Conveying information to your students is one of the most important and complicated tasks you complete in your classroom. As we shared earlier in the semester, accessibility is important for all your course materials; this week we focus on PDFs. As we ramp up for April 2026 accessibility compliance many folks understandably have questions… Continue reading…
This week, we urge you to consider accessibility in your classroom, which is helpful to all students (and us as faculty as well). New accessibility requirements for online materials provided by state and local governments will be effective April 2026. However, accessibility is also vital to keep in mind for non-online materials…. Continue reading…
Thank you to Dr. Laura Gonzalez with Integrative Community Studies for authoring this week’s teaching tips! Happy end of the semester, and congratulations on wrapping up your classes. While it is fresh in your mind, we encourage you think back about what worked well and what you might like to revise… Continue reading…
Thank you to Dr. Laura Gonzalez with Integrative Community Studies for authoring this week’s teaching tips! Although we all define and enact teaching in different ways, there are some common goals that unite our work as instructors. For example, we hope to create an accessible and engaging learning environment that offers something for… Continue reading…
Did you know that reading order matters when designing and displaying content? Reading order refers to the order in which users read your content. Logical reading order means that content is read and/or displayed top to bottom, and then left to right. When students use screen readers and other assistive… Continue reading…
Making course content accessible may seem like an overwhelming task, but starting with one small thing makes it easy! Creating accessible learning environments doesn’t have to be complicated. For more information, check out the article on Creating Accessible Learning Environments from Vanderbilt University’s Center for Teaching. If you are interested in additional facts… Continue reading…
The UTLC is pleased to announce that the UNCG Syllabus Template has been updated and is ready for use in Spring 2025. The template still contains all of the required sections outlined in the UNCG Syllabus Policy, and features strongly encouraged language such as sample Generative AI syllabus policies, and resources for… Continue reading…
The UTLC and campus partners will offer a Course Retrofit Incubator May 22 -23, 2025. As a one-stop option for instructors, this event will provide guidance and support as you retrofit your current courses to meet accessibility guidelines. Bring your course and we will bring the technical support (and snacks!!).
The UTLC and campus partners will offer a Course Retrofit Incubator May 22 -23, 2025. As a one-stop option for instructors, this event will provide guidance and support as you retrofit your current courses to meet accessibility guidelines. Bring your course and we will bring the technical support (and snacks!!).
This week we present two new tips from our “What’s Working” video series created by UNCG instructors, for UNCG instructors. Each video will be around 5 minutes in length and features tips you can immediately implement in your classroom. In the videos, Accessibility Fellows Austin Craven and Heather Moorefield-Lang discuss how… Continue reading…