Both BlueJeans and Microsoft Teams now have closed captioning capability.
For BlueJeans, both the meeting host and the student need to enable captions via their settings (click on “Settings,” scroll down, then click on “Closed Captions”).
For Microsoft Teams, the meeting host needs to navigate to meeting controls and click on “More Options,” then click on “Turn on Live Captions.”
Yes, faculty members should choose the hybrid mode that is most appropriate to the pedagogical needs of the course. Instructors will also need to assess the capacity of the assigned classroom space.
There is not a policy requiring a minimum number of in-person meetings for a hybrid course. However, faculty should seek to engage the students in a few meaningful in-person meetings throughout the term.
The exact number and timing should be determined by the instructor in accordance with significant events in their syllabus. The faculty member has flexibility to choose when those touchpoints are most effective for the course.
Faculty/instructors may prohibit students from making their own recordings unless required as an Institute-required accommodation. Faculty/instructors may allow recordings but prohibit sharing. Suggested syllabus language is available on the Office of the Provost website.
Both BlueJeans and Microsoft Teams now have closed captioning capability.
For BlueJeans, both the meeting host and the student need to enable captions via their settings (click on “Settings,” scroll down, then click on “Closed Captions”).
For Microsoft Teams, the meeting host needs to navigate to meeting controls and click on “More Options,” then click on “Turn on Live Captions.”
The Office of Disability Services can also do real-time captioning as needed but needs some notice to make arrangements.
While Canvas, Georgia Tech’s learning management system, does contain accessibility features, it is important to ensure that the resources/documents shared with students through Canvas are also accessible. For more information on how faculty can create accessible courses, please see Maintaining Accessibility When Teaching Remotely.
The Quiz tool within Canvas allows accommodations (e.g., extended time, multiple attempts, etc). The following links provide a step-by-step guide on how to set up each accommodation in Canvas:
Faculty can use Kaltura Personal Capture, which is integrated into Canvas, or Camtasia to record desktop activity, video, and audio to prepare instructional materials.
These recordings should be delivered using Media Gallery (Kaltura) inside Canvas. This delivery mechanism will provide machine-level (automated) captions for the delivery of media.
The accuracy of these captions depends on the clarity of speech as well as the content matter. Faculty/TAs can edit these captions. Professional captioning services are available and can be very costly.
BlueJeans and Microsoft Teams provide automated captioning in synchronous sessions. These automated captions are 70-85% accurate, depending on clarity of speech as well as the content matter. If a session is recorded and downloaded, the video can be published through the Media Gallery (Kaltura) in Canvas, which will provide machine-level (automated) captions.
