[Athen] Deaf student in course using VoiceThread

[Scott Marshall]

Here's a slightly different take on the question...

It's a huge learning moment - particularly for a class about managing info
and tech. I wonder if the instructor would be willing to raise the
accessibility question with the class? To wrestle with the trade-offs
involved between "quick, easy, inaccessible " and "accessible to the whole
community". I obviously don't know ANYthing about the course (Is it super
technical or is it at least particularly taught though a "management" lens?
And does it even matter?) but it seems to me to be an amazing opportunity
to frame the issue in terms of values.

It might be uncomfortable but that shouldn't prevent the discussion. The
only way we're going to improve digital accessibility on our campuses is by
making more people aware of it by raising it every chance we get. And I
believe that accessibility will become "the way we do things around here" -
it's just a matter of time. For an instructor preparing students for the
future, it seems like a worthwhile conversation to have.

scott



On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 10:56 AM, Brent Whiting <bwhiting at temple.edu> wrote:


> Nazely,

>

> At Temple we are currently working through an evaluation for usage

> strategy of VoiceThread.  Our current proposed direction is that any

> student that contributes to a thread via audio or video will need to (at

> minimum) provide a synopsis of the content covered in their audio comments

> immediately after their post.  (we are also hoping to get on VoiceThread’s

> radar for a feature request that would prompt for this synopsis immediately

> upon posting any media file)

>

>

>

> We’re concerned that waiting for a file to be captioned would potentially

> leave a deaf student out of an active/live discussion.

>

>

>

> Brent

>

> -------------------

> *Brent Whiting*

> Director of Information Systems

> Academic Computing

> Temple University

> Ambler Learning Center – Rm 110

>

> bwhiting at temple.edu

> voice (267) 468-8380

>

>

>

> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On

> Behalf Of *Nazely Kurkjian

> *Sent:* Friday, December 18, 2015 4:26 PM

> *To:* DSSHE-L at listserv.buffalo.edu; athen-list at u.washington.edu

> *Subject:* [Athen] Deaf student in course using VoiceThread

>

>

>

> Good afternoon & apologies for the cross-post~

>

>

>

> A student who is deaf is enrolled in a graduate level Managing Information

> and Technology course and they use VoiceThread to facilitate online

> discussions. Students may choose to participate using video, audio only, or

> text only. The professor intends to provide feedback to the students using

> text.

>

>

>

> The student knows ASL, but what I'm concerned about is how we're going to

> make the* other *students responses accessible in a timely and equitable

> manner. I don't believe any of the other students know ASL, and if they

> choose to create video or audio discussion, I'm not sure how to go about

> providing access.

>

>

>

> Apparently, you can add captions to VoiceThread files

> <https://voicethread.com/howto/closed-captioning/>, but is this something

> we should ask the students (in the class) to provide or should our office

> provide it as soon as possible after something has been posted? I'm talking

> to the professor on Tuesday, so maybe that will give me a better idea on

> the expected student response turnaround time.

>

>

>

> I sincerely appreciate any advice or recommendations.

>

>

>

> Thank you,

>

> Nazely

>

>

>

> --

>

> *Nazely Kurkjian*

>

> *"Shame on us...  If we let the wonders of educational technology and

> broadband internet lead to more inequality as opposed to less"*

>

>

>

> Adaptive Technology Specialist

>

> Services for Students with Disabilities - UU 119

>

> Binghamton University

>

> Phone: 607-777-2686

>

> Email: kurkjian at binghamton.edu

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Scott Marshall
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University of Minnesota Disability Resource Center

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