Remote Teaching with Video

The move to remote teaching may increase the use of video (live or recorded) for classes, which may cause unique challenges for students with academic accommodations.

Captioning

If captioning is not capturing content accurately, alternate arrangements can be made with Disability Services.

For live video if you are lecturing with a PowerPoint, we recommend using Zoom and PowerPoint for the web with subtitles. You will present with subtitles and all students will see them on the shared screen. This will only subtitle your audio. Please refer to instructions for PowerPoint for the web with real-time, automatic captions.

For live video if you are engaging in discussion or using an online whiteboard, we recommend using Microsoft Teams with live captions. Microsoft Teams live meeting captions are in preview mode and available for most platforms. This should subtitle all audio. Individuals who need to view captions will need to turn them on. Please refer to instructions for Microsoft Teams with live captions.

For live video with communication access realtime translation (CART), we recommend using Zoom with the CART provider as the one assigned to type Closed Captions. This accommodation will be coordinated with the Office of Disability Services. Please refer to instructions for Zoom with Closed Captions.

For recorded videos, we recommend using VidGrid with captions. Information about using VidGrid can be found on the Digital Media Lab’s VidGrid page.

Audio Descriptions

For live video, we recommend describing or reading all visual information in discussion or lecture. This may include images, graphs, whiteboards, PowerPoint slides, and math.

For recorded video, we recommend describing or reading all visual information in the recorded audio script. This may include images, graphs, whiteboards, PowerPoint slides, and math.