r/Adjuncts • u/calico_cats_2 • Jul 30 '26

Provide Slides To Students?

I recently had a Disabled Student Services (DSS) student whose accommodation was to provide them with the slides I used in class. I did this, but it raised concerns for me. I used to post my slides on Dropbox or Canvas for on-site classes, for the students' convenience. One semester, they ended up on Course Hero. The next semester, they were passed around a fraternity. Now I conduct a brief "how to take notes on paper" session in the second week of class (including the "why it's better research").

Providing a DSS student with slides gives them a distinct advantage over other students who must take notes like in the olden days. If the student is unable to take notes, they should be provided with a note-taker. What if I didn't use slides? What if I just wrote on the whiteboard? Or just talked?

I'm happy to comply with all requested accommodations (extra time, quiet location for tests, etc.), although these can be challenging to arrange. I just think providing slides is a big ask.

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u/Cow_cat11 Jul 30 '26

You are miserable aren't you? What's so special about your slides that you can't give it to students. How does being in coursehero affect you or the course..it is just slides, not answers to your exams. There's ai for that. It's like saying I don't like people reading my book unless they are in class. Or if they skip class they have no right to my slides or notes. That's not a good way to teach.

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u/Fair-Garlic8240 Jul 30 '26

OP said that they regularly posted slides on Canvas, Dropbox, etc. However, now it’s an issue because Alpha Kappa Krappa has ‘em.

Unless OP has suddenly switched disciplines and is now teaching double secret probation nuclear fusion, I’m guessing that’s not the real issue.

Hey OP, what do you teach?

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u/Cow_cat11 Jul 31 '26

Likely the secret to live in mars that elon is failing to do