Renee Shaffer

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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What is one of the first places that an online instructor should go for help in making their course materials accessible?
What are some examples of disabilities covered under the ADA?
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As an online instructor, how would you work with the Office of Disability Services?
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As an online instructor how would you assess if the rights of a student with disabilities were being violated?
As an online instructor, how would you assist students with disabilities to make the transition to post-secondary education?
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As an online instructor, what are some best practices you have developed to ensure your course is accessible to all students?
As an online instructor, what would you do to assist students with cognitive disabilities?
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As an online instructor, what assignments might you avoid if you have students with visual impairments?
As an online instructor, what assistive technologies do you have available to assist students with disabilities?
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I understand what was said in this section.... but I have some issues with it. In my opinion students, in high school, in some sports and in the home life are not tought to deal with failure! They are told "well at least you tried!" and they feel that that is good enough. Every body fails!!!! bar none. and untill kids that are growing up are tought that failing is part of life, and when it happens you have to pick your self up, dust your self off and (the MOST important of all.... Try it again. Untill this idea… >>>

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