An Ally for Inclusive Practice: A UK Perspective
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A 45 min presentation give to BbWorld 19, Austin Texas on 25th July 2019. The aim is to discuss the University of Derby approach to inlcusive practice and the implmentation of Blackboard Ally to enhance the student experience
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- 1. An Ally for Inclusive Practice: A UK Perspective Claire Gardener University of Derby (UK) c.gardener@derby.ac.uk @Cl4ireG
- 2. Story Time! - UK HE Context - University of Derby - Inclusive Practice - Strategic approach - Ally - Community of Practice
- 4. Regulatory framework & changing landscape - National Student Survey (NSS) - Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) - Equality Act 2010 - Change to Disabled Student’s Allowance (DSA) - Office for Students (OfS) - Access and Participation plan Changing nature of UK HE landscape
- 5. About the University of Derby • TEF Gold • 26th in The Guardian University Guide 2020 • 3rd for Teaching & Learning Quality • 18,485 students –39% students age 25 or over –47% from East Midlands (local) –15% have declared a disability
- 6. Learning & Teaching Strategy Assessment & Feedback Strategy Technology Enhanced Learning Strategy Strategies for Excellence Video
- 7. • Working group set up to respond to the changes in Disabled Students Allowance 2016 • Widened remit and became Inclusive Derby • Executive Sponsorship & Wide stakeholder • Phase 1 Launch Event & resources • Provost issued 4 recommendations • Commissioned an Accessibility Audit (Physical & Digital)
- 8. A University framework to benchmark practice and support enhancements to the student digital learning experience. 1. Digital Course Material 2. Inclusivity 3. Assessment & Feedback 4. Communication & Key Information 5. Employability 6. Student Voice Digital Practice Programme Baseline
- 9. Ally Arrives at Derby Pilot in December 2017 Live in January 2018
- 10. Communication, Training & Support
- 11. Impact & User Feedback
- 13. EU Web Accessibility Directive • UK Legislation – “The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018” • Moving from reasonable adjustments to compliance • WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards • Accessibility Statement Post – implementation
- 14. - Ally User Group - European Ally User Group - Blackboard Conference & Blog - Informal referrals Community of Practice
- 15. THE END…….. TO BE CONTINUED! - Quest for Optimal Accessibility
- 16. Don’t forget to rate this session in the BbWorld app.
Editor's Notes
- Rainbow theme – based on an article by Jane Searle – compares accessibility to rainbow bridge, where each of the colours of the rainbow are likened to stakeholders and it is the journey to optimal accessibility. An overview of the UK HE context, legislation and work at Derby
- Anyway, once upon a time in a united kingdom far far away,…. Texas is almost 3 times larger than the UK. Number of Universities - 164 2017-18 (HESA) = Competition
- I’ve worked at Derby for four years and the sector regulation has changed. Schools and Colleges have rigorous frameworks and governance and this now appears to an emerging trend for HE DSA – Removal of funding for non-medical support roles (e.g note taking and library support) nor specialist recommendation. OfS regulatory body.
- Compact, medium sized, post-92 University. Highest league table position. Award winning Learning & teaching Strategy. Data based on 17/18 Disabled can get up to 40% on our online courses. Commuter students
- Inclusive is embedded in our institutional strategies related to learning and teaching but in particular in the Assessment and Feedback Strategy and the Technology Enhanced Learning Strategy L&T Strategy: Promote inclusive and flexible learning provision which meets the diverse needs of different learners, and provides an environment in which learners are effectively supported in their transition through the different stages of their higher education journey Finalist in the Global Teaching Excellence Awards, Assessment and Feedback Strategy: Core theme: Inclusive and authentic assessment and key aim To develop fully inclusive approaches to assessment and feedback TEL Strategy: Digital practice benchmarked on inclusive elements and Invest in research in the digital experience which includes 'inclusive practice‘ Our ambition - Merge them all!
- Aim was to improve inclusive practice across the University Brought together a range of stakeholders from across the University (TEL, Learning and Teaching, Student Wellbeing, Student Experience, Academic Staff, Equality and Diversity, Student Union, IT) 1. Provide lecture notes 48 hours in advance of the session, as appropriate. 2. Use lecture recording to capture appropriate teaching sessions (didactic and where you expect students to take notes) 3. Use good practice when creating documents, presentations, video and audio to make them more accessible. 4. Talk to Student Wellbeing about any concerns regarding individual students Report to Exec Creation of SharePoint site Captioned and signed videos
- As endorsed by the TEL Strategy, the University introduced Digital Practice Programme Baselines in 2018 as a framework to benchmark practice and support enhancements to the student digital learning experience. The baseline process achieved sector recognition in 2018, winning the the European Blackboard Catalyst Awards for Teaching and Learning. Based on Exemplery Rubric, UK National Union of Students Digital expereince linked to our NSS and TEF No tools to support.
- So with evidence from Audit and Baseline we had a business case for a tool. Back to the story – learning tech goes to an event in London and sees a magical tool BIG BANG! Implementation – whole platform
- Already had inclusive guidance in Handbook. Setup new training and weaved into existing training. Low take up – staff seem to be engaged. Comms was about supportive, about improving accessibility of learning materials. Emphasis on new rather than retro fitting. Specific Ally sessions and Ally workshops Embedding into wider Inclusive Sessions is the key for us. Getting into away days Linking to Microsoft
- When we went live in Jan 2018 this was 41% on 89,000 files. At the end of the AY17/18 ie 31st August this was 49% score based on 294,500 files. 350,000 on nearly 10,000 courses. Seen at 12% increase on our withouth Ally Score. Analytics system – courses with large file types, copyright material, etc etc Digital Student Survey Student and Staff Feedback
- Past few years we have ambition for Inclusion – joining all the dots. Inclusive Web site - Derby has climbed 189 places to 131st in the 2019 Stonewall employer index, which has been published by the charity today (21 January). The index assesses employers’ achievements and progress on the delivery of LGBT+ equality in the workplace.
- Since 1995 disabled students have been entitled to “reasonable adjustments” but the lack of definition meant there was a huge barrier for a student to bring a discrimination case because they had to argue the institution had failed to make a reasonable adjustment. Now the legislation states categorically that a failure to meet the accessibility requirement is deemed a failure to make a reasonable adjustment. The shift is now to a focus on compliance Accessibility Statement Each system needs to have an accessibility statement that should; list any inaccessible parts of the website or app show how people with access needs can get alternatives to content that’s not accessible provide details on who to contact to report accessibility issues provide information on the enforcement procedure if people are not happy with the response be published in a fully accessible form follow a consistent format
- First in UK to adopt, meant I was naturally getting questions. We also went to BbTLC 18 only 3 months after going live! Asked at Blackboard Euro TLC in 2018 to consider co-hosting the User Group. I agreed and cant remove me! Hugely important, for an establishing tool – journey together. As a practitioner CoP are a huge impact on my career – its how I do most of my learning. How important is Community to you?
- To conclude – Ally has taken me on a journey of personal and career development.