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Since 1948 we have helped millions of students who are blind, dyslexic or have other learning disabilities achieve confidence and independence in the classroom and in life. More about our mission We work with our partners to raise awareness of learning differences.

When I was a graduate student, I volunteered with this organization (formerly known as Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic). I read fiction books and textbooks, recording in a booth on my own or with a director. Volunteers completed training to learn how to cue the audio reader to turn book pages, to transition between text and pictures or figures, and to indicate punctuations (ellipsis, quotations, subscript/superscripts, etc.). The experience helped me to improve the use of my voice in communicating to learners and the ways to chunk the information appropriate for visually impaired and dyslexic learners. as Learning ally, the organization now offers professional development for teachers to help them with utilizing the wide range of audiobooks in their collection.

This paper describes a team based approach for on-line course development- focusing on team roles in course design using theoretical frameworks to guide development and evaluation. Team roles are identified using the Quality Matters rubric.

Even though this reference seems simple, it is a nice concise outline for developing a grading rubric.

After lAst week's clAss And looking At this, I'm sold on At leAst giving rubrics A shot. I've been kind of reluctAnt About them up until now.

In brief, the study shows that yes online teaching is time consuming but NOT because of the technology involved but because it is a great time investment to interact with all students. again brings me back to my point that YES online teaching helps to 'individualize/personalize' the student learning process. Therefore, requires greater inputs and personalize mentoring than a traditional classroom engagement.

A discussion of fAir use prActices for online video. This should be helpful for Anybody who is plAnning on using video clips As illustrAtions or for discussions or Assignments.

Thanks, Dan. This is an excellent overview that offers reasonable guidelines while highlighting the gray areas within the area of fair use, a very flexible term. The focus is on intent but, more importantly, that the educational/critical aspect must be clearly defined and communicated. I do use quite a lot of video so this is very helpful to me.

Providing faculty resources and support to teach successfully online

I consider my classroom, in general, flipped. My general rule of thumb is that the more I talk the less they learn, so I really push the application process.

This is a great example of using these techniques. I see lots of application of this info in my future teaching. Thanks for sharing.

The AmericAn Council on EducAtion (ACE) hAs releAsed A new pAper on the importAnce of implementing A stAndArdized ApproAch to recognizing online degree progrAms Across different stAtes.

This is a good summary of how to organize our thoughts about "flipped classrooms".

This is a good summary of how to organize our thoughts about "flipped classrooms".

MERLOT is a CoI revolving around technology and learning objects. It is a repository of learning objects that can be accessed and used. The objects are grouped according to subject / content, and they are peer-reviewed. This is an excellent resource with something for everyone. (My personal favorite object - the "eye simulator," which demonstrates the actions of the 6 extrinsic muscles of the eye and lets you "paralyze" muscles specifically to examine the effect on eye movement - completely cool!) There is also a wealth of other information on their site (sorry - within their community :) Best of all - all the resources at MERLOT are free.

Mobile Learning: a Designer's Guide to Fighting Learner Distraction One of the biggest issues in eLearning is distractions. The brain is constantly bombarded with stray thoughts even when users exert great self-control. The problem is yet more pronounced in mLearning, as devices themselves may cause distractions such as phone calls, email alerts, and the knowledge that the user could easily be doing something different.

I follow this blog although it is primarily for course design. In any case, this topic seemed relevant to our course design assignment.

June , 2014 StoryDesk is a good presentation app for iPad. Its beautiful interface makes it fast and easy to create presentations that help you break down complex concepts into bite-sized, easily understood bits. In many ways, StoryDesk is a next generation alternative to PowerPoint and Prezi.

This is a relatively short (9 pages) piece that's not too difficult to read. I liked that it makes the distinction between 'big OER' (produced by larger, institutionally-based initiatives) and 'little OER' (produced by individuals). a quote: "The first may be that people don't value free things, or are suspicious of free. We have become accustomed to roughly equating monetary price with value or quality. Free is therefore obviously low quality or suspicious at least ... But in education there is still an expectation that high quality education costs." This is something I have thought about often in my career in higher ed here in Ga, and that I'm especially attuned to now as I pack 2 children off to another institution of higher education.

Hi Ann, I reAlly liked this Article And the differentiAtion of context. The violin story is A good one thAt I believe we must Ask--At Emory how much dependence upon open source is too much, how do we continue to give the ROI for the tuition? GreAt find.

This is the online ADDIE workbook I used to design A previous workshop. It's A nice step through of the overAll process with lots of externAl resouces. The InstructionAl System Design Model (ISD) uses five phAses (AnAlysis, Design, Develop, Implement, And EvAluAte) for creAting both informAl And formAl leArning processes.

Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to immigrants and refugees who are visually impaired or blind involves complex challenges such as working with mainstream ESL programs that have low expectations of people with disabilities, coping with inaccessible intake tools and training materials, locating and recruiting students from immigrant and refugee populations that do not always believe people with disabilities can become literate and productive citizens, locating and recruiting appropriately trained volunteer tutors, and matching students with tutors.

Brief article by online instructor sharing tips on managing online courses. Two tips I think would be especially useful include: 1) using a "What's New" section for adding content so students can find it easily and 2) for large classes to keep personalized grading assignments and high tech features to a minimum.

Kristy, thanks for this good resource, I think that author has several good points. There are ways to think about the "What's New" area. There is a module page within the site that can be used, I've added one in our class, just so you can see. Learners can also use the Global Navigation at the top right of the Bb site to see all (or to filter specific courses) of all new and up-to-date happenings. There are definitely strategies of workload management including team and peer-review assignments. You can also have student-led discussions. Large online classes are there own beast - and I think SON is facing it. I believe that we can come up with some solid solutions that still meet the instructional goals without burning out the faculty.

This is a great research guide designed to help faculty who wish to incorporate UDL into their classes. See especially the UDL syllabus rubric page (listed under the tab "UDL Course Changes"

This is a brief article aimed at University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate students offering time management and email writing tips. I chose this article both because I find the general time management tips helpful for everyone and I feel that many of my students would benefit from similar suggestions/guidelines when communicating professionally online. I especially enjoyed the line reminding students, "that many faculty view an e-mail message as a letter that was delivered quickly rather than a quick conversation."

This is one of the techniques that I try to use when I find myself easily getting distracted. The Pomodoro Technique is a way to stay focused by alternating set periods of work and breaks (each period is a "pomodoro"). Once the basic habits are set, one can start planning out how many pomodoros an activity will take and establish a set plan for the day.

I do so enjoy the Pomodoro Technique...when I remember to use it! Excellent resource to share, Robert. One app I actually purchased.