March 2016 Archives - The FLTMAG

Articles March 2016

Differentiation and Accommodations: Buffet Style Learning

March 9, 2016 6844 Views 63 Comments accommodations, adaptive testing, branching, Caption, Differentiation, diversify, google for education in Boulder, IEP, improving evaluations, learner analytics, lexile level, Newsela, pear deck, section 504, Thinglink

By Peggy Veal, French Teacher & World Language Department Chair, STEM School and Academy, Highlands Ranch, CO. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/DYAE5438 Growing up in France, I was not really familiar with the concept “all you can eat” buffet restaurants until I came to the US. I

Articles March 2016

VoiceThread and Universal Design for Learning

March 9, 2016 10122 Views 0 Comments accessibility, closed captioning, mobile access, universal design, usability, VoiceThread, webcam commenting

By Steve Muth, President, Product Development, VoiceThread and Layla Arnold, Account Manager, Integration Specialist, Distance Trainer at VoiceThread, LLC. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/JCZB2137 Looking back 10 years to VoiceThread’s first attempts to get people to communicate online in a more human-centric way, we know our

Articles March 2016

The Cross-Cultural Assessment of Disability

March 9, 2016 1357 Views 0 Comments ADA compliant, cross cultural, disability, diversity

By Summer Webb, English Instructor at the International English Center at the University of Colorado Boulder. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/OATB7848 Cross-culturally, the acknowledgement of and support for students with disabilities varies widely. Munyi (2012) views “societal perceptions and treatments of persons with disabilities

Articles March 2016

Teaching Languages to Students with Learning Challenges: The Role of Technology

March 9, 2016 5290 Views 3 Comments ADHD, attention deficit, auditory processing disorder, autism spectrum disorder, Babbel, Conjuguemos, dyslexia, executive functioning, FIPSE, game based learning, language-based learning disability, Memrise, nonverbal learning disability, Nulu, phonological processing disorder, Quia, Radio Ambulante, Rapid Feedback, RIAs, Transparent Language online, universal design, Yabla, Zaption

By Eve Leons, Associate Professor, Landmark College. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/GETK3288 “Just be patient with me don’t give up on me…. I also want to do really well in this class not just pass it but do really well.” – Landmark

Blog March 2016

Get on Board: Universal Design for Instruction

March 9, 2016 6689 Views 50 Comments accessibility, accessibility policy, Course Redesign, Diverse Learners, Diverse Learners Awareness, Language Instruction, UD Compliant, universal design, Universal Design for Instruction

by Alaina Beaver, Universal Instructional Design Consultant, Office of Information Technology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/YXFE8215 How do you learn best? How might a learning environment or experience be more useful to you? These are questions that

Articles March 2016

Braille, Banerjee, and Intel

March 9, 2016 896 Views 0 Comments ADA compliance, Banerjee, Braille, Digitization of paper media, Intel, Legos

Nick Einterz, Lecturer at the International English Center, University of Colorado, Boulder. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/DWAS1859 The word “compliance” can have a negative connotation. Often, in many professions the word is a dreaded symbol of bureaucracy and additional work. Further,

Interviews March 2016

Interview with Jean Bouchard, Director of the Modified Language Program at the University of Colorado Boulder.

March 9, 2016 1234 Views 0 Comments Disability Services, Interview, Modified Foreign Language Program, multi sensory

DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/NFFC3976 Interview with Jean Bouchard, Director of the Modified Language Program at the University of Colorado Boulder. Edwige: So Jean Bouchard, you are the Director of the Modified Language Program here at the University of Colorado Boulder. Can you