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Making Courses More Equitable and Accessible for Students- Online Workshop

When: Wednesday, November 30, 2022, and Wednesday, December 7, 2022
10:30am - 12:00pm

Why not take the positive learnings from the pandemic and build them into our teaching strategies? After spending an entire year of predominately remote learning, some Bowdoin students discovered that their classes were the most accessible ever, impacting their level of engagement and learning. So much so, that they asked faculty to continue some of the accessible teaching strategies when classes met in person again.

This session reflects on the strategies and tools that contributed to classes being more accessible during the pandemic, what we learned from conversations with students and faculty, and how this feedback is informing digital accessibility decisions, support, tools, and programming at Bowdoin today. The presenters will share the approaches used at Bowdoin and lead attendees through steps to identify and jumpstart taking action at their own institutions.

Session Outcomes:
Participants will:
- Reflect on accessibility and equity within learning environments at their own institutions prior to and during the pandemic.
- Explore opportunities in your environment that support a more accessible and equitable learning experience.
- Create a list of actions and possible strategies to adopt that benefit all students.
- Identify technology and organizational considerations to explore/examine as part of your analysis and planning.