[Blindmath] Teaching Undergraduates with Vision loss

[Christine Szostak]

Thanks, this is sincerely encouraging!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerald Sacks" <geraldsacks at earthlink.net>
To: <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Teaching Undergraduates with Vision loss


> Two years ago, I had the pleasure of having a long talk with Abe  Nemeth, 
> who taught math at the University of Detroit for many years.  He told me 
> that he had an graduate assistant to do grading (as do  most sighted 
> instructors). Regarding attendance, he assigned seats  and learned his 
> students' voices so well that when one who was  cutting class arranged for 
> his pal to stand in for him, he was caught  redhanded. This was in the 
> days before PowerPoint, but Dr. Nemeth was  able to write on the 
> blackboard despite his congenital total blindness.
>
>
>> Dear Friends and Colleagues,
>>   This winter I will be teaching an  undergraduate course. Since  many 
>> scientists and mathematicians frequently teach, I was  wondering if 
>> anyone has tips for teaching with out any vision at   the university 
>> level (e.g., tips on handling grading, attendance,  classroom 
>> interaction, PowerPoint, teaching visual material...).
>> Many thanks,
>> Christine
>> Christine  M. Szostak
>> Doctoral Candidate
>> Language Perception Laboratory
>> Department of Psychology, Cognitive Area
>> The Ohio State University
>> Columbus, Ohio
>> szostak.1 at osu.edu
>>
>
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