Tips and tools to create assessible content for all learners
Location
Online
Being Intentional and Creating Accessible Documents – Online Event
Date & Time
November 18, 2020, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Description
Have you noticed a red indicator next to the content items in your Blackboard shell? If yes, this webinar is for you!
On November 18th, we will highlight how to proactively create accessible content from the beginning with Office 365 and Blackboard Ally.
Being proactive and developing accessible content provides each learner with a chance to succeed in the course. Intentionally creating accessible documents makes content accessible for students of all abilities, often benefits everyone in the class, and can avoid disturbances in the learning experience.
Webinar:
To access the session, please click on this link. This session is limited to 40 seats.
Prior to the session:
If this is your first time joining one of our webinars, please review the Getting Started Guide. You will also find additional helpful information for using Blackboard Collaborate at our extensive FAQs.
For the best viewing experience, we recommend using Chrome or a recent browser update. Webinars are bandwidth intensive, so closing any unnecessary browser tabs will help conserve your bandwidth. After joining the session, please configure your audio.
The session will be recorded if two or more people attend and the link will be distributed to everyone who registered.
As always, if you have any questions, please consider the following options:
On November 18th, we will highlight how to proactively create accessible content from the beginning with Office 365 and Blackboard Ally.
Being proactive and developing accessible content provides each learner with a chance to succeed in the course. Intentionally creating accessible documents makes content accessible for students of all abilities, often benefits everyone in the class, and can avoid disturbances in the learning experience.
Session objectives:
During this session, we will:
- Identify tips to create accessible documents
- Discuss alternative formats for multimedia content
- Identify and remediate content with Blackboard Ally
- Explore ways to improve lecture capture with captions and transcripts
Webinar:
To access the session, please click on this link. This session is limited to 40 seats.
Prior to the session:
If this is your first time joining one of our webinars, please review the Getting Started Guide. You will also find additional helpful information for using Blackboard Collaborate at our extensive FAQs.
For the best viewing experience, we recommend using Chrome or a recent browser update. Webinars are bandwidth intensive, so closing any unnecessary browser tabs will help conserve your bandwidth. After joining the session, please configure your audio.
The session will be recorded if two or more people attend and the link will be distributed to everyone who registered.
As always, if you have any questions, please consider the following options:
- Check our extensive FAQ collection
- Open a ticket via RT
- Follow the Office of Student Disability Services, Instructional Technology & DoIT myUMBC groups
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