Considerations for Online Learning

• Peer note-takers enrolled in courses will continue to take notes during virtual class sessions and send them as usual. Notes will be sent to disabilityservices@cgu.edu

All visual materials used during the lecture will need to be verbally described.

PowerPoint Presentation Slides

PPT’s will need to be posted and in an accessible Word or PDF format, visual information written on the board will need to be read and highlighted auditorily.

• Was the PowerPoint created with a template?
• Can the order of the text in the presentation be verified in the “Outline” panel?
• When tabbing, does the cursor move in a logical order if it were read aloud?
• Is there sufficient color contrast between text and background colors?
• Do images (which offer important information not contained in the text) include text descriptions?
• Was the built-in MS Office Accessibility Checker used?
• View Creating accessible PowerPoint presentations from Microsoft Office Support for more information.

Zoom – zoom technology has a feature allowing for transcription of recorded lectures.  Faculty can work directly with CGU OIT to activate this feature.

20 Tips for Teaching an Accessible Online Course

Video and Audio

• Is all video content (web, DVD and VHS) captioned?
• Are transcripts available for video-based materials that were not able to be captioned?

Recording and Transcripts in Zoom

Images posted online will require alternative descriptive text.

PPT’s and lecture notes should be posted online.

Flexibility in course due dates may be required if extensive remediation of materials is required for ODS students to have access in an online format.

ODS may require additional campus assistance in remediating online content.

Course Readings
https://library.claremont.edu/course-readings/

The Library is committed to providing course readings.

They will do their best to obtain an e-copy of each course reading title if one is available.

The Course Readings Submission form has been updated in light of many of the colleges moving to a hybrid or mostly online model for instruction.

If a Course Reading title is not available online, scans may be requested by faculty to post on their Sakai or Canvas sites. Submit a scanning request. Please specify which sections of the book are most important for us to scan.

Read these articles for more information: Choosing Course Readings for Online or Hybrid Fall Courses: We Can Help! &  Access to Course Materials for Remote Teaching

Students are encouraged to let their professors know they need access to course readings so they can submit scan requests for the class.

Subject Librarians are available to work with faculty to identify alternative editions or titles if no e-copy of a requested book is available.

• Kurzweil is available to all students with Kurzweil accounts and can be accessed through the following link:  https://www.kurzweil3000.com/KLogin.php

Documents

• Can text be highlighted, copied, and pasted?
• Were headings used?
• Level was NOT skipped?

• • Good: H1, H2, H2, H3, H3, H3, H2, H2

• • Bad: H1, H3, H3, H2, H5, H4. (for example, H2 was skipped)
• Is there sufficient color contrast between text and background colors?
• Do images (which offer important information not contained in the text) include text descriptions?
• Was the built-in MS Office Accessibility Checker used?
• View Creating accessible Word documents from Microsoft Office Support for more information. 

Excel Workbooks

• Do images (which offer important information not contained in the text) include text descriptions?
• Were header rows and column headings specified?
• Was the hyperlink text meaningful?
• Were merged cells avoided?
• Was the built-in MS Office Accessibility Checker used?
• View Creating accessible Excel workbooks from Microsoft Office Support for more information.

Due to unforeseen disruption of structured schedule or increase in stress levels, ODS student may have a disability related need to request new course modifications (academic accommodations) not previously needed i.e. additional extension of time permitted for course assignments or exams.

ODS Coordinator will be available via email at disabilityservices@cgu.edu to set up zoom meetings or answer questions.