If you stand near me long enough, I’ll start talking about digital skills and if I had a soapbox, I’d be standing on it. I think it’s one of the most important areas of personal and professional development, however it’s…
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Why we still need to talk about digital skills in 2023
Tagged with: digital accessiblity, Digital capability, Digital literacy
Posted in Accessibility, digital skills
Posted in Accessibility, digital skills
Using the Canvas Accessibility Checker
There are lots of steps that can be taken to make sure that your module content is digitally accessible to your students. From headings and font colours to tables and alternative text, it can feel like there is a lot…
Accessibility tips: Digital accessibility tools
When teaching and learning is happening online the accessibility of digital materials and activities is more important than ever. This post is part of a series of Accessibility Tips to help you make your digital materials accessible. There are more…
Tagged with: Accessibility, digital accessiblity, external tools, Free tools
Posted in Accessibility, Uncategorized
Posted in Accessibility, Uncategorized
Accessibility tips: Check accessibility
In the latest of our ‘Accessibility Tips’ blog posts I will be looking at some quick and easy ways that you can check that the digital materials you produce meet the legislation requirements and provide an improved learning environment for all. You can…
Accessibility Tips: Creating accessible resources
It might feel daunting to create an accessible document from scratch. Luckily with just a few good design principles you can create wonderfully accessible documents in just a few simple steps. Making documents accessible isn’t about making everything the same…
Alternative formats made easy with SensusAccess
The University of Sussex prides itself on being an inclusive education community, indeed inclusion is one of the five core values of the University’s Strategic Framework. Building on wider institutional efforts in this important area Technology Enhanced Learning and the…
5 steps to using tech for presentations
Giving presentations is as much a part of academics’ lives as it is their students’. Whether presenting at a conference or in an undergraduate seminar, there are similar issues to bear in mind and digital tools to help. Step 1.…
Tagged with: Accessibility, digital accessiblity, Presentations
Posted in digital skills, Learning Design
Posted in digital skills, Learning Design
Getting ready for September with TEL
Summer is here, but before we know it students will be arriving to begin the 2019-20 academic year. Before then, teaching staff will want to prepare their Canvas modules and related materials. To support staff during this process Technology Enhanced…
Tagged with: Accessibility, Accessible technology, Canvas, digital accessiblity, rollover
Posted in Accessibility, Canvas
Posted in Accessibility, Canvas
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