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Brown Bag: Moving from Accessibility to Universal Design for Learning: A Paradigm Shift from Fear to Hope

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Speakers
  • Cathleen McGreal, College of Social Science
  • Stephen Thomas, College of Natural Science
  • Casey Henley, MSU Neuroscience Program
  • Jan Bukovac Phelps, College of Communication Arts & Sciences
  • Emilia Marcyk, MSU Library

Over the last year, the Faculty Learning Community (FLC) on Accessibility Through Creative Innovation has been working with MSU IT Services to create a self-enrolled course on accessibility and curriculum development.  Read Full Article →

IT Exchange Meeting

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Tentative Agenda

Updates to MSU’s Technology Purchasing Process: Members of University Services, IT Security, and MSU’s Web Accessibility team will present changes made to the IT procurement process to minimize security and data risks and maintain accessibility compliance for both new products and renewals.

MSU IT Service Management Improvements: Mark Seyka and Kelly Wilcox, with the MSU IT Service Management team, will present new systems being rolled out to the campus community. Read Full Article →

Brown Bag: Universal Design for your Classroom: Fast and Easy Tips for Crafting Effective, Accessible Content for Everyone

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Speakers
  • Stephen Thomas, MSU College of Natural Science
  • Nate Evans, IT Services
Background

The Explorations in Instructional Technology Brown Bag series is hosted by the MSU College of Education, College of Natural Science, and IT Services Teaching and Learning Technology. For more information, contact Sev Grabski. Learn more about other faculty development opportunities. Read Full Article →

Breakfast Series: Universal Design for Your Classroom

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In the September 9 Breakfast Series, learn tips for crafting effective, accessible web content for everyone.

Description

Kick off the year by knowing more about Universal Design for Learning (UDL), which is a proactive approach in design to ensure content is educationally accessible to all students, regardless of their learning style, cognitive, physical or sensory abilities. Read Full Article →

News

Updates made to MSU Web Accessibility Policy and standards for digital content

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Michigan State University is committed to accessibility on all levels. As we move toward a higher degree of dependence on the web to access programs, services, businesses, and activities, it becomes increasingly important to ensure that content is accessible to the broadest possible audience.

MSU departments, employees, faculty, and instructors are being asked to update web pages, online course materials, e-texts, PDFs, and any online content that is used for business and academic activities to meet the current MSU Web Accessibility Policy which includes Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, Conformance Level AA. Read Full Article →