#7.5 Campus Partners Working Together to Create Accessible Online Learning
Environments
Panelists:
Steve Adams, Distributed Learning Support Services
Lacy K. Ford, Senior Vice Provost
Christy Friend, Center for Teaching Excellence
Aisha Haynes, Center for Teaching Excellence
Karen Pettus, Student Disability Services
OverviewOverview
•Vice-Provost’s Introduction (video)
•Quality Review Timeline•Background (pre-2010)•Groundwork (2010-2013)•Building a process (2013-2014)
•Year 1 Successes
•Challenges and Next Steps
IntroductionIntroduction
Senior Vice Provost Lacy K. FordCommitment to Quality Accessible Online Courses
Link to Senior Vice Provost Lacy K. Ford Video
Total Enrollment 45,457Undergraduate 36,220Graduate 6,867Professional 1,470
Main and Senior Campuses•Columbia•Aiken•Upstate•Beaufort
Regional Campuses•Lancaster•Salkehatchie•Sumter•Union
University of South CarolinaUniversity of South Carolina
BackgroundBackground
Thirty-two graduate degree and certificate programs through DL
Online (Blackboard, Adobe Connect), DVD & telepresence
Enrollment Growth10,365 (AY 09)13,665 (AY 10) 15,582 (AY 11)
16,602 (AY 12)17,883 (AY 13)18,808 (AY 14)
TimelineTimeline
20102010
•Distributed Learning Move by Vice Provost
•Academic services leadership
•Closer involvement with academic units
•Course approval process revision
•Unified vision and blueprint
•Collaboration established
2011-20122011-2012
•Instructional Designers hired
•University subscription to Quality Matters Program
•Training for Instructional Designers
•7 Ways to Make Your Class Accessible
2011-20122011-2012
•September 24th, 2012:•OCR presentation on accessibility of online
material
•New online technologies and delivery modes
•Enterprise applications and opportunities
2012-20132012-2013
•Dr. Ford’s assessment of online courses
•Adoption of Quality Matters rubric for best practices
•$1,500 course revision grant for faculty
Spring 2013Spring 2013
Provost’s Quality Review Process Created
•Process begins and ends with faculty
•Rubric addresses course quality and accessibility
•Collaborative units provide ongoing support
•Provost’s Office announces and provides incentives
Spring 2013DL Course Review
Flow Chart
Summer 2013Summer 2013
Getting the Word Out
•Documents sent to department chairs/deans
•CTE develops forms and resources
•Faculty DL committee consulted
2013-20142013-2014
Process Underway•Designers worked with faculty to revise courses
•Weekly CTE meetings to discuss review process
•Designers review courses and make recommendations
•Faculty DL Quality Assurance committee reviewed materials/made recommendations
2013-20142013-2014
Getting Faculty Buy-In
•Campus partners streamline process for faculty
•Process begins and ends with departments/faculty
• Emphasis on flexibility and meeting faculty needs
• Incentives/recognition for successful course revisions
ResultsResults
Year 1 (108 courses):•34 passed review•16 expected to pass by Fall 2014•27 retired by department•22 faculty received $1500 + commendation letter
Success Story 1:Vera Polyakova-NorwoodDirector of Online LearningNursing
•Challenge: Transcripts for frequent lecture updates
•Solutions: • Faculty pooled grant funds• Use Dragon Naturally Speaking and
Student Assistants
Success Story 2:Maureen PetkewichInstructorStatistics
•Challenge: Captions for videos showing math calculations
•Solution: Supplemental grant funds to hire captioning service
Success Story 3:Rebecca CollierAdjunct FacultyWomen & Gender Studies
•Challenge: Retrofitting existing voiceover PowerPoint lectures
•Solutions: • Teaching assistant created transcripts• Will create scripts for future lecture preparation
“I like how the PowerPoint videos have a notes tab that puts in words exactly what you are saying in the videos, allows me to
follow along and take good notes easily.”
Other Successes•11 faculty/8 staff receive award from Disability Services
•Invitations to present at conferences
•Faculty and student testimonials
Next StepsNext Steps
•Quality Review for all DL graduate courses
•Goal: All DL courses undergo review every 3-5 years
•Goal: Work with technology services to create system-wide accessibility solutions
Questions?