ATS' March 4th DOLCE (Discussing Online Learning and Collaborative
Education) meeting featured faculty and staff presenting on
instructional technology and pedagogy topics.
Lisa Rapalyea of Human Ecology briefed attendees on the joys and challenges of teaching during the
pandemic, with a focus on addressing the privacy needs of students who
want to speak anonymously about sensitive subjects in her Human
Sexuality classes, and addressing the learning and communication needs
of people with disabilities (including Professor Rapalyea herself).
Alisa Shubb from Communication subsequently presented on "An Approach to Student Engagement: Using
live lecture, lecture capture, short videos,and a custom textbook."
Interest in Lecture Capture has understandably skyrocketed in recent
years. Professor Shubb, who is also the Academic Senate President at
American River College, showed us how she combines a variety of tools
and approaches in her classes.
Finally, Dr. Andy introduced attendees to Joshua Hori, the new Accessibility
Coordinator for IET’s Academic Technology Services. For the past 10+
years Josh has been involved with alternate media, web accessibility,
and accessible technology implementations across the campus for students
with disabilities and believes they should be used by all. Josh has
also served as tech consultant for the UC Davis MIND institute in
research on mobile apps and organization for students with learning
disabilities and students on the spectrum.
