Melissa Green, Technology Accessibility Specialist, University of Alabama
Disability Area: Topic Area:
Length of Session (in hours): 1-hr
Format: Lecture
Expertise Level: All Levels
Type of session: Not provided
Summary of Session
This session will examine, through the lens of accessibility, the key trends, significant challenges, and important developments in educational technology presented in the latest NMC Horizon Report: Higher Education Edition.
**Could be a 1-hr or 2-hr session**
Abstract
The New Media Consortium’s renowned Horizon Report series “charts the landscape of emerging technologies for teaching, learning, and creative inquiry" (NMC,"NMC Horizon Project"). Informed by the collaborative research efforts of the New Media Consortium and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative and an international panel of experts, the NMC Horizon Report: Higher Education Edition presents technology trends, challenges, and developments likely to impact colleges and universities over the next one to five years.
This session will examine, through the lens of accessibility, the key trends, significant challenges, and important developments in educational technology presented in the latest NMC Horizon Report: Higher Education Edition. The report's findings will be presented, and attendees will discuss how colleges and universities can anticipate and react to the trends, challenges, and technologies most likely to impact accessibility for students, faculty, staff, and administrators.
Keypoints
Trends, challenges, and technological developments outlined in the latest NMC Horizon Report: Higher Education
Implications for accessibility
Resources for further reading and discussion
Speaker Bio(s)
Melissa Green
Melissa Green is a teacher, librarian, technology enthusiast, and an IAAP Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC). A Technology Accessibility Specialist with The University of Alabama’s Center for Instructional Technology, Melissa helps to ensure that technology users, including those with disabilities, have a functional and accessible technology experience with the university’s web presence and instructional and emerging technologies. Melissa holds an MEd in curriculum and instruction with a concentration in assistive technology from George Mason University and an MLIS from The University of Alabama, where she is currently pursuing a PhD in Instructional Leadership with a concentration in instructional technology. Melissa embraces technology’s potential to foster access and inclusion for all, a perspective informed by her work in the disability community, libraries, and information technology.
