Learn how to evaluate your department’s digital materials for accessibility and compliance with the upcoming Title II deadline. This hands-on workshop will guide you through the process of identifying common accessibility barriers, using basic auditing tools, and prioritizing content for remediation. Ideal for department leaders and content managers, this session will help you take the first steps toward creating a more inclusive digital environment.

In person (BRK 416) and online (ODA Zoom)

A Call to Think: We’re All in This Together

Chancellor Gooch will be joined by Mylas Copeland, a respected community leader and beacon in Springfield’s civic life, for an engaging conversation on the power of connection, collaboration, and community impact.

Take your local history research to the next level with Digging Deeper: Researching Central Illinois with Local Archives. This informative workshop introduces participants to key research tools and collections housed at the Illinois State Archives, the Sangamon Valley Collection at Lincoln Library, and the University of Illinois Springfield Archives.

Doing Less with Less, Effectively: Illinois Online Higher Education Symposium

After a successful inaugural event, we're excited to invite you back for another engaging gathering of Illinois educators and thought leaders in online teaching and learning. Our theme, "Doing Less with Less, Effectively," emphasizes innovative strategies for impactful online education within evolving resource constraints.

This hands-on training session introduces participants to the use of digital accessibility evaluation tools—such as WAVE, PAC 2024, and Microsoft Office accessibility checkers —to assess and improve the accessibility of digital content. Attendees will learn how to identify common accessibility barriers, interpret automated test results, and understand the limitations of these tools in relation to manual testing and user experience.

It will be held in BRK 416 and online in the ODA Zoom.

This session covers best practices for captions, transcripts, audio descriptions, and more in videos and multimedia. ODA Zoom

Discover best practices for creating accessible word documents.. Participants can apply their knowledge through an interactive workshop. ODA Zoom

Discover best practices for creating accessible presentations. Participants can apply their knowledge through an interactive workshop. ODA Zoom

Learn the top eight accessibility issues to watch for when creating online and digital content. ODA Zoom

Online discussion are vital to building a community in an online course. In order to achieve that goal, we need students to engage in these online discussions. Join COLRS staff as we explore some strategies for making the most of your online discussions. We'll think about different thinking routines and prompts, post length, frequency, and more!

• When: Tuesday, November 11 at 1 p.m.
• Where: BRK 141A and COLRS Zoom
• Duration: 1 hour