What a challenge for all of us who agonize over "little" things like the wording of our syllabi and how to handle recalcitrant students! My hat is off to this woman. I recently talked to a young man who was in a Business Administration course at Harvard and had a professor who was legally blind. He said that this professor had a great sense of humor. This professor also said that answering a question from him would require students to make their responses very obviously visible. (They should wave their arms.) He also made the point that if they found this process difficult, students should remember that when they left the auditorium THEY'D be able to see, but HE'D still be blind. That killed me. There are so many electronic helpers - clicks for answering and such. Maybe some of these would be helpful. I'm going to contact this student to find out any other accommodations he recalls from his classroom experience. Beth Benoit Granite State College New Hampshire From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 7:27 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Inquiry
Greetings! I have an inquiry from a student that has me stymied. I have no clue how to reply. I am hoping that someone on the list might have some relevant experience. The student will be in a seminar that I teach at UNLV for our grad students who are teaching introductory psychology for the first time. She will be teaching two sections of Intro starting in another week. As you will see below, she has a significant visual impairment and is seeking advice about how to work around this problem in the classroom. If anyone has any experience that bears on this quandary, we would greatly appreciate any advice that you might be able to provide. *************************** I was wondering if you might be able to give me some advice on teaching. I am legally blind and i am not totally certain how to handle this situation in the classroom. I am working with Dr. Ashcraft to try to get a proctor to help me with exams. But I was wondering if you might know of anyone who has taught who could not see very well, and mainly I wanted to let you know about my situation prior to our class on Thursday. I don't think I will have any trouble delivering the material, I am just more worried about interacting effectively with my students. I am also uncertain how I should initially address my situation to the class. I think it should be addressed in the syllabus, but I don't know how to word it, and was wondering if you might be able to help me on Thursday with the wording and placement. ******************************** Thanks in advance for your help. Wayne Weiten Wayne Weiten, PhD Psychology Department University of Nevada, Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV 89154 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 702-341-1675 _____ It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal <http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047> here. --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
