Yasser Atef presented at the Alternative Assessment Institute 2022 on the experience of a visually impaired student. Atef is at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. Atef shared their experience and spoke about self-reflection, self-assessment forms, and digital narratives. Atef explained how they navigate assessments and use self-assessment forms to enhance their learning. They spoke about their experience as a visually impaired learner and the user features and requests. They explored digital narrative games in a Digital Literacies and Intercultural Learning. The assignment in this course was open for individual or teamwork and focused on the creative process. The reflection is the component that is assessed. The prompt is: why it stands out to be a craft and practice of using expertise rather than being theoretical? Platforms used included Google Slides and Google Sites. It was interesting to learn about the structure of these assignments from a learner with visual impairments. They explained how focusing on the process and using reflection helps overcome challenges.
