With the necessary move to remote learning during the pandemic, face-to-face classes were rapidly converted to a synchronous version with little time to consider accessibility or issues of equity. Now it is time to examine our practices to ensure that we are accommodating students who need help the most. While there are several technological options for synchronous online courses, some or more accessible than others.
This session discusses key issues in producing accessible synchronous online courses. It will also explore what you can do to promote a more equitable environment in your online course. Specifically, it will discuss:
- Issues of equity
- The Monsters: bandwidth and technological inequities
- Tips when you are live
- Rethinking instruction and content delivery
- How to prepare your sessions to be inclusive
These slides are from the webinar from the OTTER Institute held on June 10th, 2021.
Resources:
Cohen, Jenae and Beth Seltzer. 2020. “Teaching Effectively During Times of Disruption." Stanford University online resource.
Dill Emma, Karen Fischer, Beth McMurtrie, and Becky Supiano. 2020. “As Coronavirus Spreads, the Decision to Move Classes Online is the First Step. What Comes Next?” Chronicle of Higher Education, March 6.
Goa, Philip (2012)Optimal Video Length for Student Engagement.EdX.
Hamraie, Aimi. 2020. “Accessible Teaching in the Time of COVID-19.”
Hicks, Cat, Emeline Brulé, and Roberta Dombrowski. 2020. “You Have to Put Your Class Online: Simple Things to Think About.” Online resource.
Puang, Serena (2021) “As Colleges Strive for a Return to Normal, Students With Disabilities Say, ‘No Thanks’”.
Walia, Apjit & Ravindran, Sai (2020) America’s Racial Gap & Big Tech’s Closing Window. Deutsche Bank Research.
Wieck, Lindsey Passenger. 2020. “An Equitable Transition to Online Learning: Flexibility, Low Bandwidth, Cell Phones, and More.” Pedagogy Playground
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