Why Good Captions Matter!

Why Good Captions Matter!

Have you ever wondered why you should make sure your captions are accurate?  Do you have videos in your courses that were made by someone else? Did you ever look at the captions that were added to those videos or did you just think because it had captions you were all...
All Fired Up About Accessibility!

All Fired Up About Accessibility!

I just spent a week in sunny Las Vegas attending the annual ITC eLearning conference.  The weather was a beautiful 70-75 degrees each day.  I spent most of the days inside learning all I could to help those at our campus. The one topic that I heard in every session...
“But, Leanne said I could!”

“But, Leanne said I could!”

Twice this week I was approached by instructors who were told by a student that I had approved them for accommodations on an upcoming exam. The problem was, the instructors had not received the Accommodation Notice I sent out to confirm. Suspicious, indeed. Although...
Accessibility: Peer Note Taker Accommodation

Accessibility: Peer Note Taker Accommodation

Just when I thought I had my blog topic all worked out I was asked to sit on a panel at Friday Forum. Together with Scott Herzberg and Dan Goodchild, we tackled the subject of: How to Handle Difficult Situations in the Classroom. We talked procedures, myths vs. facts,...
A Thought About Universal Design

A Thought About Universal Design

A sincere  thank you to our colleague Susan Odgers for her December 1 Scoop post on Exclusion. The insightful points made in this article got me thinking about Universal Design (UD). People will be people, they’ll always have a tendency to act in ways that are hurtful...