[nabs-l] Fwd: Fwd: Taking on line classes and overcoming difficult situations

[Ryan Silveira]

Hello,

Thank you for your e-mail.  I am currently on vacation and will return on the 7th of September, 2015.  I will periodically check my e-mail, but please do not expect an immediate response.  Thank you very much.


Ryan L. Silveira
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On Aug 23, 2015, at 10:18 PM, Carlos Montas via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Good evening Arielle I  appreciate you writing back to me.  I struggled with things like articles not being in the correct format so that I could read them. I am hoping that by using the new Jaws ocr utility that  this will no longer be an issue.   Another issue I had was the inability to participate with the various discussion boards on Blackboard. I attempted to use the Black-board tutorials but nothing seemed to work. As , mentioned before I have spent most of my time this summer testing the new system called Canvas.  I know that no system is perfect and that their are going to be challenges.   I just feel that because I work full time that I did not deal with these issues because I just got so frustrated  with them.  I feel that one of my issues is that I need to develop better problem solving skills  when it comes to technology issches that I might experience. Perhaps I am not able to communicate in writing as well. So please feel free to contact me off list.  Thanks again for writing in response to my questions.  
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Aug 23, 2015, at 6:23 PM, Arielle Silverman via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Carlos. Your questions are fairly general so I'm not quite sure how
> to advise. Could you maybe share a specific accessibility challenge
> you've had and we could brainstorm some solutions? As far as time
> management goes I think the best thing to think about is just how you
> can break down your course assignments into manageable daily work
> chunks, and then to designate a certain number of minutes each day to
> work on those assignments (when you are not at your job). For example,
> if you work 9-5, you might designate 6-8 p.m. each weekday and 1-5
> p.m. each weekend day to working on school stuff. Then figure out how
> much time you have to complete each assignment and divide that up into
> daily allocations of work. For example if the class requires 40 pages
> of reading and a quiz each week you might plan to do 5 pages of
> reading each weeknight and the remaining 15 pages of reading on the
> weekend and then take the quiz each Sunday afternoon. Another strategy
> is to build an extra day into your schedule each week for "catch-up"
> and use that time to meet with a reader and go over anything
> inaccessible or just get caught up on work for that week. These are
> just general guidelines so if you want to share more specific details
> I may be able to help more.
> Best, Arielle
> 
> On 8/23/15, Carlos Montas via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Good afternoon I wanted to repost the following message because I wanted
> some more feedback on some of the questions that I've asked. Thank you so
> much and may you all have a wonderful start to the semester.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
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> From: Carlos Montas via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Date: August 19, 2015 at 9:28:13 AM EDT
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Carlos Montas <carlos.montas at att.net>
> Subject: [nabs-l] Fwd: Taking on line classes and overcoming difficult
> situations
> Reply-To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
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> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
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> From: Carlos Montas <carlos.montas at gmail.com>
> Date: August 19, 2015 at 9:24:00 AM EDT
> To: Carlos Montas <carlos.montas at att.net>
> Subject: Fwd: Taking on line classes and overcoming difficult situations
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
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> From: Carlos Montas <carlos.montas at gmail.com>
> Date: August 19, 2015 at 7:38:42 AM EDT
> To: "nabs-l at nfbnet.org" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Taking on line classes and overcoming difficult situations
> 
> Good morning to all.  My name is Carlos Montas.  I have been a member of
> this great organization for a long time now.  For those of you who do
> not know I am a vocational rehabilitation counselor and I am also
> pursuing my Masters in Rehabilitation Counseling through the online
> program at the University of Kentucky.  I first started this process in
> the fall of 2013.  However as my caseload grew, and I ,began to
> experience accessability issues with blackboard and  the like I became
> extremely frustrated. Now that I have been on the job for 4 years now I
> have a better idea of what I am doing as a counselor.  My question is as
> someone who is working full time and at the same time going to school
> what kinds of suggestions would you give me as it relates to time
> management and dealing with possible accessability issues? The
> University of Kentucky has moved from Blackboard to a system called
> Canvas.  I have spent this summer testing the system out with Jaws and
> System Access as well as with my mac.  So far I have not had issues with
> Canvas in the testing enviroment.  I withdrew and now I am going to
> attempt to complete my Masters.  Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> I start class next week and because of my past I find my self feeling
> extremely nervous.  I know that working and going to school is
> challenging but I know it can be done I guess the challenge will be for
> me to put my past behind me.  thanks for reading this post.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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