Best Practices for ADA Compliance in Online Teaching Linguistics
Learn about the best practices and resources for ensuring ADA compliance in online teaching of linguistics. Understand the importance of implementing ADA functional online courses and creating a better learning environment for all students. Discover why ADA approval is essential for new courses and how these practices benefit every student, regardless of disabilities or challenges they may face.
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ADA Compliance and ADA Compliance and Teaching Linguistics Online Teaching Linguistics Online Best Practices and Resources This PowerPoint has been designed to meet accessibility standards. If you encounter any issues, please notify the presenter directly.
Americans with Disabilities Act Americans with Disabilities Act This presentation is about best practices for creating an ADA functional online course. This presentation is not about ADA history or law.
Learning Applied Skills Learning Applied Skills You would not learn how to drive by being taught the history of the automobile. You will not learn how to implement ADA best practices by being taught the history of the ADA.
Make a Better Driving Experience Make a Better Driving Experience Driving best practices and skills look after you and other drivers. ADA best practices and skills look after you and your students.
Why Implement These Best Practices Why Implement These Best Practices University movement to require ADA approval before teaching a new course. Best practices make for a better course environment for more students than you know.
Best Practices are Best for Best Practices are Best for Every Every Student Student 1 in 12 men are colorblind (National Eye Institute) 75% of adults use some sort of vision correction (The Vision Council) 60% of Americans are far sighted (e.g., have trouble reading; The Vision Council) 1 in 4 College students have hearing loss or hidden hearing loss that impacts their ability to discern speech (Le Prell, Hensley, Campbell, Hall & Guire, 2012; Liberman, Epstein, Cleveland, Wang, & Maison; 2016)
Linguistics is Relevant to the Cause Linguistics is Relevant to the Cause Affordances Properties of objects which show users the actions they can take. Digital Affordances Properties of your instructional material which show students the actions they can take through understandable cues. Paralinguistics communication outside of words themselves Paralinguistics Digital Affordances - are simple cues that one can give in response to social media content with one click
LING 2050: Language of Now Online Undergraduate core curriculum course No required textbook Multiple sections taught by multiple instructors
Introduction to Linguistics Introduction to Linguistics Explores the relationship between pop culture, technology, and language change. Examines the linguistic significance of new technologies such as texting, gaming, IM, and social networking.
Instructional Materials Instructional Materials Course Shell (e.g., Canvas, Blackboard) PowerPoints Video Recorded Lectures Website Links (external sources) Readings (excerpts) Podcasts Infographics YouTube videos Word documents Images
Simple, One-Time Fixes Simple - shallow learning curve, may or may not mean quick to implement Long Term - content that is continually used
Examples of Simple, One-Time Fixes Font size Alt. text to images Section or page titles (e.g., PowerPoint slide) Hyperlinks Colors And many more Visit my webpage to see a full list of simple fixes and trainings on how to apply them.
Where do I start? Where do I start? Who has the answer(s)? Who can train me? How do I do this? Did I fix it all yet?
Barriers Lack of university support Lack of resources Lack of LMS (e.g., Canvas) support
Barriers For Linguists Phonology - Phonemes Morphology Morphemes Dialect Illustrations
Compliant versus Functional Practical, applied trainings; Services Access to instructional material
Where do I (you) start? THADA the one-stop-ADA-shop Start with simple, one-time fixes. Create a course that assists every student; a course your students can experience.
