eLearning at Ferris State University
Written by: Dr. Tracy Russo, Senior Design Consultant References: 5:51am Manton Consolidated Schools will be closed due to the impending storm... My first thought (like many humans), an hour extra sleep! I'll work from home rather than risk the 55 mile drive to work.6:45am Gypsy, my dog, expressed different thoughts. "Mom, mom, time …
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Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint have a tool available to help identify and remediate accessibility issues. The tool is available at File > Info > Check for Issues > Check Accessibility. The Accessibility Checker will appear in the right-hand sidebar. When you highlight the error two things happen: Additional information about the error, warning, or …
You are the expert in your chosen area, and love to teach others. How do you share the knowledge with others to enable synthesis and use, or sharing with others? How do you do this in the online environment? Whether you’re transitioning a face-to-face course to an online course or creating a completely new online …
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I’m biased, I’m not patient, and I live in an industry with an innovation and adoption cycle that has never been sustained for so long in human history. The Innovation Adoption Lifecycle has been the mantra for technology my entire life. The only problem with this is that as soon as the Early Majority is …
The reading order of slide content is important for anyone using a screen reader. It allows them to hear the content in the order it was meant to be read. Sometimes you may need to add content to a slide that may affect the slide reading order. Content is read in the order it is …
“Innovation” is a buzzword that some people love to hate. As a technologist, I find the word relevant, but I struggle with the applied meaning. The word shows up everywhere, most notable in vision and mission statements. It is Ferris’ vision to be “the preferred choice for students who seek specialized, innovative, career- and life-enhancing …
Creating PDF documents in a way that make them accessible is important to ensure all students are able to consume course content no matter their ability. Adobe has scheduled multiple webinars focusing on how to remediate PDF accessibility issues. Register for each of the events listed below on the Adobe Acrobat DC Upcoming Events site. …
