This section details the accessibility elements in Microsoft Office that are shared when working with Word and PowerPoint documents. Their respective pages have further details on the issues that are specific to that filetype, and additional resources can be found on the Creating Accessible Documents and Websites page.
PowerPoint's structure and the ease of adding content to slides prompts special accessibility considerations. The best way to make an accessible PowerPoint is to keep these in mind as you are first creating the document, as it is common to have to recreate slides otherwise. This page details the PowerPoint-specific accessibility concerns. Be sure to review the issues listed on the Microsoft Office page as well.
With DesignPLUS, you can stylize the appearance and customize the content of Canvas pages, assignments, the course syllabus, discussion descriptions, and quiz descriptions.
Check out Home Page Transformations with Design Plus and the Design Plus Gallery for inspiration.
In this session, you will learn how to:
The HyFlex (hybrid flexible) learning model is both a teaching format that bridges and blends the physical and digital classrooms and the pedagogy that informs the design of HyFlex learning. This session will cover:
The workshop will be held on Wednesday, July 20th at 11:00 am.
Pedagogy is the teaching of children, or dependent personalities. Andragogy is the facilitation learning for adults, who are self-directed learners. Heutagogy is the management of learning for self-managed learners. Below is a table comparing Pedagogy, Andragogy, and Heutagogy, recreated in an accessible format from Teach Thought.
During office hours, COLRS staff are available to assist UIS instructors with teaching strategies, technologies, accessibility, and multimedia.
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Research shows that by adopting inclusive design practices, like accessibility, instructors enhance the user experience for all students and foster a culture of diversity and inclusion.
The Center for Online Learning, Research, and Service (COLRS) Digital Media Studio is located in Brookens 435. COLRS provides support for UIS faculty and staff to develop a wide range of instructional videos, including lightboard videos and green screen work, narrated PowerPoint lectures, audio lectures, and on-campus location filming.