Product Manager. Education Technologist. I like making things make sense. My views are my own.
Indiana, USA
Joined February 2018
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Chris Aldin retweeted
Making a commitment to more inclusive teaching can improve the learning experience for all students. Get the #BbAlly Inclusive Education Pack to ensure equity and access in your virtual classroom: ow.ly/L8Sc50ALoc5
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Today at 2pm ET @csessums hosts a discussion on universal design principles, how they apply to #OnlineLearning and how to support equity and accessibility for both faculty and students.
Guests: @sambhavi, @johnscottworks, @able_docs's Adam Spencer
ow.ly/n6vT50A6dS6
Chris Aldin retweeted
Great thread going here on @Blackboard Ally tips and tricks for addressing #accessibility issues with #VLE content from @CCCUTEL #inclusive
Going to start a #GAAD thread here of tips and hints about accessibility and using Ally on Blackboard that we'll add to throughout the day.
TIP 1: Add alt text to images that sit alongside content (i.e. outside docs) to helps those with visual impairments. Make it descriptive!
Chris Aldin retweeted
In honor of #GAAD on May 21, we're hosting our first ever #FixYourContent Day competition! This 24-hour global drive is about creating more inclusive digital learning content across classrooms and institutions. Get more details & register your team today! ow.ly/Zk2650zgg3j
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We set a new record for alt format downloads in Jan 2020 with a whopping 1.14 MILLION downloads, breaking our previous record by almost 90K set in October. And Jan wasn't even a full-month of classes! Awesome to see students making the formats part of their learning #BbAlly #UDL
ALT Find the Icon, Choose your format with Ally spotlight and different alternative formats with skyline in background
Chris Aldin retweeted
Our final installment of the #BbAllyTour2019 features interviews from our stop @SIUE where learned how their focus on #empathy and #diverse student needs helps pave their road to #inclusion Thanks to @jenalbat and team for hosting! tinyurl.com/AllyTourSIUE
youtu.be/G0PDc8tUDao
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#BbWorld20 CFP from @blackboard is open! Panels, debates, workshops, demos - think of ways to engage the audience (and don't follow Michael Scott's advice below!) bbworld.com/for-speakers/
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"We can use the Blackboard Ally tool to help us be inclusive, provide an opportunity for Universal Design for Learning, and provide a way for students to consume content regardless of any of their challenges.” Read more about @marshallu and #BbAlly here: ow.ly/djJK50xPtvs
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Learn how this university adopted a successful data-driven strategy for inclusive learning: buff.ly/2Kr4DTh
