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#7.5 Campus Partners Working Together to Create Accessible Online Learning Environments 

#7.5 Campus Partners Working Together to Create Accessible Online Learning Environments . Panelists: Steve Adams, Distributed Learning Support Services Lacy K. Ford, Senior Vice Provost Christy Friend, Center for Teaching Excellence Aisha Haynes, Center for Teaching Excellence

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#7.5 Campus Partners Working Together to Create Accessible Online Learning Environments 

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  1. #7.5 Campus Partners Working Together to Create Accessible Online Learning Environments 

  2. Panelists: Steve Adams, Distributed Learning Support Services Lacy K. Ford, Senior Vice Provost Christy Friend, Center for Teaching Excellence Aisha Haynes, Center for Teaching Excellence Karen Pettus, Student Disability Services

  3. Overview • Vice-Provost’s Introduction (video) • Quality Review Timeline • Background (pre-2010) • Groundwork (2010-2013) • Building a process (2013-2014) • Year 1 Successes • Challenges and Next Steps

  4. Introduction • Senior Vice Provost Lacy K. Ford • Commitment to Quality Accessible Online Courses • Link to Senior Vice Provost Lacy K. Ford Video

  5. University of South Carolina Total Enrollment 45,457 Undergraduate 36,220 Graduate 6,867 Professional 1,470 • Main and Senior Campuses • Columbia • Aiken • Upstate • Beaufort • Regional Campuses • Lancaster • Salkehatchie • Sumter • Union

  6. Background Thirty-two graduate degree and certificate programs through DL Online (Blackboard, Adobe Connect), DVD & telepresence Enrollment Growth 10,365 (AY 09) 13,665 (AY 10) 15,582 (AY 11) 16,602 (AY 12) 17,883 (AY 13) 18,808 (AY 14)

  7. Timeline

  8. 2010 • Distributed Learning Move by Vice Provost • Academic services leadership • Closer involvement with academic units • Course approval process revision • Unified vision and blueprint • Collaboration established

  9. 2011-2012 • Instructional Designers hired • University subscription to Quality Matters Program • Training for Instructional Designers • 7 Ways to Make Your Class Accessible

  10. 2011-2012 • September 24th, 2012: • OCR presentation on accessibility of online material • New online technologies and delivery modes • Enterprise applications and opportunities

  11. 2012-2013 • Dr. Ford’s assessment of online courses • Adoption of Quality Matters rubric for best practices • $1,500 course revision grant for faculty

  12. Spring 2013 • Provost’s Quality Review Process Created • Process begins and ends with faculty • Rubric addresses course quality and accessibility • Collaborative units provide ongoing support • Provost’s Office announces and provides incentives

  13. Spring 2013 DL Course Review Flow Chart

  14. Summer 2013 • Getting the Word Out • Documents sent to department chairs/deans • CTE develops forms and resources • Faculty DL committee consulted

  15. 2013-2014 • Process Underway • Designers worked with faculty to revise courses • Weekly CTE meetings to discuss review process  • Designers review courses and make recommendations • Faculty DL Quality Assurance committee reviewed materials/made recommendations

  16. 2013-2014 • Getting Faculty Buy-In • Campus partners streamline process for faculty • Process begins and ends with departments/faculty  • Emphasis on flexibility and meeting faculty needs • Incentives/recognition for successful course revisions

  17. Results • Year 1 (108 courses): • 34 passed review • 16 expected to pass by Fall 2014 • 27 retired by department • 22 faculty received $1500 + commendation letter

  18. Success Story 1: • Vera Polyakova-Norwood • Director of Online Learning • Nursing • Challenge: Transcripts for frequent lecture updates • Solutions: • Faculty pooled grant funds • Use Dragon Naturally Speaking and Student Assistants

  19. Success Story 2: • Maureen Petkewich • Instructor • Statistics • Challenge: Captions for videos showing math calculations • Solution: Supplemental grant funds to hire captioning service

  20. Success Story 3: • Rebecca Collier • Adjunct Faculty • Women & Gender Studies • Challenge: Retrofitting existing voiceover PowerPoint lectures • Solutions: • Teaching assistant created transcripts • Will create scripts for future lecture preparation • “I like how the PowerPoint videos have a notes tab that puts in words exactly what you are saying in the videos, allows me to follow along and take good notes easily.”

  21. Other Successes • 11 faculty/8 staff receive award from Disability Services • Invitations to present at conferences • Faculty and student testimonials

  22. Next Steps • Quality Review for all DL graduate courses • Goal: All DL courses undergo review every 3-5 years • Goal: Work with technology services to create system-wide accessibility solutions

  23. Questions?

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