Creating and Supporting Digital and Accessible Math I nstruction in an Online Learning Environment - AHEAD Conference July 21, 2021
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Creating and Supporting Digital and Accessible Math I nstruction in an Online Learning Environment AHEAD Conference July 21, 2021
Welcome!
Rachel Kruzel
Territ ory Direct or
Texthelp
Email: r.kruzel@texthelp.com
Susan Kelmer Jennifer Pedersen
Alt . Format Program
Product ion M anager eCampus Course and
Program M anager
CU Boulder
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Email: Susan.Kelmer@colorado.edu
Email: jpedersen@alaska.edu 2
Today’s Agenda
● What is EquatIO?
● EquatIO & Online Teaching
● EquatIO & Alternative Format
Production
● Where EquatIO Has Come From &
Where It’s Going
● Let’s See It In Action!
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The classrooms of our past are not
the classrooms of today, or the
classrooms of our future in higher
education.
4
Education in the past
5
How do we get from there to
where we are today?
What tools can help us get from
there to here & now?
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Make math digital EquatIO allows you to create equations, formulas, and more, digitally. Helping to make math and STEM classes more accessible and engaging for every student.
VI SI ON:
To disrupt how mat h, STEM, and courses wit h equat ions are
bot h t aught and learned.
We do t his by making it easy t o creat e digit al and accessible
mat h t o work wit h any learning st yle or environment .
What is EquatI O?
● Any easy-to-use math and STEM
editor - no math code or
programming language required.
● Built on Universal Design for
Learning Principles (UDL) -
increase accessibility and
engagement across campus.
● Integrates seamlessly with
Read&Write and integrates in the
common learning environments
students engage with.
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Three ways EquatI O supports campuses
1. Accommodation facilitation
2. Creating accessible content
3. Platform for teaching & creating math &
STEM content digitally
10Accommodation facilitation
● Reads STEM content
● Supports creating STEM content
● Decreases the need for test
proctors as readers or writersCreating accessible content
● Textbooks
○ Assignments
○ Assessments
● Proactive & retroactive
● Universal Design for LearningTeaching STEM content
● Google
● Microsoft/O365
● LMSs
○ Brightspace
○ Canvas
○ Blackboard
○ Moodle
● Mathspace
● Other EdTech tools and platformsNot just STEM content
● Math
○ Statistics, calculus, algebra...
● Science
○ Chemistry, physics...
● Engineering
● Business
○ Finance, accounting, operation and
supply chain management...
● Computer Science & Technology
● Economics
● Logic/Philosophy
● AND subjects/courses with equations
14EquatI O and Online
Teaching
15Not everybody speaks “math.”
16Ease of Use:
Math Concepts versus
Tools to Put Math Online
17Grass Roots Approach
1. Math Department Chair
a. Incorporate into class
b. Demos for other departments
c. Incorporate into math labs
2. Instructional Designers
a. Desmos for other departments & statewide committees
b. Gather testimonials from students and faculty
18Benefits
● Removes barriers in STEM courses
● Read & respond to math content easily
and naturally
● Students create math content in MathML
or LaTeX without needing to learn the
language
● Faculty review submissions quickly to
close the feedback loop
● Provides equal access to math & STEM
content for all learners 19Breaking ● All three (3) Universities
collaborated to get a statewide
News! license.
● Letter of support helped to
UAA now has institutional supplement purchasing decision.
licensing for EquatIO! ● Faculty and staff testimonials
provided first hand accounts of
impact of tool.
20Let’s see it in action – online teaching!
Using EquatI O for
Alternative Format
Production
22The Old Way:
23Original PDF Extracted Word File
24MathML Edits with MathType Equations
MathType Completed
☑ Time-consuming
☑ Human error
25The New Way:
26Original PDF - 2 Copy MathML I nstantly
27Past into Word = DONE
28Textbook ● 150 hours per book
Conversion: ● $9,000 student worker time
Typically time consuming and
costly
2950
Textbook ● 150 hours per book
Conversion ● $9,000 student worker hours
of time
$3,0 0 0
with EquatI O
Typically time consuming and
costly
Savings: $6,000!
30Let’s see it in action – Alt. Format Production!
Where EquatI O Has
Come From &
Where I t’s Going
32Roadmap
Future Development...
New Web
More Equations Full Page OCR
Toolbar
Ability to OCR full page in
& Symbols EquatIO works in more
Docs & Mathspace
Addition of equations LMSs now without need
and symbols for LTI integration
Copy As Button
Updates to the Copy As New Mathspace
Button on the web,
allowing diversification
Features
of where math can be Export to PDF, scoring,
put online Save As, Copy Mathspace
33Let’s see it in action – Roadmap Features!
Questions?
Thank You!
Rachel Kruzel
Territ ory Direct or
Texthelp
Email: r.kruzel@texthelp.com
Susan Kelmer Jennifer Pedersen
Alt . Format Program
Product ion M anager eCampus Course and
Program M anager
CU Boulder
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Email: Susan.Kelmer@colorado.edu
Email: jpedersen@alaska.edu3637
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