We will demonstrate an orientation module that seamlessly incorporates role-playing activities, interactive forms for students and faculty, and procedures for accommodations for college level disability resource centers (DRCs). The module is a comprehensive point of reference for DRC stakeholders.
Abstract
As Nevada State College (NSC) revamped its online DRC orientation materials, while moving to a new LMS, we envisioned a way that all of our stakeholders could utilize our site to service students. We created an orientation portal on the LMS that engaged everyone -- instructors, students, and staff -- in the challenges and resolutions of providing accommodations for students with disabilities.
We went far beyond providing forms and information about accommodations procedures. We sought to illustrate principles of confidentiality, privacy, and self-advocacy through:
Meaningful and Compelling role-played scenarios that demonstrate examples of "communication" events between:
1. Students and RCSD
2. Students and instructors
3. Instructors and RCSD
4. Students and their peers
5. Students who have study issues and how they may answer, "Do I have a disability?"
Each of these scenarios involves a variety of issues related to:
1. confidentiality
2. privacy
3. disclosure choices
4. student preparedness
5. self-advocacy
6. RCSD's role in coaching students to manage issues
Kepoints
Orientation Module is available as a free information course package Canvas by Instructure or as a URL link.
Orientation Module engages all stakeholders in confidentiality, privacy, and self-advocacy challenges.
Role-play demos of instructor-student, instructor-DRC and student-evaluator encounters fosters self-efficacy.
Speaker Bio(s)
Sam McCool
Sam is best known for How to Speak Pittsburghese and How to Speak Bostonian, popular folklore titles since the 1980s. He has also co-authored three books on topics about total quality management and higher education. An innovator in composition studies, Sam has designed, developed and taught online and hybrid courses since the mid-1990s. In 2008 and 2009, he received Blackboard Catalyst Community Collaboration Awards and in 2010, the Staff Development Program Award. That same year, he co-chaired the successful Southwest Technology Conference hosted by NSC in Henderson, NV. Since then, he has led NSC’s transition from Bb Vista 8 to Canvas, the adoption of Mediasite lecture capture, and the development of an instructional media library on YouTube. He enjoys camping, gardening, splitting wood, and traveling the back roads of Nevada on a Harley-Davidson Switcback.
Sam McCool
Sam McCool is the Manager of Instructional Technology at Nevada State College. He is best known for his popular How to Speak Pitsburghese (Pittsburgh Goodwill Inc., 1982) and How to Speak Bostonian (1984). He has also co-authored three books on topics in total quality management and higher education. An innovator in composition and linguistics instruction, Sam has designed, developed and taught online and hybrid courses for four colleges and universities. In 2008 and 2009, Sam received the Blackboard Catalyst Community Collaboration Award. He won a third Blackboard Catalyst Award for Staff Development Program in 2010.