SXSW EDU 2020

Classes for All: Improving Access with Tech

Description:

In an era of personalization, today’s college classroom is often remarkably impersonal -- particularly for students with disabilities. However, the rise of artificial intelligence and technologies like automated speech recognition are enabling faculty to more easily tailor the learning experience for all students, regardless of physical or mental disabilities. Learn from faculty, technologists, and advocates how higher ed can tap technology to enable a new generation of inclusive and accessible


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Takeaways

  1. Discuss how higher education institutions are utilizing emerging technologies to better meet local and national accessibility standards
  2. Learn to create engaging learning experiences that are multimodel and accessible to all students, regardless of any physical or mental disabilities
  3. Identify the role of multimedia audio and video tools in creating more accessible classrooms

Speakers

  • Fred Singer, Founder and CEO, Echo360
  • Whitney Kilgore, http://idesignedu.org/, iDesign
  • Sherri Restauri, Coastal Carolina University
  • Elyse Ashburn, Independent

Organizer

Ben Heverly, Senior Associate, Whiteboard Advisors


Meta Information:

  • Tags: edtech, instruction
  • Event: EDU
  • Format: Panel
  • Track: Accessibility & Inclusion
  • Session Focus Area
  • Level: Basic Understanding


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