diff --git a/assets/img/staff/potluri.JPG b/assets/img/staff/potluri.JPG new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c6711704794ec3efa25060d2e4d60ddb5b3fbcc9 Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/img/staff/potluri.JPG differ diff --git a/index.md b/index.md index 032221cbd0fea1e5d399680ed204044b0eecd860..5b668939e4dbed5dfff81d441e9f78be379a6675 100755 --- a/index.md +++ b/index.md @@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ For quick links to key things, check out the navigation bar above and the table See [Canvas]({{site.canvas}}) for all zoom meeting links -**Class Time:** \\ -**Lab Times:** +**Class Time:** Monday and Wednesday 6:30-7:50PM \\ # Course staff @@ -30,11 +29,9 @@ See [Canvas]({{site.canvas}}) for all zoom meeting links {:width="80px"} | [Jennifer Mankoff]({{site.author.url}}) (she/her) <br> Office Hours: TBD -## TAs +## TA -:--: | :---------: | :-- | | :--: | :---------: | :-- - **Section AA** | {:class="ta-picture"} | Taylor Gotfrid (she/her) | | **Section AB** | | - **Infrastructure** | | | | | | +{:class="ta-picture"} | [Venkatesh Potluri](https://venkateshpotluri.me) (he/him)<br/> Office hours: TBD. # Should I take this class? @@ -46,9 +43,7 @@ This class will teach you - how to solve an accessibility problem - What access technologies already exist. We will find examples, watch people talk about how they use them, and help with or shadow someone using AT (tentative). - ability to convince others that accessibility is important -- How to build physical access technology (AT). We will learn about and experiment with Arduinos (and connect them to our phones!), and learn about and experiment with fabrication technology. - How to build accessible interfaces. You will make your own webpage accessible. - - Where we came from and where we are going. You will learn about some of the history of access technology, including how they are used, how they are constructed, when and how they were developed/adopted and what might be part of the future of AT. Taking a class is a big commitment, and you will work hard in this class. So we want to help you make sure this is the right class for you. Below is some information about prerequisites and expectations. @@ -56,7 +51,7 @@ Taking a class is a big commitment, and you will work hard in this class. So we # Prereqs and expectations -The only requirement for this class is that you are comfortable programming and picking up new languages that you have not been exposed to before. You will be expected (with minimal to no specific instruction) to program in OpenSCAD, the Arduino C/C++ subset, work with HTML (and possibly CSS/Javascript). +The only requirement for this class is that you are comfortable programming and picking up new languages that you have not been exposed to before. You will be expected (with minimal to no specific instruction) to program in Python, Java (Android), work with HTML (and possibly CSS/Javascript). # Course Structure @@ -87,7 +82,7 @@ concepts, as well as practice. The goals in this class center around learning by doing. This means that hands on time trying out everything from implementation to -evaluation is critical to learning. Active learning has been shown +evaluation is critical to learning. Active Learning is an educational approach that has been demonstrated to increase student performance in STEM subjects ([cite](https://www.pnas.org/content/111/23/8410)). Thus class time will be @@ -122,25 +117,19 @@ you and then you can unmute your mic and ask your question “pin†video. Then, under “view options†you can choose the side-by-side option which will enlarge the instructor video -## Lab +## Accessibility -## Remote Lab Guidelines and Expectations -Students are expected to adhere to the below expectations for remote labs. These guidelines are -intended to help lab go more smoothly, facilitate questions and group activities, and -foster a sense of community within the class. +Please ensure that your material is accessible to the best of your capabilities. We will offer guidance on this in class, but given that the process of making content accessible heavily depends on the tools you use to author the content, it is practically impossible for us to offer exhaustive guidance. Here are a few resources to get started, but please reach out to us when in doubt. -- You are required to have your video on at all times. This is not to monitor you, but to help -create a sense of community in the classroom -- Please keep your mic muted unless you’re asking a question -- To ask a question, please type “hand†in the chat in Zoom. A TA will call on you and then you -can unmute your mic and ask your question -- You may also post questions in the chat, but you will be asked to unmute your mic and ask your question aloud -- There will be individual and group based activities which you are expected to participate in + - [Accessible PDF author guide](http://www.sigaccess.org/welcome-to-sigaccess/resources/accessible-pdf-author-guide/) + - [General guidelines to make your presentations accessible](http://www.sigaccess.org/welcome-to-sigaccess/resources/accessible-presentation-guide/). + - [A paper on making your talk accessible](https://homes.cs.washington.edu/~ladner/MakingYourTalkAccessible.pdf). + - Instructions to enable closed captions while presenting using [Google Slides](https://support.google.com/docs/answer/9109474?hl=en) and [Microsoft Powerpoint](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/present-with-real-time-automatic-captions-or-subtitles-in-powerpoint-68d20e49-aec3-456a-939d-34a79e8ddd5f) # Workload This is a challenging, four credit class, meaning you should expect 8 -hours of homework outside of class a week. We hope make the workload as predictable as +hours of homework outside of class a week. We hope to make the workload as predictable as possible. # Class Coordination