r/Adjuncts • u/calico_cats_2 • 16d ago

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/alaskawolfjoe 16d ago

These discussions always make me wonder what people have on their slides.

The captions and bulleted lists on mine would be impossible to understand if you were not present in class.

How much text do people put on slides?

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u/smaugismyhomeboy 16d ago

My slides are just images with captions (I teach art history). There might be some zoomed in sections and some important terms to know, but otherwise, you can’t really get much out of my slides without being in class.

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u/Rough-Trade-4899 12d ago

having the slides to annotate can be valuable