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This is the next installment in a sequence of posts designed to take a close look at the way we design our course syllabi. (Revisit the first post, Fonts, here.) Small, incremental improvements to the design elements of a syllabus provide an easy entry point into making Geneseo courses more inclusive, and more accessible.
This time, an exploration of the wild world of color.
Earlier this week, Leah authored a guest blog post discussing growth mindset through the lens of her interim role as the Coordinator of Disability Services. As she differentiates growth mindset from a fixed mindset, Leah reminds us of the importance of “adjusting our paradigm about student growth and development” particularly as we support students with differing abilities. One area for opportunity specific to the teaching and learning environment is the language we use in our syllabi and other course documentation describing accommodations. The Provost’s Office simplifies this process for us with language on the Student Success Resources page (also available in the Canvas Commons, search term “Geneseo”). Similarly, this post is intended to simplify the process surrounding Canvas-based accommodations specific to quizzes and exams.
Continue reading “#TechTipThursday: Accessibility and assessments of learning”Growth mindset is a topic and area of research that has exploded in the education world in recent years. While this topic is usually discussed in the context of supporting students to develop their abilities, it is equally important for those of us who work with students to continuously develop in our capacity to support our students—to have a growth mindset for ourselves in working with our students.
Continue reading “Growth Mindset and accessibility: Keep growing yourself”