eCampus News - DEIA Archives https://www.ecampusnews.com/teaching-learning/deia/ Higher Ed News Tue, 16 May 2023 16:13:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.ecampusnews.com/files/2021/03/cropped-ecnicon-1-32x32.jpg eCampus News - DEIA Archives https://www.ecampusnews.com/teaching-learning/deia/ 32 32 107582492 Inclusive education programs offer support for students with intellectual disabilities https://www.ecampusnews.com/teaching-learning/2023/05/30/inclusive-education-students-intellectual-disabilities/ Tue, 30 May 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=101601 Regis University offers students with intellectual disabilities a specialized program to realize their college dreamsIn Colorado and nationwide, most colleges don’t offer programs for students with intellectual disabilities, which includes limitations in reasoning, learning, problem solving, or social or practical skills. Those colleges that do have limited spots.

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]]> 101601 College programs must prioritize accessibility https://www.ecampusnews.com/teaching-learning/2023/03/21/college-programs-must-prioritize-accessibility/ Tue, 21 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=101085 New OER for faculty will help prepare aspiring developers and designers to create more inclusive and accessible technology experiences.A new Open Education Resources (OER) initiative from the nonprofit Teach Access aims to expand awareness of digital accessibility in higher education.

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]]> 101085 Colorado’s science and engineering university wants to enroll more Pell students. Here’s how https://www.ecampusnews.com/teaching-learning/2023/02/13/university-more-pell-students/ Mon, 13 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=100595 The share of students receiving Pell Grants at a university has become a proxy for how many low-income students an institution is servingSabastian Ortega’s mom cried when he told her he was accepted to the Colorado School of Mines. He thought, as he talked to her on the phone, that she was crying tears of joy. She wasn’t.

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]]> 100595 Students are flocking to HBCUs–here’s why https://www.ecampusnews.com/teaching-learning/2023/01/16/students-are-flocking-to-hbcus-heres-why/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=100456 Black students are gravitating toward institutions where they are seen, accepted, and feel safe and comfortable in learning environments.While colleges and universities nationwide have struggled to enroll students over the past several years, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are seeing a significant increase in application volume and enrollment of Black students.

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]]> 100456 Creating accessible online exams https://www.ecampusnews.com/teaching-learning/2022/12/14/creating-accessible-online-exams/ Wed, 14 Dec 2022 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=98450 Two people look at a computer screen to ensure 24-7 online accessibility for users.There’s a lot to consider when creating accessible online courses - including your exams. If you haven’t developed your online exam content with accessibility in mind, use the information in this article as a starting point.

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]]> 98450 3 keys to ensuring accessibility for all students https://www.ecampusnews.com/teaching-learning/2022/10/11/3-keys-to-ensuring-accessibility-for-all-students/ Tue, 11 Oct 2022 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=99998 Creating accessibility and inclusive online learning experiences ensures that all students can fully participate in online and hybrid learningWhen instruction moved online during the early stages of the pandemic, colleges and universities very quickly learned how important accessibility is for learning.

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]]> 99998 Report illuminates barriers to equity in digital learning for underrepresented students https://www.ecampusnews.com/teaching-learning/2022/09/30/report-illuminates-barriers-to-equity-in-digital-learning-for-underrepresented-students/ Fri, 30 Sep 2022 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=99940 Higher education struggles to develop practices and policies informed by disaggregated data and digital learning equity remains out of reach.The Every Learner Everywhere network has released a new report illustrating how barriers to equity in digital learning differ across racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds – and are exacerbated by higher education’s tendency to aggregate student data into monolithic categories.

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]]> 99940 Colorado’s higher ed equity officer wants more help for students of color https://www.ecampusnews.com/teaching-learning/2022/08/30/colorados-higher-ed-equity-officer-wants-more-help-for-students-of-color/ Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=99677 Colorado’s chief educational equity officer has tried to elevate the conversation about how colleges and universities can serve students of colorIn an interview with Chalkbeat, Montoya said he wants to elevate and support college and university work helping students of color, as well as those that are first generation and low income. He also wants to stimulate the conversation about what those students need to be successful.

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]]> 99677 6 ways to advance equitable access in higher education https://www.ecampusnews.com/teaching-learning/2022/08/15/6-ways-to-advance-equitable-access-in-higher-education/ Mon, 15 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=99634 For higher education to close the equity gap, institutional leaders must address the impact that foundational elements in several areas have on degree achievementIn the spring of 2020, we saw life as we knew it largely disrupted due to the global pandemic. Society continues to weather its effects, which show up differently for various communities due to the persistence of systemic inequalities. Americans are looking for ways to obtain upward mobility, and historically, the best way to achieve this has been through higher education.

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]]> 99634 How to ensure digital equity in online testing https://www.ecampusnews.com/teaching-learning/2022/07/11/how-to-ensure-digital-equity-in-online-testing/ Mon, 11 Jul 2022 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=99366 If educators aren’t paying attention to digital equity, the integrity of online exam results could be called into questionAs more high-stakes exams transition to an all-digital format, experts warn that students who are not as digitally literate as their peers could be placed at a disadvantage.

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