Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities in the Online Classroom - Faculty Focus | ... - 0 views
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William Meredith on 11 Jun 12Should it be solely the student's need. Should the instructor try to diagnose? Is that going too far?
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Students with learning disabilities tend to learn better in the online environment, but institutions are not doing enough to prepare instructors to meet their needs, says Mary Beth Crum, an online instructor at the University of Wisconsin—Stout
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For some, online learning provides the opportunity to hide their learning disabilities from classmates, which can be a welcome relief from the unwanted attention their learning disabilities received in their face-to-face courses.
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Their response: open and constant communication, compassion, a willingness to bend the rules to accommodate students, and one-on-one instruction.
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Crum has found that when students who need extra time initially receive it, they tend to get subsequent assignments in on time. Planning becomes a way for them to reach their potential once the obstacle of a due date is removed.
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Students with learning disabilities may have difficulties with online courses that are predominantly text based