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1 elearning in Postsecondary Education: Questions for Professors who use elearning Section 1 Demographics A. What is the name of the postsecondary institution where you work? B. Sex (select one) Male Female C. What discipline(s) do you teach? D. How many years have you used elearning in the courses you teach? E. Approximately how many students with all types of disabilities (including learning disabilities) have you taught during the last three years? Section 2 Accessibility of Specific Types of elearning Rate the degree of accessibility for each of the following types of elearning to students with disabilities whom you have taught. Rate accessibility only for elearning that you have used and for impairments that your students had. A. WebCT, Blackboard, First Class or other course / learning management system Students who are totally blind Students who have a visual / Low Vision

2 Students who have LD/ADD/ADHD Students who use a Wheelchair / Have a Mobility / B. Class presentations using software such as PowerPoint Students who are totally blind Students who have a visual / Low Vision Students who have LD/ADD/ADHD Students who use a Wheelchair / Have a Mobility / C. Downloadable course-related files in PDF (e.g., Adobe Acrobat) Students who are totally blind Students who have a visual / Low Vision Students who have LD/ADD/ADHD Students who use a Wheelchair / Have a Mobility / D. Downloadable course-related files in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, etc. Students who are totally blind Students who have a visual / Low Vision Students who have LD/ADD/ADHD Students who use a Wheelchair / Have a Mobility / E. Course web pages Students who are totally blind Students who have a visual / Low Vision

3 Students who have LD/ADD/ADHD Students who use a Wheelchair / Have a Mobility / F. (e.g., listservs, to submit assignments) Students who are totally blind Students who have a visual / Low Vision Students who have LD/ADD/ADHD Students who use a Wheelchair / Have a Mobility / G. Web-based threaded discussion / bulletin boards Students who are totally blind Students who have a visual / Low Vision Students who have LD/ADD/ADHD Students who use a Wheelchair / Have a Mobility / H. Online tests, quizzes, exams or other forms of online evaluation Students who are totally blind Students who have a visual / Low Vision Students who have LD/ADD/ADHD Students who use a Wheelchair / Have a Mobility / I. epack or additional online content/resources (e.g., CD-ROMs or web sites) that accompany textbooks Students who are totally blind Students who have a visual / Low Vision

4 Students who have LD/ADD/ADHD Students who use a Wheelchair / Have a Mobility / J. Live online text-based chat (typing and reading) Students who are totally blind Students who have a visual / Low Vision Students who have LD/ADD/ADHD Students who use a Wheelchair / Have a Mobility / K. Live online voice-based chat (speaking and listening) Students who are totally blind Students who have a visual / Low Vision Students who have LD/ADD/ADHD Students who use a Wheelchair / Have a Mobility / L. CD-ROM tutorials used in class or computer labs Students who are totally blind Students who have a visual / Low Vision Students who have LD/ADD/ADHD Students who use a Wheelchair / Have a Mobility / M. Web-based lectures / presentations that use video Students who are totally blind Students who have a visual / Low Vision

5 Students who have LD/ADD/ADHD Students who use a Wheelchair / Have a Mobility / N. Online content that uses Flash Students who are totally blind Students who have a visual / Low Vision Students who have LD/ADD/ADHD Students who use a Wheelchair / Have a Mobility / O. PowerPoint presentations viewed online using a browser Students who are totally blind Students who have a visual / Low Vision Students who have LD/ADD/ADHD Students who use a Wheelchair / Have a Mobility / P. Videoconferencing Students who are totally blind Students who have a visual / Low Vision Students who have LD/ADD/ADHD Students who use a Wheelchair / Have a Mobility / Q. Video clips / DVDs Students who are totally blind Students who have a visual / Low Vision

6 Students who have LD/ADD/ADHD Students who use a Wheelchair / Have a Mobility / R. Audio clips / files (e.g., recorded class lectures) Students who are totally blind Students who have a visual / Low Vision Students who have LD/ADD/ADHD Students who use a Wheelchair / Have a Mobility / S. Other (specify) Students who are totally blind Students who have a visual / Low Vision Students who have LD/ADD/ADHD Students who use a Wheelchair / Have a Mobility / Section 3 Experiences with Computer Technologies and elearning Rate your level of agreement with each of the following statements. Our definition of elearning. ELearning refers to the range of information and communication technologies that professors use when teaching their courses entirely in the classroom, entirely online, or partially in the classroom and partially online. elearning includes (but is not limited to) the use of the Internet (e.g., course web pages, lectures delivered live online), CD-ROMs, and presentation tools (e.g., PowerPoint, electronic whiteboards). A. I was aware of the elearning accessibility needs of students with disabilities whom I have taught. B. C. I Problems am knowledgeable related to the about accessibility how to improve of elearning are accessibility usually identified to students only after with a disabilities. student with a disability has already begun taking my course.

7 C. Problems related to the accessibility of elearning are usually identified only after a student with a disability has already begun taking my course. D. When I used elearning in my courses (e.g., PowerPoint in the classroom, downloadable PDF files, CD-ROMs, WebCT), it was accessible to my students with disabilities. E. When I used elearning in the classroom (e.g., PowerPoint, CD-ROMs, simulation software), it was accessible to my students with disabilities. F. When I used elearning over the Internet (e.g., downloadable PDF files, course web pages, threaded discussion boards), it was accessible to my students with disabilities. Section 4 elearning Actual/Desired Situations Rate your level of agreement with each of the following statements. (note, for each item, part B will change, depending on your response to Part A) 1a. At my school, I generally play an important role in ensuring that elearning is accessible to students with disabilities in my courses. 1b. 2a. 2b. 3a. 3b. 4a. 4b. 5a. 5b. 6a. 6b. Problems It At My Having works my school school, guidelines well related has when/it professors accessibility there guidelines works to that is the would someone well/would explicitly accessibility are that to when/would when/it work taught students explicitly address (a well work department) would about of if with problems well address the work elearning disabilities if accessibility well well who the related if to if I students makes play/played professors someone accessibilityrelated are/were department) for students elearning using issues. with elearning to role accessible to be of makes/were students my disabilities taught elearning ensuring courses products. to about with students is/were usually to that disabilities. make elearning students to come with elearning be with at disabilities a accessibility-related to criterion my me school accessible for for resolution. (e.g., works using to adds my to well/would elearning students issues. courses alt tags with to is to a to criterion the with (a an of important disabilities accessibility disabilities come/came web with products. work disabilities pages, well. in produces to my me (e.g., courses. for adds resolution. captioning alt tags for to online web pages, audio files). produces captioning for online audio files).

8 6b. Having guidelines that explicitly address the accessibility of elearning to students with disabilities at my school works well/would work well. Section 5 elearning Problems/Solutions Indicate 3 problems students with disabilities have encountered using elearning in their courses. How was each resolved? (if not resolved, write unresolved ) Problem 1 Solution 1 Problem 2 Solution 2 Problem 3 Solution 3 Section 6 Indicate any other issues related to the accessibility of elearning in higher education to students with disabilities that are important to you.

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