Notes on Teaching Precalculus to a Blind Student in a College Precalculus Course Abstract

[摘要] Thisarticle is a case study of the author’s experiences teaching a precalculusmathematics course for a class that included a blind student. This documentdetails the challenges that were confronted and the solutions that wereimplemented. The challenges that were encountered included screen readeraccessibility of online homework systems and computer algebra systems, the needto formulate appropriate mathematical diction in lecture and in office hourssettings, and the need to develop better techniques to teach graphing. Thesechallenges also included a decision on what course content and reinforcementwas best left delegated to a regular one-on-one meeting with the student while therewas still an imperative for the student to learn in an integrated setting withhis sighted peers. We close with a Practitioner’s Notes section, which containsshortened takeaways from the rest of this article and a table of selectedmathematical diction appropriate for a teacher to use when communicating with ablind learner.

[学科分类] 眼科学

[关键词] Mathematics pedagogies;scribes;classroomtechniques;one-on-one strategies;adaptive technologies