Stephanie Diemel, your eLearning Faculty-in-Residence, and Amy Rovner will be running a Canvas gradebook workshop on Monday June 1, from 1-2 p.m. in room 1305.
They’ll have a short presentation, but most of the time is reserved for working with faculty one-on-one. We hope to see many of you there!
We are celebrating Online Accessibility Awareness Week here at SCC, May 26-29. The Faculty Learning Community – Making Online Course Content Accessible – has put together daily tips!
Today’s Tip: Captioning Video Content
We’ve been reading lately about universities such as MIT and Harvard being sued for lack of video captioning. While captioning is absolutely necessary for those who are hard-of-hearing, captions are also incredibly helpful for English language learners. A recent study found that 80% of viewers that use captions are in fact not deaf or hard of hearing, but simply prefer captioned content. Closed captions can improve video comprehension for all viewers, and as we use more video content in our courses, captioning becomes more important. We are taking a proactive approach here at Shoreline, where faculty were surveyed this year about the types of video content they are using for learning activities. While faculty are welcome to provide their own video captioning, eLearning is here to help. Unlike many other colleges, we have set aside funds specifically for captioning instructional video content. Do you have videos that you use on a regular basis that need captioning? Contact Amy Rovner (arovner@shoreline.edu) or Stephanie Diemel (sdiemel@shoreline.edu).
If you did not complete a survey, you can do it now.
If you want to learn more, join us for our last Lunchtime Training Session on campus – next Friday, June 5. We will have pizza and snacks to fuel your brain!
5 Steps to Accessible Syllabi Training
Friday, JUNE 5 1:30-3:00pm, Room 2926
If you cannot attend this on campus training, you can view a recorded version of it from a webinar we did yesterday for the SBCTC Ignis Webinars.
Thank you for your support of this important effort for student success!
We are celebrating Online Accessibility Awareness Week here at SCC, May 26-29. The Faculty Learning Community – Making Online Course Content Accessible – has put together daily tips!
Today’s Tip: Are PDF Documents Accessible?
A common question we field in eLearning is regarding pdfs and accessibility. Many faculty use pdfs in their instructional materials in order to preserve formatting and prohibit editing. Can a pdf be read by a screen reader? The answer is yes, but it takes some work to structure the document such that a screen reader will be able to parse it in a meaningful way. Adobe and Microsoft have both written guides to help create pdfs that are properly “tagged” for screen reader accessibility.
If you want to learn more, join us for a Lunchtime Training Session on campus! We will have pizza and salad to fuel your brain!
5 Steps to Accessible Syllabi
Friday, JUNE 5 1:30-3:00pm, Room 2926
If you cannot attend an on campus training, please join us for a webinar version TODAY Thursday, May 28 from 2:00-3:00pm. A recorded version will also be available. Ignis Webinar Site
Hope to see you there!
We are celebrating Online Accessibility Awareness Week here at SCC, May 26-29. The Faculty Learning Community – Making Online Course Content Accessible – has put together daily tips!
Today’s tip: Creating Accessible Word Documents
According to the Office of Special Services here at SCC, one of the greatest needs for students with disabilities is that instructional documents be free from accessibility barriers. This would include syllabi as well as other course materials. Happily, Microsoft Word has the ability to quickly check documents for issues that people with disabilities might experience. Portland Community College has pulled together a nice resource that includes checking for accessibility issues in both MS Word and PowerPoint files.
If you want to learn more, join us for a Lunchtime Training Session on campus! We will have pizza and salad to fuel your brain!
5 Steps to Accessible Syllabi
Wednesday, May 27, 1:00-2:00pm Room 2346
Friday, JUNE 5 1:30-3:00pm, Room 2926
If you cannot attend an on campus training, please join us for a webinar version on Thursday, May 28 from 2:00-3:00pm. A recorded version will also be available. Ignis Webinar Site
Hope to see you there!
To Employees with PERS retirement plan, or those interested in Deferred Compensation Plan: The Department of Retirement Systems is coming to SCC on Thurs., May 21!
A drop by session is offered in the morning and again in the afternoon for PERS plan members. Also, there’s a 4 pm presentation for non-PERS members interested in the Deferred Compensation Plan. See here for details.
If planning to attend, please consult with your supervisor to ensure proper staffing in your area.
Feel free to contact Ellen Pincus, Payroll & Benefits Coordinator, at epincus@shoreline.edu or x4510 with any questions.
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