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Accessibility has always interested me. I worry who should make the decisions on what is to be presented to whom at what time. When I was working on a PhD, I had a Professor who warned, "Learners choose the path of least resistance."
Oftentimes, as I teach at Baylor University (Waco, TX USA), I watch students jump on every shortcut they can, i.e., peruse the PowerPoint slides over reading the textbook. We confronted that dilemma by giving tests more based on the reading materials as 60% of the final grade. I have seen the difference this twist has made, and I like it. Learning is work.
Oftentimes, as I teach at Baylor University (Waco, TX USA), I watch students jump on every shortcut they can, i.e., peruse the PowerPoint slides over reading the textbook. We confronted that dilemma by giving tests more based on the reading materials as 60% of the final grade. I have seen the difference this twist has made, and I like it. Learning is work.
In my experience with ABET (Adult Based) in the workplace, terminology (verbage) plays a large part as well including the frequency with which we change the terms we use. Using terminology aligned to accessibility, has definitely made a positive impact of maintaining a balance of interest in engaging with the 'lean' content vs the 'traditional' content available on the part of the learner. This relieves some of the pressures on the learning practitioner.