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Learn how to evaluate your department’s digital materials for accessibility and compliance with the upcoming Title II deadline. This hands-on workshop will guide you through the process of identifying common accessibility barriers, using basic auditing tools, and prioritizing content for remediation. Ideal for department leaders and content managers, this session will help you take the first steps toward creating a more inclusive digital environment.

In person (BRK 416) and online ()

Take your local history research to the next level with Digging Deeper: Researching Central Ãå±±½ûµØ with Local Archives. This informative workshop introduces participants to key research tools and collections housed at the Ãå±±½ûµØ State Archives, the Sangamon Valley Collection at Lincoln Library, and the University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield Archives.

Doing Less with Less, Effectively: Ãå±±½ûµØ Online Higher Education Symposium

After a successful inaugural event, we're excited to invite you back for another engaging gathering of Ãå±±½ûµØ educators and thought leaders in online teaching and learning. Our theme, "Doing Less with Less, Effectively," emphasizes innovative strategies for impactful online education within evolving resource constraints.

Explore the use cases of accessibility checkers.

This session covers best practices for captions, transcripts, audio descriptions, and more in videos and multimedia.

Discover best practices for creating accessible word documents.. Participants can apply their knowledge through an interactive workshop.

Discover best practices for creating accessible presentations. Participants can apply their knowledge through an interactive workshop.

Learn the top eight accessibility issues to watch for when creating online and digital content. ODA Zoom

Online discussion are vital to building a community in an online course. In order to achieve that goal, we need students to engage in these online discussions. Join COLRS staff as we explore some strategies for making the most of your online discussions. We'll think about different thinking routines and prompts, post length, frequency, and more!

• When: Tuesday, November 11 at 1 p.m.
• Where: BRK 141A and
• Duration: 1 hour

Understanding how our students are feeling about our classes is important, but survey fatigue might prevent them from sharing those thoughts--especially multiple times in a course. Journaling is a strategy we can use to find out how our students are doing in a low-stakes and personal way (and for so much more!). Join COLRS staff to learn more about how journaling can be leveraged in your courses.