[Athen] Course Management Systems... Extra time

[Brusnighan, Dean A.]

Hi Terry,

Thanks for the suggestion. The directions for providing extended time on quizzes in Blackboard Vista 4 are now posted on the ATHEN wiki at:
http://www.athenpro.org/wiki/Blackboard/WebCT

It's under the heading of "Accessibility Procedures and Workarounds", which you suggested.  It sounded good to me.

You are so right.  We need to share with others what we learn, and the wiki is a great tool for doing that.  Thanks for reminding me of that.

Dean
	
-----Original Message-----
From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Terry Thompson
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 3:11 PM
To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network'
Subject: Re: [Athen] Course Management Systems... Extra time

Hi Dean, 

Do you mind posting the directions to the list? Or better yet, post them to
the ATHEN wiki somewhere on or linked from the Blackboard/WebCT page:

http://www.athenpro.org/wiki/Blackboard/WebCT 

There isn't really a place for this sort of information on that page yet,
but feel free (anyone) to create space. Maybe a new H2-level heading
"Accessibility Procedures and Workarounds" or something similar is in order.


In fact, if others have similar accessibility solutions related to
Blackboard or any other product, please consider using the ATHEN wiki to
document them. The wiki has potential to serve as a clearing house for
information and solutions related to the IT products we all have daily
questions about, but in order to reach its potential we all need to spend a
little time populating it with the solutions we've found.  

Thanks!
Terry

Terry Thompson
Technology Accessibility Specialist
DO-IT, Accessible Technology
UW Technology Services
University of Washington
tft at u.washington.edu
206/221-4168 


> -----Original Message-----

> From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org 

> [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Brusnighan, Dean A.

> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 9:00 AM

> To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network

> Subject: Re: [Athen] Course Management Systems... Extra time

> 

> I agree with Wink. It's not difficult. NJ, I will send you a 

> set of directions that we make available to faculty using 

> "selective release" in Blackboard Vista 4 to set the criteria 

> for extended time.

> 

> Dean

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> -----Original Message-----

> From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org 

> [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Wink Harner

> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 5:13 PM

> To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network

> Subject: Re: [Athen] Course Management Systems... Extra time

> 

> Hi NormaJean et al ATHENites,

> 

> Relay to the instructor to create a section of his class for the

> student(s) with disabilities and s/he can specify the 

> extended amount of time for the online tests & assignments. 

> Not too hard. Cutting & pasting info from one screen to 

> another. On our Instructor Notification forms we indicate a 

> time extension for online tests/assignments.

> 

> If the instructor has any trouble, refer them to the help 

> screen on creating a subset of students w/in Blackboard or WebCT.

> 

> Hope this is helpful.

> 

> Wink

> 

> 

> normajean.brand wrote:

> >

> > Fellow Athenians,

> >

> > I have been asked to collect comments, suggestions, 

> responses from you 

> > and how you and your college handle extra time on quizzes, 

> exams, any 

> > timed assignments in an online class. For instance, most of our 

> > students who meet certain criteria are accommodated with 

> extended time 

> > up to time and ½ and some with double time. This works fine for the 

> > traditional F2F classroom and on-site testing centers, but 

> not online.

> > The CMS we use is Blackboard. Blackboard does not allow, 

> that we can 

> > find, for 1.5 time duration only increments of 1 hr, 2 hr, etc.

> > Blackboard's answer to this is found in the instructor's help file: 

> > For users with special needs, such as students who use a screen 

> > reader, give them *_extra time or an unlimited_* amount of time to 

> > complete the assessment. (I'm sure you all have some idea of the 

> > accessibility issues with the various CMSs out there, including

> > Blackboard.)

> >

> > The concern is that if the norm is up to time and ½ but not 

> available 

> > in the CMS and we allow double time or unlimited time are we 

> > over-accommodating? Discriminating against the other 

> students in the 

> > same online class? Do we allow double time in an online 

> class but only 

> > time and ½ in the traditional F2F class? If the instructor 

> has two or 

> > more students with accommodations, 2 with time and ½ and 1 

> with double 

> > time, how is that handled?

> >

> > How are you handling this at your college? When I suggested 

> allowing 

> > all the students in the online class the same amount of time, say 

> > double time, many of the professors met that suggestion 

> with disdain.

> > You don't want to know how they took the 'unlimited amount of time' 

> > suggestion!

> >

> > Thank you for your kind and thoughtful responses, ideas, 

> etc... short 

> > of doing away with Blackboard (sigh).

> >

> > NJ

> >

> > 

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