Lightning talk followed by workshop and breakout discussion. Continue reading “Code4Lib North: Day 1 Afternoon Notes”
Code4Lib North: Day 1 Morning Notes
Morning presentations Continue reading “Code4Lib North: Day 1 Morning Notes”
Presentation: Working with Users of Perceptual Disabilities At a Distance
I actually recently presented this as part of an interview, and thought it had enough new material (and not just repeating my web accessibility posts/presentations) to warrant posting it.
To give you a bit of context, the goal of the presentation was to train staff, who have no prior experience working with persons with disabilities, to provide assistance to users with “perceptual disabilities at a distance”, that is virtually or remotely. Much like the users they would serve, I also made the assumption that staff technical expertise may vary as well. Continue reading “Presentation: Working with Users of Perceptual Disabilities At a Distance”
Ryerson Faculty Conference: Notes on Engaging Every Online Student
The Challenges and Lessons of Creating Accessible Course Materials
- Maureen Glynn, Yueh-Chin Ma, Digital Education Strategies
- Restiani Andriati, Digital Media Projects Office
- Diane Michaud,Library and Archives
- Charles Silverman, School of Disabilities Studies Continue reading “Ryerson Faculty Conference: Notes on Engaging Every Online Student”
Ryerson Faculty Conference: Opening Keynote Notes
Teaching and Learning in Socio-technical Networks
Transition to new technology can be hard, but while it can be difficult to learn new technology, there are some positive sides e.g. story of his father getting immediate help when having a heart attack. Continue reading “Ryerson Faculty Conference: Opening Keynote Notes”