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

[Deborah Kent Stein]

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On Behalf Of Sean Whalen via Nfbnet-students-list
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 4:22 PM
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Subject: [Nfbnet-students-list] Have you Taken College Biology? Please help
with this important survey!

 

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 <http://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 SurveyMonkeyR 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 <http://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 <mailto:bheard at une.edu> .

 

Thank you in advance for your consideration.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

Barbara R. Heard, MS, MT(ASCP)

 

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