{"id":24388,"date":"2024-01-05T11:23:51","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T16:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/citl\/?page_id=24388"},"modified":"2024-02-02T15:59:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T20:59:37","slug":"data-driven-persona-gabe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/citl\/data-driven-persona-gabe\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Driven Persona &#8211; Gabe"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_f0ce9b-fb12, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_f0ce9b-fb12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_f0ce9b-fb12\"]{text-align:center;font-size:40px;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-family:'EB Garamond';color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_f0ce9b-fb12 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_f0ce9b-fb12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_f0ce9b-fb12\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_f0ce9b-fb12 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_f0ce9b-fb12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_f0ce9b-fb12\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_f0ce9b-fb12 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_f0ce9b-fb12\">Meet Gabe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This persona is a fictional profile of a UMaine student. 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Students&#8217;<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-btn-wrap kt-btn-wrap-1\"><a class=\"kt-button button kt-btn-1-action kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-style-basic kt-btn-svg-show-always kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/citl\/data-driven-persona-adesina\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Go to the next data-driven student persona<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_291aa3-5b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_291aa3-5b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_291aa3-5b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1250px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 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height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/citl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2024\/01\/Gabe_853.jpg\" alt=\"A smiling middle aged man with short brown and grey hair, blue eyes, wearing a burgundy T-shirt with long sleeves and a wedding band is leaning against a BRC fence with his arms crossed on his chest.\" class=\"wp-image-24392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/citl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2024\/01\/Gabe_853.jpg 853w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/citl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2024\/01\/Gabe_853-650x650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/citl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2024\/01\/Gabe_853-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/citl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2024\/01\/Gabe_853-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/citl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2024\/01\/Gabe_853-317x317.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/citl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2024\/01\/Gabe_853-423x423.jpg 423w, 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.kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_1d6e84-be > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_1d6e84-be{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_1d6e84-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_1d6e84-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-2 kadence-column_1d6e84-be\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><strong>Age<\/strong>: 46 years old<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Work<\/strong>: Senior Civil Engineer on leave and Graduate Research Assistant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Major<\/strong>: Civil Engineering Ph.D. degree<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Family<\/strong>: Married, 1 child, 2 dogs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Challenge<\/strong>: Low vision and color vision deficiency (color blindness)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Languages spoken:<\/strong> Spanish, American English<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Location<\/strong>: Orono, ME<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where is home?<\/strong>&nbsp;Maine and Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pronouns<\/strong>: he\/his\/el<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Accessibility accommodations<\/strong>: Low vision accessibility settings on Windows as well as a number of macros using both keyboard and mouse to enable accessibility features, low vision accessibility settings on the iPhone, Acrobat HD Ultra LCD for home, and a portable Closed-Circuit Television system (CCTV) as needed on location<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_40423f-a1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_40423f-a1 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_40423f-a1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 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.kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id_6aabb5-ac .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:2px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id_6aabb5-ac kt-accordion-has-18-panes kt-active-pane-1 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-14 kt-pane_653c7c-dc\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>A bit about Gabe:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Gabe was born and raised in Texas. He moved to Maine for his master\u2019s degree, met his spouse and spent most of his career in Maine, working for both the public and private sector. Gabe and his family recently relocated from Westbrook to Orono in order for him to be close to campus since he doesn\u2019t drive due to his low vision. He wants to further his career by moving into a research position, and potentially teach in the future. Gabe took a leave of absence from his current job so that he can focus on course work and on being a Graduate Research Assistant.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-15 kt-pane_fffa31-fa\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>What are his frustrations so far? <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>\u201cAll of my professors share their slides with me ahead of time, which I truly appreciate, but sometimes they use images that are low resolution and when I zoom in on these images, they are too blurry and pixelated for me to see what is being presented.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne of my professors color coded everything on their syllabus and color is the only way they have for folks to access the information. To me, the colors they use look the same, so I am always missing some of the information.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn one of my courses, we use a simulation software, and I can\u2019t access all of the functionalities because the platform is not fully accessible.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-16 kt-pane_9f1de1-ed\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>Five teaching strategies focused on digital equity that will help Gabe succeed:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Provide high resolution images<\/li><li>Make sure that color is not the only way to convey information: also use text, shapes or textures to convey information equitably (<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/10KqbbvK3WetUGeWkpBjGsR1HKY9cnCIEaSLCsTxfeTU\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">consult our tutorial on images and the use of colors<\/a>)<\/li><li>Evaluate 3rd party tools, textbooks and software for accessibility before adopting them in your courses<\/li><li>Use clear and precise headings to help break down the course content (<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1TTXHWCGv61DJL6sfZKkieaW94cpX8wV9OYFNINryH9Q\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">consult our tutorial on headings<\/a>)<\/li><li>Allow students to make reasonable use of technology in the classroom (note taking, assistive technology, emergencies)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Many more students can benefit from these teaching strategies.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1wTo9dQd7DYvDAbhcM2sFCc7r6yKGWBwnvjVDSPtijMc\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about who benefits from these strategies.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-17 kt-pane_61144e-7a\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>What has helped Gabe feel included in the UMaine community?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>\u201cStudents in my program are learning how to collaborate with me in a way that is accessible to me and I really appreciate that.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn one of my courses, the instructor shared that they reviewed their assignments to <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/citl\/accessibility-and-labs\/\">ensure that there were no unnecessary barriers<\/a>. For instance, if in the field, data is collected by a surveyor and the engineer works from this data and analyzes it, in this instructor&#8217;s course we are only evaluated on our understanding of how the data is collected and on our analysis and not on collecting the data.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;One of my professor has added requirements around creating accessible documents for our projects and for anything we share with one another for this course.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-18 kt-pane_965209-1e\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong><strong>Learn more about resources to help support students like Gabe:<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsta.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> National Science Teaching Association<\/a> has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsta.org\/visual-impairments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">page dedicated to teaching students with visual impairments<\/a> <\/li><li>Explore resources and training sessions offered by CITL by visiting the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/citl\/programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Events and Programs section<\/a>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/citl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the CITL website<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_412afe-3d > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_412afe-3d > .kt-row-column-wrap) 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