ITC: 113 - Reduce Course Accommodations Through Better Course Design

Providing accommodations for students with needs is a time suck for a lot of people. They cut into your time as the instructor. Students divert time and energy from their studies to request accommodation. Disability services also have to spend time and energy to put the accommodation in place. In most cases, the accommodation request would not have gone in if the course was created correctly. Accessible and inclusive courses reduce accommodations. No one really wants to request accommodation due to the stigma. They request one as a last result. If you want to create courses that Improve learning Reduce accommodations Increase engagement Increase retention Expands the capabilities of your course Then build your course with sound principles such as Universal Design for Learning, accessibility, and backward design. This episode will take a closer look at strategies you can use to reduce accommodations to deliver instruction to all your students. Come learn more. Join me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InTheClassroomPodcast/  Other podcast episodes: https://tubarksblog.com/intheclassroom  Show notes: https://tubarksblog.com/itc113  Music credit: https://www.purple-planet.com/  Sponsor: https://tubarksblog.com/textexpander  Sponsor: https://tubarksblog.com/read-to-succeed/