Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2025

Avoid negative descriptions of disability (ex: suffers from a condition, confined/bound to a wheelchair). Update course syllabi to include statements from the campus disability/accommodations resource office, a statement on academic diversity, religious observant policies, and campus mental health resources. link] Waitoller, F.

Accessibility 97

Accessibility Disabilities Learning Disabilities Special Education 97

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. Jennifer, as an instructional designer, are there particular concerns that you look out for? Albat: As Stephanie mentioned, reading is one of them.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2025

Avoid negative descriptions of disability (ex: suffers from a condition, confined/bound to a wheelchair). Update course syllabi to include statements from the campus disability/accommodations resource office, a statement on academic diversity, religious observant policies, and campus mental health resources. link] Waitoller, F.

Accessibility 75

Accessibility Disabilities Learning Disabilities Special Education 75

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? For more information, Del Tufo recommends the universal design for learning research of Anne Meyer and David Rose.

Schools 167

Schools Disabilities Exams Distance Learning 167

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

Students with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and other cognitive differences often experience auditory, visual, and spatial processing difficulties, affecting their reading, writing, and overall learning. These challenges may include problems with left-right distinction, depth perception, spatial awareness, language skills, and vocabulary.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

Students with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and other cognitive differences often experience auditory, visual, and spatial processing difficulties, affecting their reading, writing, and overall learning. These challenges may include problems with left-right distinction, depth perception, spatial awareness, language skills, and vocabulary.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

The launch of the artificial intelligence (AI) large language model ChatGPT was met with both enthusiasm (“Wow! ChatGPT was just the first in a wave of new AI tools designed to mimic human communication via text. Or, an English language learner who relies on an app to translate words as they write essays. link] Canales, A.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98