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Digital Accessibility Series: Creating Accessible Documents (.doc, .docx, and .pdfs)

MS Teams online

Learn how to ensure documents are accessible across various platforms. This session will cover best practices for formatting and structuring Microsoft Word documents, Google Docs, and PDFs. Key topics include using accessibility checkers, applying styles to create headings, inserting a table of contents, and utilizing structural elements to enhance document accessibility. By the end of […]

Using the UDL Template for your Course

MS Teams online

This session will go through the rationale of the UDL template to support instructors in adopting key accessibility and universal design elements into their COTROnline Course Pages. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) emphasizes learner agency that is purposeful, reflective, resourceful and strategic. It focuses on how we can provide multiple means of Engagement, Representation, and […]

Digital Accessibility Series: Optimizing Accessibility in Excel Spreadsheets

MS Teams online

Microsoft Excel is a leading spreadsheet tool widely used for data storage, analysis, and the creation of graphs and charts. This course is designed to teach you how to create accessible workbooks using Excel. We will start by covering basic accessibility standards for general documents and then move on to the specific accessibility skills required […]

Gradebook Drop-In

KC 110C +1 more

This drop-in session supports Gradebook review and troubleshooting as well as applying best practices for both instructor and student engagement with the Gradebook. The session is both in-person in KC110C as well as online via Teams. Drop-in with your questions at any time during the hour window.

Digital Accessibility Series: Designing Accessible Slide deck

MS Teams online

We often share PowerPoint slides—frequently relying on visual elements—with our audience as resource. However, not everyone can see or interpret these visuals. In this session, you will learn how to […]