’t have a visible disability that divulges itself to the world without my consent, and the luxury of steady childcare ensures that my kids never accompany me to work. They pepper their lectures with personal stories of loss, persistence, and joy.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2022

My ability to be discrete, of course, is a marker of privilege: I don’t have a visible disability that divulges itself to the world without my consent, and the luxury of steady childcare ensures that my kids never accompany me to work. They pepper their lectures with personal stories of loss, persistence, and joy.

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Teaching Disabilities Lecturing Instructors 98