Creating Inclusive Course Materials: Documents Spotlight
Teaching Tidbits Workshop Spring 2024
February 13, 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location
Virtual Event
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Overview
Interested in creating materials for your courses that promote inclusivity? Do you want to know more about steps you can take to ensure your courses are on the right track to meet accessibility guidelines? In this interactive online workshop, participants will explore best practices for creating accessible documents. Participants will engage with documents in Microsoft Word and Google Docs. This workshop will focus on simple steps that instructors can take to incrementally improve the accessibility of their course materials. With some careful planning, you can optimize your course materials to be more inclusive.
After participating in this workshop, you will be able to:
- Discuss the benefits of incorporating inclusive documents that meet accessibility guidelines within their courses.
- Identify at least one way to improve the accessibility of the documents they use in their courses.
- Create documents that promote inclusivity using common technology tools, including Microsoft Word and Google Docs.
EVENT FORMAT: This seminar will be online on Zoom.
EVENT LEAD: Patrick Horton, pwhorton@uic.edu
EVENT CO-FACILITATOR: Nicole Messier, nmessier@uic.edu
Inclusivity & Accessibility Information: UIC is committed to the full inclusion and participation of people with disabilities in all aspects of university life. CATE’s online events are delivered through Zoom and may include breakout rooms and group discussion. CATE’s in-person events typically involve a combination of presentation and discussion-based activities. We welcome ASL interpreters, note-takers, and accompanying assistants to all CATE events. If you have questions about access, such as parking or building layouts, or wish to request accommodations for our programming, such as real-time captioning (CART), ASL services, or obtaining event materials in alternative formats, please contact the event lead, Patrick Horton (pwhorton@uic.edu).
Date posted
Dec 18, 2023
Date updated
Dec 18, 2023