[nabs-l] [SPAM?] STEM Classes in a Large Lecture Setting

[Liliya Asadullina]

Arielle,
Did you take microbiology?
I may have to take that for my major and I am not very sure how I
would participate in the experiments such as looking at the plants and
what not through the microscope.
If you have any ideas please let me know.
Thanks a bunch,
Liliya

On 9/27/14, Arielle Silverman via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Miso,
> I majored in biology and took several bio, chem and stats courses in
> large lectures. I personally found that the vast majority of graphical
> material was not necessary for me to learn because it was redundant
> with the spoken lecture, textbook or both. I was able to earn high
> grades in these courses by simply listening to the lectures and
> keeping up with textbook reading. Occasionally maybe about 10% of the
> time, something in a diagram was actually distinct from the verbal
> part of the course. When that happened, a quick discussion with the
> prof or TA's in office hours always cleared it up.
> Some blind students like to have readers or DSS make them tactile
> diagrams. If it helps you learn and your school provides that service,
> go ahead. My school provided tactile diagrams but I did not find them
> at all helpful. Instead I preferred to have the prof describe
> essential information. But everybody is different.
> Generally, remember that sighted people usually rely on diagrams and
> charts much more than we do, so sighted professors tend to make a
> bigger deal about the value of their diagrams than is usually
> warranted.
>
> Best,
> Arielle
>
> On 9/24/14, Suzanne Germano via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> I know at my school they will make diagrams tactile. I took a digital
>> logic
>> design course with wiring diagrams based on color and they offered to
>> make
>> them tactile for me.
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 10:44 PM, Miso Kwak via nabs-l
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>> For those of you who attend a large university and have taken stem
>>> classes
>>> in a large lecture hall setting, I am asking for your help.
>>> This quarter I am taking a introductory life science class and an
>>> introductory statistics class. Both classes will be taking place in a
>>> lecture hall with about 200 people.
>>> The professors have told me that their ppt presentations and such will
>>> have graphs and diagrams.
>>> Although I have asked them to be as verbal as possible and I trust them
>>> that they will do their best I am sure there will be a good amount of
>>> information that may not easily transfer to me due to its visual nature
>>> and
>>> pace the professors have to maintain for the class.
>>> In addition to going over such materials with the professors and/or TAs
>>> outside of lecture time, what kind of assistance can I get?
>>> What kinds of accomodations/assistance can I ask from my university's
>>> office for students with disabilities in this situation?
>>> Thank you in advance.
>>> Miso Kwak
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> nabs-l mailing list
>>> nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>> nabs-l:
>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/sgermano%40asu.edu
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> nabs-l mailing list
>> nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> nabs-l:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/arielle71%40gmail.com
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> nabs-l mailing list
> nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> nabs-l:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/lily2011a%40gmail.com
>