Student Technology Use: Who, What, How, When, Where and Why

Student Technology Use: Who, What, How, When, Where and Why

Alice Anderson, Technology Accessibility Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison

November 12, 2009 @Accessing Higher Ground

University of Wisconsin-Madison

University of Wisconsin-MadisonUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison

and ... who cares? ... or should care?

University of Wisconsin-MadisonUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison

Facts

• Location: Madison, Wisconsin • Founded:1848 (First class: February 1849) • Campus: 935 acres (main campus) • Enrollment: 42,041 • Budget: $2,191,700,000 (2006–2007) • Chancellor: Carolyn “Biddy” Martin

University of Wisconsin-MadisonUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison

Enrollment of SWD (that have registered with McBurney Disability Resource Center at UW-Madison (1998-2009)

–1998, 779–2000, 874–2002, 848 –2004, 770 –2006, 600–2008, 532–2009, 798

Categories of Disabilities of Students with VISAsCategories of Disabilities of Students with VISAs

Disability Category Disability Distribution, By

Primary Disability Only

Disability Distribution, By

Primary, Secondary and

Tertiary Disabilities

Learning Disability (LEA) 143 173

ADD/ADHD (ADD) 128 183

Psychological Disability (PSY) 116 163

Health Impairment (HEL) 68 88

Hearing Disability (HEA) 28 32

Visual Disability (VIS) 18 20

Mobility and/or Orthopedic Disability (MOB)

15 22

Brain Injury (BRA) 9 10

Temporary Disability (TEM) 4 4

Autism Spectrum Disorders (AUT) 2 2

Other Disabilities (OTH) 1 2TOTAL 532 Individuals NA

Note: Includes students with current VISAs enrolled for Spring 2008 as of 5/5/2008

Categories of Disabilities of Students with VISAsCategories of Disabilities of Students with VISAs

Students with VISAs, by Primary Academic Program (School/College)Students with VISAs, by Primary Academic Program (School/College)

College of Letters & Science (L&S) 329

Agricultural and Life (ALS) 40

School of Human Ecology (HEC) 38

School of Education (EDU) 37

College of Engineering (EGR) 27

School of Business (BUS) 14

School of Nursing (NUR) 11

School of Law (LAW) 9

Division of Continuing Studies (DCS) 8

School of Pharmacy (PHM) 8

School of Medicine (MED) 5

School of Veterinary Medicine (VET) 4

Institute for Environmental (IES) 3

TOTAL: 533

Note: Includes students with current VISAs enrolled for Spring 2008 as of 4/25/2008

SWD - Technology use and barriers SWD - Technology use and barriers

CMS / LMS

What UW-MADISON Students with Disabilities (SWD) ...

tell us about technologies they use, and barriers experienced.

Survey RespondentsSurvey Respondents

Similar response representation for both populations

Technology Ownership

Both populations own (enjoy and use) Technology

Survey Respondents - Cell Phone or Handheld

Survey Respondents – Use of Handheld

Survey Respondents – Technology USED!

Survey Respondents – Technology SATISFACTION!

Campus Kiosks

Over 100 Free Standing Computers (Kiosks) in 30 Campus Locations!

Survey Respondents – What students are using technology for in school?

Survey Respondents – What students are using technology in general?

Survey Respondents – What students are using technology for school and in general?

Survey Respondents – Campus Computer Labs

Survey Respondents – Campus Computer Labs

Registration and Registrar’s On-line Resources

NEW in 2009! – Scholarship Application - online application is for UW-Madison students who plan to be enrolled 2010-11 academic year.

NEW in 2009! – Scholarship Application - online application is for UW-Madison students who plan to be enrolled 2010-11 academic year.

Survey Respondents

ALL Students at UW-Madisonown,

like, anduse technology!

in high percentages, and those percentages are growing!

ALL Students at UW-Madisonown,

like, anduse technology!

in high percentages, and those percentages are growing!

Web-based - SWD use and barriersWeb-based - SWD use and barriers

CMS / LMS

Web-based 88% have courses that use Web-based

22% have experienced access barriers

Access barriers identified:- Videos were not captioned- Transcripts for audio files were not provided- Could not enlarge text (PDF’s and Web pages)- PDF’s saved as image files- Animated/moving text with small font

Desire2Learn (Courseware) barriersDesire2Learn (Courseware) barriers

LibraryD2L

- Videos used were not captioned- Videos & audio used were poor quality

could not see or hear

- PowerPoints not readable didn’t use the notes section

- Text on page would not center when printing- Navigation confusing- Could not upload material consistently- Crashes, slow performance issues

Major Challenges for SWD @UW-MadisonMajor Challenges for SWD @UW-Madison

1. Captioning & Transcripts

2. PDF’s

3. PowerPoints

Video Use and Higher EducationVideo Use and Higher Education

Professors and students are hungrier than ever to use video in the classroom and in their research, but they still have trouble getting the materials they need.

White paper "Video Use and Higher Education: Options for the Future.”

“Video Use in Higher Education” http://tinyurl.com/m7xxwx

Video Use TrendsVideo Use Trends

• Internet users online video viewership up 34% from Nov 2007-2008

• Every minute 13 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube

• Age is not a factor – everyone is partaking

• Soon, more people will access the Internet through mobile devices than through desktop computers

“world beyond words”“world beyond words”

Our cultural shift today – from book literacy to screen fluency where video is the new vernacular – a “world beyond words” where television, movies, and the audiovisual work will, like books, find themselves with tables of contents, indexes and abstracts, rendering them searchable to the minute if not the second ...

Faculty Video Use AnticipatedFaculty Video Use Anticipated

Americans Who Use CaptioningAmericans Who Use Captioning

- 4th airports

- 3rd sports bars

- 2nd gyms

- 1st: couples in the bedroom when one

wants to sleep and the other wants to

watch TV

Captioning - HistoryCaptioning - History

First experiments with steno machines

1950ies - used for translating foreign languages

First open captioned TVprograms

1972 - Julia Child’s “The French Chef”

1973 - Rebroadcasts of ABC News

First Line-21 TV closedcaptioning system developed

1976 - by the FCC

First real-time closedcaptioning program

1982 - ABC “World News Tonight”

Law mandating all TV’s over 13” have built-indecoder

1993 - Congress passed the “Television Decoder Circuitry Act”

Captioning & Transcripts – Other BenefitsCaptioning & Transcripts – Other Benefits

1. Searchable2. Students reviewing concepts3. Studying in noisy environments4. International Students 5. Children learning to read6. Not disturb others7. Technology audio problems8. More . . .

Case Study at UW-MadisonCase Study at UW-Madison

• Large on-line class– Lectures– Readings– Quizzes– Videos (26+)

Case Study at UW-MadisonCase Study at UW-Madison

• Faculty notified that Deaf or HH student(s) will be enrolled in class

• Course converted to on-line

• 26 videos

World Caption Tool . . . to the Rescue World Caption Tool . . . to the Rescue

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Captioning Captioning

Brian Deith, UW-Madison

helped create the Digital Academic Television Network (DATN), which lets campus users watch live television on their computers

designed the controller for the DATN (Digital Academic Television Network) and has

developed a way to transform closed captioning from digital television signals to text, allowing researchers to search and archive this trove of information

etc. etc.

Captioning & Transcripts – Basic TypesCaptioning & Transcripts – Basic Types

Postproduction (Off-line) : Captions

created and added after a video segment

has been recorded and before it is aired or played.

Real time (on-line): Captions created and

displayed at the time of program origination.

Hours to do the captioningHours to do the captioning

Transcripts were checked for accuracy when received

Transcripts added to videos

Timing of transcript (synchronization) adjusted

Review for accuracy and cross platform

Total hours to caption files:

4 to 1 (4 hours for 1 hour video)

Getting Transcripts - EnablrGetting Transcripts - Enablr

20.6MB 2020bigger.wmv - 9 min20.1MB 2020eating.wmv - 9 min30.0MB abcirrad.wmv - 13 min5MB baldo.wmv - 7 min8MB beefpack.wmv - 8 minetc.etc.___________________

Total: 26 + videos = 4 hours

Some videos had transcripts, because they were produced locally

173 minutes were sent to Enablr.com

$173

How Files Were AccessedHow Files Were Accessed

World Caption DemoWorld Caption Demo

World Caption Video available at:

http://www.doit.wisc.edu/accessibility/video/

NEXT STEPSNEXT STEPS

Campus Media Captioning Solutiona means for capturing, obtaining

transcripts, captioning and publishing classroom lectures, public speeches, video and audio resources over the web, DVD, etc.

http://www.doit.wisc.edu/accessibility/captionPilot.asp

Resources Resources

• DoIT Web Accessibility Videos http://www.doit.wisc.edu/accessibility/video/

• Knowledgebase (Help Desk) http://kb.wisc.edu/helpdesk/

• Alice Anderson alice.anderson@doit.wisc.edu

Survey Respondents

eTEACHeTEACH

• Flash based multimedia application that delivers PowerPoint presentations that are synchronized with audio and/or video. Presentations are made accessible through captions and also a screen reader output of the presentation

About eTEACH, including demos

eTEACH ExampleeTEACH Example

The Storyteller http://africa.wisc.edu/thestoryteller/