Category: Cram Session
I've taken classes in college, but all on campus. As technology evolve, so does education. For some time now, I've have really considered distant learning from a reputable college.
Has anyone have experience in this capacity? Like UC Berkeley classes online?
Do they use program, say written in java applits, that make it difficult to participate in the classes? Are some virtual classes written in flash or a language that otherwise may not be too accessible with jaws and other screen readers?
How was your experience and did you achieve a C and above upon completion of the class?
The bottom line is how accessible are the classes, how readily can you participate in discussions, take tests assuming its not required to be on-campus), do assignments, etc etc.
school is great for me
I've taken several online classes along with my oncampus ones. WebCT is a great application. If your classes are given within that program, and you use Jaws, you'll be fine. I'm sure Window Eyes works too, but I've not used it in around 9 years, so I'm not one to judge.
I am taking online classIt's very easy for me. The best thing to do is contact the disability office of the college you're interested in, and get their opinion.All school websites are different.
Does anyone know if you can take online classes with a school that is not in your area? Will Department of Vocation Rehab pay for online classes?
I'm taking online classes through my university during the summer. Unfortunately, in online classes you are required to use turnitin and blackboard here. All instructor marks and comments are submitted through turnitin, no acceptions. The lectures are not a problem; they just come on CD. But turnitin is a huge issue, so take care when you're signing up. The only way to view your comments is to open the page, select view source, and dig through the JavaScript code because jfw won't read them at all otherwise.
nnuh uh. That's wrong. THankfully you have reported this issue, 'cause this is my first year in college and i am taking gybrid courses and online course and the ALL require the use of some website that thinks its good at judging your copyright status. It seeems that in this country you REMAIN GUILTY UNTIL proven INOCENT. Read that twice carefully. Anyway, I am using black board (web ct) fine with jaws. We had issues with the math labs and their lack of tagging; however, we spoke with the publishers and they told us that is (hopefully) corrected on by beginnings of 2009. I'll make sure something will happen with Turn it in..com as well, hopefully we can educate people a bit more.
Well, I'm not in college yet, but there is a program for high school students where you can take online courses. Its called vertual high school and I think it works fine with jaws. BUt like somebody said before, websites are different from each other, so you know, you ahve to talk to the person in charge of those classes ahead of time as well
anyone ever heard of something called D2L?
I know exactly what d2l is. It's desire to learn, and it's another online schooling system. That's what my school uses. I found out that too many online classes can be very stressful at times. I advise not taking more than 2 online courses.
I'm not taking any online courses. the teachers use D2L to post things for their classes, and i'm not sure how accessible it is with JAWs. if anyone can show me how it works, i'd be grateful. i start school a week from tomorrow.
I'm currently completing a full online masters program through a reputable university. I've been very successful at it, and yes, you can get a's with online learning as well. I think that most universities have to make the online programs accessible to disabled students to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act. I really like the fllexibility because I can be anywhere in the world while completing my education. I believe that vocational rehab doesn't pay for private online learning, but you can discuss it with your counsellor. I understand they evaluate every person on a case by case basis. If anyone has any further questions feel free to contact me.
Hope this information is helpful,
bp
My school uses Web CT, and JAWS works fine with it. I haven't taken any online classes yet, but with some of my classes, assignments are either posted online, or assignments and quizzes are to be done online.
I'm not having very good luck with computers today. i had this whole thing written up of all the online systems my school uses. Here it goes.
1. angel: for course material and quizs.
2. Sunguard for account information such as class schedules and finantial aid.
3. Turnitin.com.
4. My math lab through coursecompass.com. It's the most inaccessible of all of them. Signing up is easy, but when you get to the assignments you get a bunch of flash and Java.
My school uses WebCT in the form of the blackboard learning system. Two years ago, it was mildly accessible; now, either I'm completely inept or it's gotten much, much worse. I do think that it varies from one learning institution to another though, and it's definitely possible to do well academically with online courses. Get in touch with the disability office.