[Cabs] Fwd: [Nfbnet-students-list] Have you Taken College Biology? Please help with this important survey!

[Zachary N. Griego-Dreicer]

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> From: Sean Whalen via Nfbnet-students-list <nfbnet-students-list at nfbnet.org>
> Date: February 23, 2016 at 16:21:59 CST
> To: <nfbnet-students-list at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Nfbnet-students-list] Have you Taken College Biology? Please help with this important survey!
> Reply-To: Sean Whalen <nabs.president at gmail.com>
> 
> Good afternoon,
>  
> As you likely know, blind and visually impaired students are vastly underrepresented in scientific fields of study. This survey that I was asked to forward seeks to understand and move toward improving this situation. If you meet the study requirements, please consider taking the time to take the survey. Here is the link, with the initial email describing the study below:
> bheardu.net
>  
> I am an assistant professor of biology at a community college in New Jersey.  I am also a doctoral candidate in the doctor of education in educational leadership program at the University of New England (UNE).  My dissertation topic seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of specific accommodations, such as tactile models and auditory equipment, provided for students with BVI in the college biology laboratory.  Results of this study should provide information that will inform best practices in providing accommodations for students with BVI in the college biology laboratory.
>  
> Both student and instructor perspectives are important to the study.  The study will gather the perceptions of students with BVI who are at least 18 years of age, and who have completed a college biology course with a face-to-face laboratory component between the years 2010 and 2015.  Instructors who have taught students with BVI in the college biology laboratory within those same parameters will also be included in the study.
>  
> The study consists of anonymous online surveys posted on SurveyMonkey® that include both closed- and open-ended questions.  There are separate questionnaires for the students and the instructors.  Student participation in this study is vital.  Since the number of potential participants is small, I am reaching out to The National Association of Blind Students for help.  If your organization would be willing, would you please inform any eligible students and instructors about the study and provide the link to the study website, bheardu.net?  Your assistance would be greatly appreciated.
>  
> If you have any questions or concerns regarding this study, please email me at bheard at une.edu.
>  
> Thank you in advance for your consideration.
>  
> Sincerely,
>  
>  
> Barbara R. Heard, MS, MT(ASCP)
>  
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