Discussions Exams Learning Disabilities 
Edsurge
OCTOBER 28, 2020
College students with learning disabilities experienced a sudden rupture of the status quo this spring when most of their courses moved online. In some cases, the change interfered with the coping strategies students use to learn.
eSchool News
AUGUST 14, 2024
Worries about using AI for academic help and answering questions led to many discussions on its role in the classroom. By analyzing patterns in students’ grades, attendance, participation, and other behavioral indicators, AI algorithms can predict potential academic risks and learning disabilities.
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eSchool News
APRIL 16, 2019
Many of those struggling were English-language learners (ELLs) whose English proficiency wasn’t at the level needed to comprehend challenging texts within these exams. Some were students with learning disabilities. Small group discussions are held regularly, giving students the opportunity to connect and collaborate with peers.
Edsurge
APRIL 30, 2020
Colleges have long had offices designed to support students who have learning disabilities and to encourage broader accessibility in the classroom and beyond. On the latest installment of our monthly online discussion forum, EdSurge Live , we explored accessibility in this unusual era of emergency remote teaching.
Edsurge
OCTOBER 16, 2019
Understanding the Gap between Intelligence and Abilities In college, I took a formal assessment in hopes of getting a time accommodation for exams. When the report came back with the words “learning disability,” I was filled with so much shame. My whole body shut down. I hid the report, scared that someone would see it.
Edsurge
MARCH 16, 2020
Tony Wan, Managing Editor Access and Equity How can we accommodate students who have learning disabilities in online instruction and practice universal design principles? during lessons, and offer students a variety of ways to complete assignments rather than requiring everyone to write a paper or take a timed exam.
Edsurge
APRIL 12, 2019
Listen to the discussion on this week’s EdSurge On Air podcast. They got accommodations, and they didn’t take the exam at their [usual] school. But typically, those students still take the exam in their home school where they’d be known. Or read a portion of the interview below, lightly edited for clarity.
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