by Mohammad Ahmed | Sep 16, 2022 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions
In the U.S. alone, 2.5 million students have learning disabilities – such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia – that can affect their learning and academic careers. As educational technology develops, more of these students are finding accommodations that can...
by Mohammad Ahmed | Jul 7, 2022 | Digital Accessibility, Events, Services
Thursday, May 19, was the 11th annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), focusing on digital equality for the one billion people in the world living with a disability. Creating an accessible digital environment supports the full participation of all members of...
by Mohammad Ahmed | Feb 4, 2022 | Digital Accessibility, Events, Services, Universal Design for Learning
Axe-con, a virtual conference that focuses on digital accessibility, will be held March 15th to 17th, 2022. Developers, designers, business users, and accessibility professionals of all experience levels are welcome to attend this free conference. Come join Academic...
by Mohammad Ahmed | Dec 2, 2021 | Instructional design, Services
This post focuses on Poll Everywhere as a tool for student engagement. For more on Poll Everywhere at UChicago, please visit the Poll Everywhere service page and consider registering for the upcoming workshop “Poll Everywhere Faculty Discussion” to be held on December...
by Mohammad Ahmed | Jul 1, 2021 | Faculty Success Stories
Matt Teichman, former Lecturer in Humanities, used Poll Everywhere to promote student engagement in his seminar-style “Language and the Human” course. He had his students come up with poll questions themselves and then used them as prompts at the beginning of...