Many of the presentations we use daily may not be accessible for individuals with disabilities. We will focus on using the accessibility tools within Microsoft PowerPoint to scan for accessibility issues and offer corrections, including accessible outlining/order, layouts, titles, headers, images, lists, links, tables, and color. This session will allow time for you to scan […]
Accessibility is an important aspect in the success of all students, especially those using Canvas. We will focus on utilizing the easy-to-use UDOIT tool in Canvas, which can help scan courses for accessibility issues and offer corrections. This session will allow time for you to scan your own classes, learn about accessibility issues, and receive […]
Creating accessible, captioned video is easy! Captioned video allows for a multitude of people to be able to watch a video, including those who may have a disability, may need easy reference to a text version of content, or are simply viewing in a crowded space. The Panopto video management system makes this easy with […]
Participants will learn about creating an inclusive classroom , an overview of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), gain an increased understanding of accommodations in higher education and ways to collaborate with campus resources to best support students.
Have you ever wanted a quick way to check student knowledge using quick & informal ways? With a little preparation, polling tools can provide a great way to informally assessing students in an engaged manner.
Have you ever wanted a way for students to quickly brainstorm a topic, or make a collaborative decision? With a little preparation, brainstorming and word clouds can be a great way of visually representing knowledge in a class.
Have you ever considered ways to keep your students engaged inside and outside of the classroom? Twitter can be a great way of engaging students through a medium they use.
This hybrid workshop is a component of the honors course development process. Faculty interested in teaching in honors need to complete the workshop as a part of their course development. It includes web instruction and a final meeting where faculty share sample assignments to use in their courses.
This workshop will provide an introduction to the Canvas learning management system from an instructor perspective. In this session, participants will learn how to navigate Canvas, post a course syllabus, create a simple module, edit the course menu, post announcements, and make the course and its resources available to students.
If you would like to improve student engagement, motivation and performance, this is the 'online' workshop for you! Thanks to strides in technology, 12 principles of student-centered, active brain-based methods founded in neuroscience are proven to trigger learning in engaging and exciting ways. Create memorable lessons in any area or subject! Explore brain-based: movement, five […]
This workshop will be an overview of FERPA regulations and how they impact everyone's daily interactions with students.
Learn how to properly recycle on campus. Also, access resources to understand proper procedures at home. Finally, learn about how recycling happens; where does it go; what does it become; how much waste is actually recycled; and is it really that important to practice.
Need Accommodations?
Please submit accommodations requests through the CTL Contact Form, or call us at (708) 974-5347. Please provide a minimum of seven days’ notice.
Registration:
For instructions on how to register for any of the CTL’s workshops, visit our Training Opportunities and Proposals page.
