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<p class="MsoNormal">Interesting question. From my experience, students without disabilities have just assumed they are being given options they can choose to best fit their technology needs. It falls into the universal design for learning and universal design
for instruction models.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On our campus we are using Ally for Blackboard. This gives students the option to have a file that an instructor posts in one format converted to a different format. For example, if the instructor is posting PDF files, the student can instead
have the file converted and downloaded as an HTML file which may work better for the technology they have available to them. They could also have the file downloaded as an audio file using synthetic speech so they can listen to the content rather than read
it visually. There is really nothing to indicate that this is a disability thing in Blackboard.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Last spring we had more than two thousand files converted and downloaded as either PDF or EPUB files by more than 1,400 students. We do not have nearly that many students registered for accommodations at our school.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m not sure any of this helps, but that’s about the best I can tell you. Students seem to like the ability to convert and download the format they like.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Roboto">Robert Lee Beach<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Roboto">Kansas City Kansas Community College<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>David McGeehan<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 2, 2022 11:50 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] [EXT] How providing course materials in multiple formats may impact the extraneous cognitive load of redundancy<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you Robert for your response. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To clarify my question, when addressing accessibility issues and learning modality preferences, one approach is to provide the same material in multiple formats. In so doing, are other issues/problems introduced, i.e., redundancy cognitive
overload, students unsure of what material type to choose, confusion about why multiple formats are presented, etc.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m speculating that students not living with a disability may not be aware of the accommodations provided to students with disabilities, so redundant material formats may confuse them.
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<p class="MsoNormal">(BTW, this question is not about extraneous cognitive load split attention, though insights into that would be welcome).
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Beach<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 2, 2022 12:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] [EXT] How providing course materials in multiple formats may impact the extraneous cognitive load of redundancy<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m not sure I understand your question. When you say multiple formats, are you referring to providing a Word, PDF, HTML, audio, and EPUB format of the same material? Do you mean using multiple stimuli such as having the words highlighted
while they are spoken so that there is the stimuli of motion, color, and sound to help with retention and comprehension?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Roboto">Robert Lee Beach<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Roboto">Kansas City Kansas Community College<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Roboto">7250 State Ave. - Suite # 3384 - Kansas City, KS 66112
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Does anyone have information / insights regarding providing course materials in multiple formats and how that may impact the extraneous cognitive load of redundancy?
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
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