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Student Technology Use: Who, What, How, When, Where and Why
Student Technology Use: Who, What, How, When, Where and Why
Alice Anderson, Technology Accessibility Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison
November 12, 2009 @Accessing Higher Ground
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-MadisonUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
and ... who cares? ... or should care?
University of Wisconsin-MadisonUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
Facts
• Location: Madison, Wisconsin • Founded:1848 (First class: February 1849) • Campus: 935 acres (main campus) • Enrollment: 42,041 • Budget: $2,191,700,000 (2006–2007) • Chancellor: Carolyn “Biddy” Martin
University of Wisconsin-MadisonUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
Enrollment of SWD (that have registered with McBurney Disability Resource Center at UW-Madison (1998-2009)
–1998, 779–2000, 874–2002, 848 –2004, 770 –2006, 600–2008, 532–2009, 798
Categories of Disabilities of Students with VISAsCategories of Disabilities of Students with VISAs
Disability Category Disability Distribution, By
Primary Disability Only
Disability Distribution, By
Primary, Secondary and
Tertiary Disabilities
Learning Disability (LEA) 143 173
ADD/ADHD (ADD) 128 183
Psychological Disability (PSY) 116 163
Health Impairment (HEL) 68 88
Hearing Disability (HEA) 28 32
Visual Disability (VIS) 18 20
Mobility and/or Orthopedic Disability (MOB)
15 22
Brain Injury (BRA) 9 10
Temporary Disability (TEM) 4 4
Autism Spectrum Disorders (AUT) 2 2
Other Disabilities (OTH) 1 2TOTAL 532 Individuals NA
Note: Includes students with current VISAs enrolled for Spring 2008 as of 5/5/2008
Students with VISAs, by Primary Academic Program (School/College)Students with VISAs, by Primary Academic Program (School/College)
College of Letters & Science (L&S) 329
Agricultural and Life (ALS) 40
School of Human Ecology (HEC) 38
School of Education (EDU) 37
College of Engineering (EGR) 27
School of Business (BUS) 14
School of Nursing (NUR) 11
School of Law (LAW) 9
Division of Continuing Studies (DCS) 8
School of Pharmacy (PHM) 8
School of Medicine (MED) 5
School of Veterinary Medicine (VET) 4
Institute for Environmental (IES) 3
TOTAL: 533
Note: Includes students with current VISAs enrolled for Spring 2008 as of 4/25/2008
SWD - Technology use and barriers SWD - Technology use and barriers
CMS / LMS
What UW-MADISON Students with Disabilities (SWD) ...
tell us about technologies they use, and barriers experienced.
Registration and Registrar’s On-line Resources
NEW in 2009! – Scholarship Application - online application is for UW-Madison students who plan to be enrolled 2010-11 academic year.
NEW in 2009! – Scholarship Application - online application is for UW-Madison students who plan to be enrolled 2010-11 academic year.
Survey Respondents
ALL Students at UW-Madisonown,
like, anduse technology!
in high percentages, and those percentages are growing!
ALL Students at UW-Madisonown,
like, anduse technology!
in high percentages, and those percentages are growing!
Web-based - SWD use and barriersWeb-based - SWD use and barriers
CMS / LMS
Web-based 88% have courses that use Web-based
22% have experienced access barriers
Access barriers identified:- Videos were not captioned- Transcripts for audio files were not provided- Could not enlarge text (PDF’s and Web pages)- PDF’s saved as image files- Animated/moving text with small font
Desire2Learn (Courseware) barriersDesire2Learn (Courseware) barriers
LibraryD2L
- Videos used were not captioned- Videos & audio used were poor quality
could not see or hear
- PowerPoints not readable didn’t use the notes section
- Text on page would not center when printing- Navigation confusing- Could not upload material consistently- Crashes, slow performance issues
Major Challenges for SWD @UW-MadisonMajor Challenges for SWD @UW-Madison
1. Captioning & Transcripts
2. PDF’s
3. PowerPoints
Video Use and Higher EducationVideo Use and Higher Education
Professors and students are hungrier than ever to use video in the classroom and in their research, but they still have trouble getting the materials they need.
White paper "Video Use and Higher Education: Options for the Future.”
“Video Use in Higher Education” http://tinyurl.com/m7xxwx
Video Use TrendsVideo Use Trends
• Internet users online video viewership up 34% from Nov 2007-2008
• Every minute 13 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube
• Age is not a factor – everyone is partaking
• Soon, more people will access the Internet through mobile devices than through desktop computers
“world beyond words”“world beyond words”
Our cultural shift today – from book literacy to screen fluency where video is the new vernacular – a “world beyond words” where television, movies, and the audiovisual work will, like books, find themselves with tables of contents, indexes and abstracts, rendering them searchable to the minute if not the second ...
Americans Who Use CaptioningAmericans Who Use Captioning
- 4th airports
- 3rd sports bars
- 2nd gyms
- 1st: couples in the bedroom when one
wants to sleep and the other wants to
watch TV
Captioning - HistoryCaptioning - History
First experiments with steno machines
1950ies - used for translating foreign languages
First open captioned TVprograms
1972 - Julia Child’s “The French Chef”
1973 - Rebroadcasts of ABC News
First Line-21 TV closedcaptioning system developed
1976 - by the FCC
First real-time closedcaptioning program
1982 - ABC “World News Tonight”
Law mandating all TV’s over 13” have built-indecoder
1993 - Congress passed the “Television Decoder Circuitry Act”
Captioning & Transcripts – Other BenefitsCaptioning & Transcripts – Other Benefits
1. Searchable2. Students reviewing concepts3. Studying in noisy environments4. International Students 5. Children learning to read6. Not disturb others7. Technology audio problems8. More . . .
Case Study at UW-MadisonCase Study at UW-Madison
• Large on-line class– Lectures– Readings– Quizzes– Videos (26+)
Case Study at UW-MadisonCase Study at UW-Madison
• Faculty notified that Deaf or HH student(s) will be enrolled in class
• Course converted to on-line
• 26 videos
World Caption Tool . . . to the Rescue World Caption Tool . . . to the Rescue
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Captioning Captioning
Brian Deith, UW-Madison
helped create the Digital Academic Television Network (DATN), which lets campus users watch live television on their computers
designed the controller for the DATN (Digital Academic Television Network) and has
developed a way to transform closed captioning from digital television signals to text, allowing researchers to search and archive this trove of information
etc. etc.
Captioning & Transcripts – Basic TypesCaptioning & Transcripts – Basic Types
Postproduction (Off-line) : Captions
created and added after a video segment
has been recorded and before it is aired or played.
Real time (on-line): Captions created and
displayed at the time of program origination.
Hours to do the captioningHours to do the captioning
Transcripts were checked for accuracy when received
Transcripts added to videos
Timing of transcript (synchronization) adjusted
Review for accuracy and cross platform
Total hours to caption files:
4 to 1 (4 hours for 1 hour video)
Getting Transcripts - EnablrGetting Transcripts - Enablr
20.6MB 2020bigger.wmv - 9 min20.1MB 2020eating.wmv - 9 min30.0MB abcirrad.wmv - 13 min5MB baldo.wmv - 7 min8MB beefpack.wmv - 8 minetc.etc.___________________
Total: 26 + videos = 4 hours
Some videos had transcripts, because they were produced locally
173 minutes were sent to Enablr.com
$173
World Caption DemoWorld Caption Demo
World Caption Video available at:
http://www.doit.wisc.edu/accessibility/video/
NEXT STEPSNEXT STEPS
Campus Media Captioning Solutiona means for capturing, obtaining
transcripts, captioning and publishing classroom lectures, public speeches, video and audio resources over the web, DVD, etc.
http://www.doit.wisc.edu/accessibility/captionPilot.asp
Resources Resources
• DoIT Web Accessibility Videos http://www.doit.wisc.edu/accessibility/video/
• Knowledgebase (Help Desk) http://kb.wisc.edu/helpdesk/
• Alice Anderson [email protected]
eTEACHeTEACH
• Flash based multimedia application that delivers PowerPoint presentations that are synchronized with audio and/or video. Presentations are made accessible through captions and also a screen reader output of the presentation
About eTEACH, including demos