Vinton G. Cerf, one of the fathers of the Internet, recently wrote about software accessibility in Communications of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery), November 2012. He explores why it’s so difficult to get software engineers to create software that is accessible to people with various disabilities. This is similar, I think, to technology and …
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Electronic textbooks
There are many sources for online textbooks, which are generally cheaper than physical textbooks. This can be an option for the budget-conscious student, as the College Board reports that the average students spends more than $1000 a year on books and supplies. Vitalsource, Pearson’s MyEducationLab (Pearson-published books only), and CourseSmart are a few I’ve used. Of course, …
PROWL workshop files
Thanks for coming to the PROWL review and workshop! We hope you find it informative and helpful. Please sign in. Here are some files you can use as examples to test your PROWL course. an image file a PDF another PDF still another PDF Please let your ATS liaison know if you need further help …
Online assignment and grading
Two years ago we started the First Year Writing Requirement to assess the writing of first year students. They’re required to submit a portfolio of three writing samples: A paper from their FYE course A paper written for a course after their FYE A reflective piece I was asked to help come up with a system …
