Punitive attendance policies and inflexible deadlines make students’ lives needlessly difficult.

In a new survey, chief online officers predicted that by 2025, programs and courses that mix on-campus and online learning experiences would become the norm for undergraduate students, graduate students and adult learners. As a result, institutions will need to develop a learning-first strategy, regardless of the modality, that helps students achieve their learning objectives. On this webcast, join a panel discussion that will engage institutional and sector leaders on the impact of distance education on recruitment, enrollment and retention, along with implications for student success and access and equity initiatives.

Karen talks about how providing ADHD learners with sufficient structure and support can help them land the plane, i.e., complete their work, courses, and goa...

“[ disability classroom megathread 💛🧵] this winter i taught an upper-level course in Disability Policy @ UWO. for beloved community, i made all course lectures & materials FREE online so anyone can take my course! syllabus + thread of EVERY class: https://t.co/vIVtuBaN2t”

While administrators tout the benefits of in-person instruction, some students want to preserve the flexibility of the pandemic era.

Some faculty say, "Well they should tell me what's going on. Then I'll consider giving them an extension."Okay, but would you share with a professor that you were pooping blood? Five professors? Someone who you hope will write you a rec letter? 1/ https://t.co/x7T0Iez4Pw— Dr. Cait S. Kirby (she/her) (@caitskirby) November 18, 2021

h/t Karen Costa If that restaurant has a ramp, I am able to function perfectly within that situation. I am able to go in, sit at a table, order my food, eat it, and pay, just like everyone else. My wheelchair is not the problem. The inaccessibility of the restaurant is. Saying that I am disabled more accurately

Academic Ableism Asynchronous Discussion Space A space to upload questions, answers, queries, and resources as we read through the book. Each section below is organized based on synchronous meeting/book section. At the end there is also a general section for resources or overarching comments ab...

As we shift into fall term, students who have never set foot on campus (incoming and second year students) are going to realize that perhaps they DO need accommodations now that in person classes have started again. Accommodations are time consuming, lengthy, and expensive. 1/10