Information available to Instructors by module.
Alternate Formats
Instructors can see which textbooks are being converted for accessibility. They view lists By Student or By Books and can navigate between terms.
List Students: Lists students with the request in a table by term.
List Books: Lists books and other materials individually.
Communication Access
Instructors can see a list of requests for all of their courses by student with the service. Clicking View will display the assignment details.
View Assignment Detail
Optional: View Transcripts
If instructors are allowed to download transcripts, they will have an additional link at the top of the Communication Access module for Transcripts.
Which will bring instructors to a table listing Transcript files for their courses. If their classes have any third party assignments, details will be listed at the top of the page.
Flex Plans
Initiating Flex Plans
Method 1: Complete Individually
- Navigate to Flex Plan.
- Click View for the plan you want to work on.
- Complete the List of Questions for your course.
- Note: Some schools prepopulate default answers which can be adjusted based on the essential requirements of the course.
- Upload a Syllabus for the course.
- Click Initiate and Request Review which will alert the DS office.
Method 2: Complete in Bulk
- Multiple courses can be completed in bulk by navigating to Flex Plan.
- In Step 1: Select Courses select the checkboxes for the requested plans to be completed (ex. all sections of Bio 100.)
- In Step 2: Select Available Options choose Start A New Plan from the dropdown list then click Specify Flex Plans for Multiple Courses.
- Complete the Question List.
- Prepopulated answers can be adjusted based on the essential functions of the course.
- Click Initiate and Request Review.
Method 3: Copy Flex Plan
- Copy a completed plan by navigating to Flex Plan.
- In Step 1: Select Courses, choose which classes will be completed by this method.
- In Step 2: Select Available Options, choose the plan that you want to copy to the new courses from the dropdown list.
- You will have the option to make any adjustments needed in the Question List.
- Click Initiate and Request Review.
Submitted Flex Plans
Optional: Implementation Requests
Notetaking Services
Instructors can view a list of students with Notetaking Services in their courses.
List Notes
Instructors can download and view notes uploaded to AIM for their classes.
Testing Accommodations
For schools with access to the Instructor Portal after instructors complete thecourse instruction form, the next step is submitting Exam Dates. Instructors should:
- Access the testing module within the instructor portal
- Select the link to the “Number of Courses without Exam Dates”
- For the class the instructor wishes to add exam dates, select “View/ModifyCourse Instruction”
- Select “List Exam Dates” from the top menu
- List details for the exam.
Approval Grace Period
- Allowance period before or after the scheduled exam date that the exam can bescheduled for, helpful for courses that allow students to choose a date within awindow. This is not shared with the students. (Minimum of 1 day must beselected.)
- Upload Exam file
- Select “Save Exam Date”
- Dates will list with the grace period in parenthesis.
Bulk Exam Upload
- Instructors can choose from a list of upcoming exams to apply one file to.
- In our example, the in class exam is being administered on two differentdays by the DS office, Bruce on 2/4 and Chris on 2/5, the instructor selectedboth to have the same exam file.
- Once you have selected the exams that need a file, scroll down and enter thefile title and select the file from your computer to upload and then press the“Upload File” button.
- Once uploaded, the list will identify which exams have a file associated.
Instructors can:
- Submit a Testing Contract or indicate they will proctor exams
- View a list of scheduled exam requests
- See request approval status from disability services
- Upload exams directly
Steps
- Click Alternative Testing
- To change the term, use the Next Term link (top right)
- Indicate whether they will proctor their own exams or submit a Testing Contract for disability services
- View exam requests and their statuses
- Upload exams directly
Delete Exam Date
When logged into the Instructor Portal, navigate to Alternative Testing then ExamDates to see a list of all exams dates for the instructor across all assigned courses.
To delete an exam date, click Delete for the selected one.
If deleting is possible, the system will display a warning, if an exam is scheduledwith more than 7 days notice, it will be identified.
If an exam has passed or if it is scheduled within 7 days, it cannot be deleted and amessage will be displayed to the instructor.
