Faculty Development Offerings 

REGISTER FOR THE SUMMIT

When: Thursday, February 6, Noon - 4:30 p.m. and Friday, February 7, 9 a.m. - Noon

Where: Virtual via Zoom

Free and open to everyone. Hosted by the Division of Online and Strategic Learning, Office of Inclusive Excellence, and Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs.

ABOUT THE SUMMIT

Connect with colleagues from Ball State and beyond, as we share current and emerging approaches for ensuring equitable, inclusive, and innovative learning experiences for students.

Our keynote speakers  are Dr. Tracie Marcella Addy, lead author of What Inclusive Instructors Do: Principles and Practices for Excellence in College Teaching and Enhancing Inclusive Instruction: Student Perspectives and Practical Approaches for Advancing Equity in Higher Education, and, Dr. Sandra Miles, Head of Practice for Team Development at Academic Impressions. 

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February 11, 10-11 a.m., Student Center 301

Senior Instructional Consultant Eva Grouling Snider will share best practices and practical advice on engaging with current college students. 

The even is presented by the Ball State Graduate School's Graduate Opportunity & Leadership Development (GOLD) series. 

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Monday, February 24

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Virtual Via Zoom

Register now to attend "Make Your Course Documents Accessible," a virtual workshop hosted by the Division of Online and Strategic Learning. You'll learn how to make your course readings, syllabus, handouts, slides, and more accessible to all students. 

This workshop will be recorded, and the recording will be shared with all registrants. 

By the end of the workshop, attendees will be able to: 

• Identify key accessibility barriers in course documents
• Use software such as Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat to improve document accessibility 
• Leverage institutional resources for creating accessible course documents 

REGISTER FOR THE SUMMIT

March 20 and March 21, 2025
8:30 a.m. - Noon (Eastern), both days
Virtual via Zoom

Free and open to everyone at Ball State University. Hosted by the Division of Online and Strategic Learning.

About the Summit

The Teaching and Technology Summit showcases innovative work in teaching and its intersections with technology. Connect with colleagues and share creative ways to use technology to enhance teaching and learning.

The engaging and informal sessions at the Summit range from quick hits (5 minutes) to deeper dives (20 minutes), meaning you can fit them into your schedule.

Our keynote speakers are Jon Ippolito, the designer, architect, and engineer of Learning With AI, an online toolkit for teaching, and, Dr. Chin-Sook Pak, recipient of several awards for her teaching and scholarship focused on service learning of Spanish and Latinx access to higher education.

Enroll in the Course

Whether you’re new to accessibility or experienced at creating accessible learning experiences, this self-paced Canvas course will guide you through creating a course in the Canvas LMS that is accessible to all students.

This course includes written materials and short video presentations so that you can learn in your own way, at your own pace.

Core modules cover the basics of accessibility, including how it impacts your students, and the 8 steps to making a Canvas site accessible. Additional content covers topics such as cognitive accessibility, complex images, discipline-specific accessibility, and Universal Design for Learning.

You can also use this Canvas course as a reference resource when developing or revising a course. Handy tools such as a course index, further readings, and a PDF checklist will help you locate the information you need to make the biggest impact for your students.

Faculty who complete this self-paced course will be able to:

• Identify core principles of accessibility
• Design an accessible course using Canvas’s built-in tools
• Use automated accessibility checkers in combination with manual checking to locate and fix accessibility issues in their course
• Reflect on inclusive and accessible pedagogical interventions for their course

You can now access the new Beautiful Canvas Builder. This tool lets you easily create custom Canvas designs in just minutes

GO TO BEAUTIFUL CANVAS BUILDER

If you’re tired of bland Canvas content, this self-paced course is for you. This self-paced course is a collection of Canvas design elements that you can incorporate into your Canvas content.

In this self-paced course, you’ll also learn how to implement these design elements. You can pick and choose which elements to use, whether that’s adding a single button to your Canvas site or creating entire beautiful pages!

Enroll in the Course

ENROLL IN THE COURSE

Whether you are new to Canvas or desire a refresher, this 5-module self-paced course will demonstrate and encourage practice with the foundational tools available for designing and delivering your courses. Upon completion of the module assignments, participants will receive access to the BSU Canvas Foundations Badge.

Each module should take approximately 1-2 hours to complete, and participants are welcome to peruse the course in whatever order fits their needs. If you are not interested in the badge at this time, you can always reference the course for just-in-time Canvas support.