Renee Shaffer

Location: south carolina

About me

I am a career educator (27+ years) in higher education at the university and career college level. I love helping colleagues put the pieces together to learn how to be the best instructor/educator possible.

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Renee Shaffer

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Visual Impairments

Michael, How nice. A podcast or audioclip would be very useful and students could listen to it any time they wish. Renee Shaffer

Renee Shaffer

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Course Accessibility

Michael, You are ahead of the game. Thanks for accomodating all learners! Renee Shaffer

Renee Shaffer

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Cognitive Disabilities

Michael, Great! it is always good to check with their academic advisor. But sometimes the academic advisor has not been given any notice about a disability. So in higher education, it is best for instructors to check with the disability services office because they would have the information not the academic advisors. Renee Shaffer

Renee Shaffer

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Making Content Accessible

Parrish, Correct. It is especially true if the assignment or components are required. One can't leave a whole segment of the student population out of the loop. Renee Shaffer

Renee Shaffer

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Making Content Accessible

Parrish, With careful upfront planning, instructors can make their content available long before there is a request for an accomodation. Eveyrone wins. Renee Shaffer

Renee Shaffer

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Designing Accessibility: Be Proactive

Parrish, When institutions are proactive it can save everyone a lot of hassles and can help everyone. Renee Shaffer

Renee Shaffer

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Essentials: LMS, Documents, Assessment

Parrish, Yes, sometimes it is the little things that can mean so much. Alt Text will never "look" the same. Renee Shaffer

Renee Shaffer

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Course Accessibility

Darcel, Yes, it sounds like you are doing a good job letting people know how they can access materials. Keep up the good work. Renee Shaffer

Renee Shaffer

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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Parrish, Yes, closed captioning needs to be included. They are many companies out there which can provide the service and there really isn't a standard. Much depends on the money that the institution has. One that I heard about today is called 3PlayMedia. Renee Shaffer

Renee Shaffer

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Course Accessibility

Good points! Keep up the good work giving students directions.

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