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ACSS. Adapting Curriculum for Student Success. GOALS. To improve the quality of higher education for students with disabilities

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ACSS

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  1. ACSS Adapting Curriculum for Student Success

  2. GOALS • To improve the quality of higher education for students with disabilities • To make instruction, accommodations, and related services for students with disabilities completely integrated into the curriculum while we continue to provide high quality external support services

  3. OUTCOMES • Systemic change • Increased enrollment of students with disabilities • Increased graduation rates for students with disabilities

  4. FIVE COMPONENTS • Curriculum Design and Faculty Training • Mentoring ,Tutoring, and Academic Support • Assistive Technology • Outside Agency Support • Dissemination of Information

  5. CURRICULUM DESIGN AND FACULTY TRAINING • Faculty receive training in techniques, strategies, and the use of assistive technology • Workshops • Summer Institute • Expert Consultants • Faculty receive stipends to create new or redesign existing courses

  6. MENTORING, TUTORING & ACADEMIC SUPPORT • Specialized tutoring • Mentoring Project • Student/faculty focus groups

  7. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY • Hardware • Computers: Writing & Math Centers • Software • JAWS • Dragon Naturally Speaking • Math Manipulatives • Hands-On Equations • Fraction Strips

  8. OUTSIDE AGENCY SUPPORT • Advisory Board • Consultant “Office Hours” • Agency Open Door

  9. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION • Peer support network and web site • Syllabi and course information posted on ACSS web site • ACSS faculty peer collaboration • Conference presentations • Summer Institute expanded to include faculty from other IHEs

  10. FUNDING • U.S. Department of Education • Program Title: Demonstration Projects to Ensure Students with Disabilities Receive a Higher Education • Total Funding: $390,475 • 80% Federal = $315,475 • 20% UC = $ 75,000

  11. PROJECT STATUS

  12. Assessment and Evaluation in Therapeutic Recreation Anatomy and Physiology Newswriting Theoretical Foundations of Occupational Therapy World History Professional Ethics Foundations of Literacy Practical Teaching Methodologies Major Figures in English Literature Since the 18th Century Research II (Physical Therapy) Clinical Research REDESIGNED COURSES

  13. NEW COURSES • Strategies in Math • Writing Workshop

  14. MENTORING AND TUTORING • 100 hours of tutoring provided • Mentoring Program created

  15. SYLLABUS FEATURES • Disclosure Statement • Calendar of Readings and Due Dates • Consistency of Information • Location of Writing and Math Centers • Multiple Assessments • Overall Disabilities Friendly Approach • Early Access to Syllabus

  16. UTICA COLLEGEInstitute for Excellence in Education Lois A. Fisch, Ph.D. lfisch@utica.edu Laura G. Dorow, Ed.D. ldorow@utica.edu

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