many thanks for this suggestion
Clare
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From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
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Sent: 19 April 2004 15:56
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Subject: Re: lecture notes
Clare,
One possibility which comes to mind, though I have no experience of it, would be pre-prepared segments of possible parts of equations, accessibly written on cards, which could be fitted together in the appropriate order. Taking an example from the TV show countdown, prepared cards would have '100', '75', '50', '25', '10', '9', '8' etc, and 'plus', 'minus', 'divide' and 'multiply'. Whatever numbers Carol picked, the contestant would have in front of them, and be able to arrange like a jigsaw. This would need some thought from the lecturer in adavance as to what might be needed, but would be flexible enough not to be completely pre-written. A set of a few 1's a few 2's a few 3's etc could be laid out in any order.
Just a thought.
Adam
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Adam Taussik
Disabilities Officer
University of Southampton
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From: Clare Davies [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Mon 19/04/2004 14:28
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Subject: Re: lecture notes
Can anyone suggest how to make a group seminar/discussion of worked examples
(eg maths equations, accounting or computer progamming) during a session
accesssible for visually impaired students who can not see example worked
through on the board?
Notes in advance are not appropriate as the tutor can not predict how the
example will develop, and these examples are often too complex for the
student to rely on memory.
many thanks
Clare
Clare Davies
Student Services
University College Northampton
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Michael Trott
Sent: 15 April 2004 23:11
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Subject: Re: lecture notes
I'm sure colleagues will have informatio to share but I think that what you
can expect will vary from subject to subject. For example, some courses such
as Maths, Engineering will involve worked examples during a session, some
will
be delivered through a high proportion of group discussion / seminar style
teaching while others will lend themselves more to formal lecture style
delivery.
However, I'm encouraged to find that more and more courses are providing
information / supporting notes on-line - though these are not always
available
before a lecture - possibly to encourage attendance? My olfdest son said
that
when he did his first degree, attendance at lectures was lower when
lecturers
made tapes of lectures available in the library.
Like all things, therte is never a clear solution.
Mick Trott
In a message dated 15/04/04 16:38:12 GMT Daylight Time, [log in to unmask]
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<< Has anyone got anything written on what 'lecture notes' actually are.
We ask all the time for copies of lecture notes in advance for many of our
disabled students and occassionally we get into discussions with tutors over
what we actually mean, sometimes they are happy to give copies of the OHT's,
sometimes they have the notes all available online, some have module
handbooks
outlining the contents of each lecture. We would like to give the tutors
more
information on what is acceptable and also guidance to the students with
what
it is reasonable for them to expect.
Anyone have anything they are willing to share? >>
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