I usually suggest that lecturers need to read out what is on the board
as they are writing it and to have a notetaker present to write it down
in whichever media is accessible to the reader so that it is close to
them and 'live'. This could be electronic or handwritten according to
need.
Chris
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From: Clare Davies [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 19 April 2004 17:00
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Subject: Re: lecture notes
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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Cc:
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,
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writes:
<< 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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