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Dear Clare, In terms of text, you could get a support worker to follow the lecturer and write the solutions (if text) on to a lap top. The VI student could then either read the text by magnification or use JAWS or another screen reader (with earphone) to listen to the text. Another way, if it is technically possible and I think it is, is to link the student lap top via a Local Area Network (LAN) to the lecturers lap top (if they are using one to display the solutions to the problems) and the student can use JAWS to read them, again with an earphone. Other than that, a large magnifier may be useful if a support worker can copy the solutions as the lecturer goes through the problem on the board. Best wishes, Steve. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clare Davies" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 3:46 PM Subject: Re: lecture notes > Dear Steve, > > Many thanks for this helpful suggestion, which I will certainly follow up. > I also need to find a solution for a student who has useful residual > eyesight - she has no experience with tactile medium but can not read > handwriting or from a distance. Any ideas? > > Clare > > -----Original Message----- > From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Steve Carey > Sent: 19 April 2004 15:19 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: lecture notes > > > Dear Clare, > A similar situation occurred with semantic modelling during my studies. We > got around the problem by the use of a support worker sitting alongside me > in the seminar and using German paper to express the equations and flow > charts. German paper is available from the RNIB and it's a cheap way of > interpreting graphics for VI people. > > Best wishes, > > Steve Carey. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Clare Davies" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 2:28 PM > 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 > > [log in to unmask] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Michael Trott > > Sent: 15 April 2004 23:11 > > To: [log in to unmask] > > 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] > > 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? >> > > >