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USING ACCESSIBLE COURSE MATERIAL – WHAT IS INVOLVED?
Presenters:Kathy Buob, M.A.Lyn Clemons, B.A.
Benjamin Tzeng Sengoku, B.S.
PRESENTERS
Kathy Buob, M.A. Learning Disability Specialist
Lyn Clemons, B.A. Alternate Media Technology Supervisor********Benjamin Tzeng Sengoku, B.S. Tech Expert from across the systems
and Problem Solver
TOPICS
TRAININGSERVICESMETHODS
(EQUIPMENT/TECHNIQUES) IMPLEMENTATION
TRAINING
Faculty Concerns Regarding Technology
Additional Workload on FacultyAdditional Workload on Faculty Academic FreedomAcademic Freedom Academic IntegrityAcademic Integrity Copyright of course materialCopyright of course material
Faculty Conversions Of Course MaterialUniversal Design For Learning
What is Universal Design for Learning? How can Faculty include it into their
course material? Why is it important to use it for all
students? Collaborative partnerships???
SERVICES
Applications Faculty Can Use To Convert Course Material
LecShareABBY PDF Transformer 2.0Kurzweil 3000Assistance from Alternate Media
Center on Campus
Use Of Alternate Media Services For Students And Faculty
Get course materials converted ahead of time for student use to:
•E-text•Audio format (MP3)•Braille•Enlarged Text•Tactical Graphics
•Videos Captioned •Text books scanned for conversion to other alternate formats
Example of how the “tiff” file can be used for different e-text in alternate formats.
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Scan written material or textbook to get tiff file.
Specialized Applications
LecShare – makes MS PowerPoint presentations usable by all students in different alternate formats
ABBY PDF Transformer 2.0 – makes PDF files usable by all students in different alternate formats
Specialized Applications (continued)
Kurzweil 3000
Inspiration
Audio Formatted Course Material
Accessible Campus Computer Labs For Students
High Tech Center computer labs Universal Learning labs Other computer labs set up for student
access, such as Project Impact at CSU East Bay
Department computer labs, such as Business, Science, Math, Social Science, Education, Library, etc.
METHOD
Use Of FM Systems, Captioning, Remote Captioning Or Real-Time Captioning
FM Systems usage in classrooms – In classroom radio broadcast.
Open/Closed Captioning – As seen on broadcast TV/movies
Use Of FM Systems, Captioning, Remote Captioning Or Real-Time Captioning
(continued)FM or amplification systems
Infrared Real-time Captioning
Remote Captioning Real time Captioning
Closed Captioning
Use Of Braille, Enlarged Text Or Electronic Text (E-Text)
Braille Enlarged Text material Electronic Text (E-text)
Use Of Voice Recognition For Students With Mobility
Differences
Voice Recognition Other Voice Recognition software
Environmental Access
Movement Sensory AppealSmart Wiring in Classroom
IMPLEMENTATION
Training Faculty To Use Technology
Information Technology (IT) Department Faculty Support Media Academic Technology Support
(MATS) Alternate Media Center (AMC) High Tech Center Training Unit (HTCTU)
Difference Between Screen Readers And
Document Readers
Screen Readers – to translate all screen elements to spoken text
JAWS SuperNova
Document Readers – to capture printed material to digital spoken medium
Kurzweil 3000 OpenBook WYNN
Equable AccessWhat Can Be Done To Make It
Happen?
Equable Access to Course MaterialsEquable Access to ClassroomsWhat can be done to work together
to make course materials universally designed for all students?
Buy-In For Faculty Or Minimizing Rejection
Appeal to “Wow” and “Learning”Reduce workload or friction on
instructor.Emphasize functional over ideologicalDefine clear role boundaries.
Walking toward knowledge and achievement!!
You are not walking alone!
QUESTIONS???
You are invited to ask questions about any of the material we have
presented.
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