[nabs-l] Online Learners with Vision Loss?

[Kimarie Whetstone]

Hello.
I am a doctoral researcher, conducting a case study on podcasting for online learners with vision loss. The current uses of audio podcasts and the accessibility of audio podcasts in U.S. online college courses as perceived by learners with vision loss is unknown. For that reason, we would like to request your participation in the study to share what you perceive to be the current uses of audio podcasts and your perception about the accessibility of audio podcasts in U.S. online college courses. Click on the link below to access the online survey on SurveyGizmo.com. The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete and will be anonymous.
edu.surveygizmo.com/s3/725357/Current-Uses-and-Accessibility-of-Podcasts-in-Online-College-Courses
The case study has an in-depth, personal focus and is subjective.  If you decide to be in this study, you will do the following things on an accessible, Section 508 compliant online survey on SurveyGizmo.com:
	* answer background questions about the online courses you have taken through U.S. college institutions that provided podcasts.
	* answer questions about the current uses and accessibility of audio podcasts in U.S. online college courses.
	* give personal information about yourself, such as your gender, age, and ethnicity.
 
 
The procedure for analysis will include providing descriptions from the survey data on the current uses and accessibility of audio podcasts in U.S. online college courses and identifying cross-case themes and patterns.
Participation in this study is voluntary. If you choose not to participate or if you choose to withdraw from the study, you may do so at any time. There will be no penalty. You may also request to receive a copy of the results.
 
The link provided will take you to an informed consent form to read. If you choose to participate, you may proceed with taking the survey by clicking Continue at the end of the form. You may click Exit if you choose not to participate in the survey. 
 
Please feel free to forward this invitation to any learners with vision loss that you know of who have taken an online course that provided podcasts, so that they also can participate in the study. You must be 18 years of age or older to participate. The deadline to participate in the surveys is September 1, 2012. If you have any questions regarding the study, please contact Kimarie W. Whetstone at whetstonekjw at yahoo.comor Capella Human Research Protections Office at 1-888-227-3552, extension 4716.
 
 
Thank you for your participation in this study,
Kimarie W. Whetstone
Doctoral Student