Summer Opening Week Sessions for Faculty

LIT will offer several faculty development opportunities during Wentworth Opening Week. Three focused, facilitated workshop sessions will take place on May 10th in the Beatty 103 Conference Room: Start this Semester Right = Syllabus + Grade Center – 9:00am-10:00am Improving Course Accessibility: Tips and Best Practices – 12:30pm-1:30pm Increase Student Engagement with Technology – 2:00pm-3:00pm In addition, several drop-in informal Q/A sessions […]

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Improving Accessibility of Digital Services

Providing students with the best learning experiences is a priority for Wentworth. Approximately 12% of students in each incoming class have disclosed a disability*: Mental health issues, including ADHD: 44% Learning disabilities: 31% Physical/medical disabilities: 13% Autism spectrum disorders: 9% Sensory disabilities: 3%. In order to improve student experience, Wentworth Institute of Technology has partnered […]

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Video Captioning at Wentworth

Closed captioning of video content refers to text representation of the audio portion. Closed captioning is essential for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. However, it is also helpful to non-native English speakers, users viewing content in a noisy area, or those who simply prefer visual rather than auditory presentation of information. Learning […]

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