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Basic/Essential Needs Series
This playlist contains video recordings, PowerPoint slides, and handouts from the Basic Needs Series hosted in Spring 2024. As educators, we want every student to have an equal opportunity to learn and thrive. However, many students face significant barriers when their basic needs for food, shelter, clothing, and other necessities go unmet. The presentations in this playlist are meant to assist MSU educators with gaining knowledge and skills to identify and assist students experiencing challenges like poverty, homelessness, or lack of resources.
NAVIGATING CONTEXT
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Educators of Impact Series
Introducing "Educators of Impact," a profile series that celebrates the remarkable faculty and staff at the Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation at Michigan State University. This series will highlight the achievements and contributions of our dedicated team members who are passionate about the advancement of education. Through their stories, you'll gain insight into the innovative projects and teaching practices shaping the future of learning at MSU. Each profile will showcase their unique contributions, highlighting the passion and expertise that make our center a beacon of excellence and collaboration. Join us in recognizing and celebrating their impactful work.
NAVIGATING CONTEXT
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Welcome to my Classroom Series
Our Welcome to My Classroom series aims to be a catalyst for continuous improvement, uniting educators in their commitment to elevate the art of teaching. Join us in celebrating the dedication and creativity that drive education forward, as we learn from one another and collectively enrich the learning experience for both educators and students alike. The "Welcome to My Classroom" series functions like a pedagogy and practice show and tell where educators from throughout MSU's ecosystem share something from their teaching and learning practice. Examples of an educator's showcase could include a walk through of a specific activity or assignment, sharing out the integration of a particular educational technology, describing their process of redesigning a learning experience, and more! These are recordings and key takeaways from this sereis.
*for any educator interested in hosting a Welcome to My Classroom, please contact Makena Neal at mneal@msu.edu
*for any educator interested in hosting a Welcome to My Classroom, please contact Makena Neal at mneal@msu.edu
PEDAGOGICAL DESIGN
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Dr. Moroski-Rigney Introduces Writing Centers and Access: A Disability Justice Speaker Series
Dr. Karen Moroski-Rigney
Bio:
I’m Karen-Elizabeth Moroski-Rigney, one of the Associate Directors of The Writing Center. I just joined Michigan State University in Fall 2019! Previously, I had been English & WGSS faculty at Penn State (University Park) where I also coordinated the Undergraduate Writing Center at Penn State Learning. Here at MSU, I’m also one of the inaugural Faculty Accessibility Fellows and a 2019-2020 CAL Leadership Fellow. I’m deeply interested in questions of accessibility and intersectionality — I want to know how the field of writing and writing center studies can continue to engage the digital and the accessible in a pedagogically and personally complex world.
I completed a master’s degree (2013) and doctorate (2017) in Critical Theory (specializing in affective neuroscience, trauma, and the writing process) at Binghamton University. After my PhD, I returned to my first love: Writing Center work. I’m very active in service work for the field of writing center studies! I am an Associate Editor for WAC Clearinghouse; I serve on the board of the International Writing Center Association (IWCA); I spent two years as the elected Secretary and an executive board member for the Mid-Atlantic Writing Center Association (MAWCA) and am the current secretary of the Michigan Writing Center Association (MiWCA); I chaired the scholarships and travel grants committee for IWCA in 2018. Further, I gave a keynote address entitled “Toward a Translingual Writing Center” at the Southeastern Writing Centre Symposium in Toronto in December 2018.
In 2019, I had several peer-reviewed articles published: a colloqium in the Spring 2019 edition of WPA Journal; an article in the Pre/Text special edition on queer rhetorics (Vol 24); a chapter included in a recent edited collection entitled the Pedagogical Potential of Story (Peter Lang, 2019). Still in the pipeline to publication is a chapter in Holly Jackson’s Sharing Spaces and Students: Employing Students in Collaborative Partnerships. My work has also been featured in WLN Blog and Slate.com.
Dr. Moroski-Rigney Introduces Writing Centers and Access: A Disability Justice Speaker Series
"Writing Centers and Access: A Disability Justice Speaker Series" brings together the fields of composition, writing center studies, and disability studies to ask (and begin the process of answering) the question: How do writing centers engage the process of disability justice? Featuring world-renown disability studies scholars, the series seeks to generate conversation and provide community to teachers of writing, to writers, to writing center professionals, and to communities both on our campuses and beyond about the ways in which disability affects writers, writing, and higher education. The series is hosted by The Writing Center at MSU through the hard work of their Accessibility Committee, under the supervision of Dr. Karen Moroski-Rigney.
Bio:
I’m Karen-Elizabeth Moroski-Rigney, one of the Associate Directors of The Writing Center. I just joined Michigan State University in Fall 2019! Previously, I had been English & WGSS faculty at Penn State (University Park) where I also coordinated the Undergraduate Writing Center at Penn State Learning. Here at MSU, I’m also one of the inaugural Faculty Accessibility Fellows and a 2019-2020 CAL Leadership Fellow. I’m deeply interested in questions of accessibility and intersectionality — I want to know how the field of writing and writing center studies can continue to engage the digital and the accessible in a pedagogically and personally complex world.
I completed a master’s degree (2013) and doctorate (2017) in Critical Theory (specializing in affective neuroscience, trauma, and the writing process) at Binghamton University. After my PhD, I returned to my first love: Writing Center work. I’m very active in service work for the field of writing center studies! I am an Associate Editor for WAC Clearinghouse; I serve on the board of the International Writing Center Association (IWCA); I spent two years as the elected Secretary and an executive board member for the Mid-Atlantic Writing Center Association (MAWCA) and am the current secretary of the Michigan Writing Center Association (MiWCA); I chaired the scholarships and travel grants committee for IWCA in 2018. Further, I gave a keynote address entitled “Toward a Translingual Writing Center” at the Southeastern Writing Centre Symposium in Toronto in December 2018.
In 2019, I had several peer-reviewed articles published: a colloqium in the Spring 2019 edition of WPA Journal; an article in the Pre/Text special edition on queer rhetorics (Vol 24); a chapter included in a recent edited collection entitled the Pedagogical Potential of Story (Peter Lang, 2019). Still in the pipeline to publication is a chapter in Holly Jackson’s Sharing Spaces and Students: Employing Students in Collaborative Partnerships. My work has also been featured in WLN Blog and Slate.com.
Dr. Moroski-Rigney Introduces Writing Centers and Access: A Disability Justice Speaker Series
"Writing Centers and Access: A Disability Justice Speaker Series" brings together the fields of composition, writing center studies, and disability studies to ask (and begin the process of answering) the question: How do writing centers engage the process of disability justice? Featuring world-renown disability studies scholars, the series seeks to generate conversation and provide community to teachers of writing, to writers, to writing center professionals, and to communities both on our campuses and beyond about the ways in which disability affects writers, writing, and higher education. The series is hosted by The Writing Center at MSU through the hard work of their Accessibility Committee, under the supervision of Dr. Karen Moroski-Rigney.
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Pedagogical Design
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Dr. Jay Dolmage: Disability Justice Speaker Series
Writing Centers and Access: A Disability Justice Speaker Series" brings together the fields of composition, writing center studies, and disability studies to ask (and begin the process of answering) the question: How do writing centers engage the process of disability justice? Featuring world-renown disability studies scholars, the series seeks to generate conversation and provide community to teachers of writing, to writers, to writing center professionals, and to communities both on our campuses and beyond about the ways in which disability affects writers, writing, and higher education. The series is hosted by The Writing Center at MSU through the hard work of their Accessibility Committee, under the supervision of Dr. Karen Moroski-Rigney.
Jay Dolmage
Bio: I am committed to disability rights in my scholarship, service, and teaching. My work brings together rhetoric, writing, disability studies, and critical pedagogy. My first book, entitled Disability Rhetoric, was published with Syracuse University Press in 2014. Academic Ableism: Disability and Higher Education was published with Michigan University Press in 2017 and is available in an open-access version online. Disabled Upon Arrival: Eugenics, Immigration, and the Construction of Race and Disability was published in 2018 with Ohio State University Press. I am the Founding Editor of the Canadian Journal of Disability Studies.
Title: Ableism, Access, and Inclusion: Disability in Higher Education Before, During and After Covid-19*
While the recording for Jay's presentation is unavailable, the Writing Center at Michigan State University has shared the recording of their staff meeting, where Jay was a guest.
To learn more about The Writing Center at MSU, to learn more about featuring accessible composing in your assignments or courses, or to connect with Writing Center resources or services, contact Associate Director Dr. Karen Morosk-Rigney at moroskik@msu.edu.
Jay Dolmage
Bio: I am committed to disability rights in my scholarship, service, and teaching. My work brings together rhetoric, writing, disability studies, and critical pedagogy. My first book, entitled Disability Rhetoric, was published with Syracuse University Press in 2014. Academic Ableism: Disability and Higher Education was published with Michigan University Press in 2017 and is available in an open-access version online. Disabled Upon Arrival: Eugenics, Immigration, and the Construction of Race and Disability was published in 2018 with Ohio State University Press. I am the Founding Editor of the Canadian Journal of Disability Studies.
Title: Ableism, Access, and Inclusion: Disability in Higher Education Before, During and After Covid-19*
While the recording for Jay's presentation is unavailable, the Writing Center at Michigan State University has shared the recording of their staff meeting, where Jay was a guest.
To learn more about The Writing Center at MSU, to learn more about featuring accessible composing in your assignments or courses, or to connect with Writing Center resources or services, contact Associate Director Dr. Karen Morosk-Rigney at moroskik@msu.edu.
Authored by: information provided by The Writing Center at MSU
Pedagogical Design
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The First Annual Ethics Lecture Series
Join us October 12th for the first annual MSU Ethics Lecture Series, Sponsored by Shashikant and Margaret Gupta and the Gupta Family Foundation!Welcoming inaugural guest lecturer Ambassador Norman Eisen for a discussion titled “Are We In An Ethics Crisis? And what we can do about it….” Wednesday, October 12, 2022Event starts at 5:30pmCook Recital HallMSU College of MusicNo RSVP necessary! All are welcome. Author, former Ethics Czar in the Obama Administration, and former Ambassador to Czech Republic, Norman Eisen is a senior fellow in Governance Studies at The Brookings Institution and an expert on law, ethics and anti-corruption. Learn more about him at https://www.brookings.edu/experts/norman-eisen
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Navigating Context
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Day 1 2025 Fall Educator Seminar Series
2025 Educator Seminars are presented by MSU IT Educational Technology, MSU Libraries, the Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation (CTLI), the Enhanced Digital Learning Initiative (EDLI), and MSU IT Training.
Day 1: August 21, 2025
Instructions: Click on the registration link and sign-up for the sessions you're interested in. After completing your registration you will receive an email with the Zoom link for the session. Any questions or concerns contact us at ITS.FallEducatorSeminar@msu.edu.
8:30 - 9:30am Spartan 365 Overview
Facilitators: Michael Julian & Lindsey Howe (IT Training)
A live training session that will introduce learners to the suite of software that will help users store data, collaborate, and work efficiently. Spartan 365 has powerful tools that allow users to get more done with Microsoft apps like Outlook, Forms, OneNote, and OneDrive.
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9:30 - 10:30am MSU’s generative AI guidelines
Facilitators: Jeremy Van Hof (CTLI)
Join CTLI for a practical workshop unpacking MSU’s generative AI guidelines and exploring how they impact course design, instruction, and assessment. Participants will consider implications for academic integrity, student learning, and pedagogical decision-making.
Registration link
10:30 - 11:30am Creating Your Scholarly Presence with KCWorks and MSU Commons
Facilitators: Kristen Lee and Larissa Babak (Libraries)
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11:30am - 12:30pm BREAK
12:30 - 1:30pm Classroom Technology Overview: Maximizing Student Learning and Engagement Across Modalities
Facilitators: Sarah Freye and Lisa Batchelder (IT&D)
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1:30 - 2:30pm OneDrive - Getting Started
Facilitators: Michael Julian & Megan Rozman (IT Training)
A live training session that will introduce the essential functions of OneDrive, the go-to app for storing data and synchronizing it across other Microsoft applications. Learn how to ensure that work is saved, backed up, and available wherever and whenever access is needed.
Registration Link
2:30 - 3:30pm D2L Brightspace Essentials: Navigation, Gradebook Creation, and Structuring Accessible Content
Facilitators: Dr. Jennifer Wagner and Dr. Cui Cheng (IT&D)
Registration Link
Day 1: August 21, 2025
Instructions: Click on the registration link and sign-up for the sessions you're interested in. After completing your registration you will receive an email with the Zoom link for the session. Any questions or concerns contact us at ITS.FallEducatorSeminar@msu.edu.
8:30 - 9:30am Spartan 365 Overview
Facilitators: Michael Julian & Lindsey Howe (IT Training)
A live training session that will introduce learners to the suite of software that will help users store data, collaborate, and work efficiently. Spartan 365 has powerful tools that allow users to get more done with Microsoft apps like Outlook, Forms, OneNote, and OneDrive.
Registration Link
9:30 - 10:30am MSU’s generative AI guidelines
Facilitators: Jeremy Van Hof (CTLI)
Join CTLI for a practical workshop unpacking MSU’s generative AI guidelines and exploring how they impact course design, instruction, and assessment. Participants will consider implications for academic integrity, student learning, and pedagogical decision-making.
Registration link
10:30 - 11:30am Creating Your Scholarly Presence with KCWorks and MSU Commons
Facilitators: Kristen Lee and Larissa Babak (Libraries)
Registration Link
11:30am - 12:30pm BREAK
12:30 - 1:30pm Classroom Technology Overview: Maximizing Student Learning and Engagement Across Modalities
Facilitators: Sarah Freye and Lisa Batchelder (IT&D)
Registration Link
1:30 - 2:30pm OneDrive - Getting Started
Facilitators: Michael Julian & Megan Rozman (IT Training)
A live training session that will introduce the essential functions of OneDrive, the go-to app for storing data and synchronizing it across other Microsoft applications. Learn how to ensure that work is saved, backed up, and available wherever and whenever access is needed.
Registration Link
2:30 - 3:30pm D2L Brightspace Essentials: Navigation, Gradebook Creation, and Structuring Accessible Content
Facilitators: Dr. Jennifer Wagner and Dr. Cui Cheng (IT&D)
Registration Link
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Day 2 2025 Fall Educator Seminar Series
2025 Educator Seminars are presented by MSU IT Educational Technology, MSU Libraries, the Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation (CTLI), the Enhanced Digital Learning Initiative (EDLI), and MSU IT Training.
Day 2: August 22, 2025
Instructions: Click on the registration link and sign-up for the sessions you're interested in. After completing your registration you will receive an email with the Zoom link for the session. Any questions or concerns contact us at ITS.FallEducatorSeminar@msu.edu.
9:30 - 10:30am AI: MSU Policies and Thinking About Your Approach in the Classroom
Facilitators: Caitlin Kirby and Hala Sun (EDLI)
Generative AI continues to provide challenges and opportunities in the classroom. This session will cover MSU-related policies and general practices for thinking about your approach to genAI in the classroom.
Registration Link
10:30 - 11:30am Training: Forms - Creating Forms and Surveys
Facilitators: Michael Julian & Lindsey Howe (IT Training)
A live training session that will explore Forms, the go-to app for collecting data and storing it in Excel. Learn how to get started in Forms with areas in form and survey creation, formatting, branching, data collection, and sharing.
Registration Link
11:30am - 12:30pm BREAK
12:30 - 1:30pm Removing Barriers to Learning: Improving D2L Course Usability and Accessibility with Ally
Facilitators: Kevin Henley (IT&D)
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1:30 - 2:30pm Crafting clear, ethically grounded AI policies
Facilitators: Jeremy Van Hof (CTLI)
In this interactive workshop, participants will explore strategies for crafting clear, ethically grounded AI policies tailored to their specific courses. You'll leave with a draft policy and a framework for aligning AI use with your teaching values and student learning goals.
Registration Link
2:30 - 3:30pm Setting up Your Gradebook
Facilitators: Dr. Lindsay Tigue and Dr. Cui Cheng (IT&D)
Registration Link
Day 2: August 22, 2025
Instructions: Click on the registration link and sign-up for the sessions you're interested in. After completing your registration you will receive an email with the Zoom link for the session. Any questions or concerns contact us at ITS.FallEducatorSeminar@msu.edu.
9:30 - 10:30am AI: MSU Policies and Thinking About Your Approach in the Classroom
Facilitators: Caitlin Kirby and Hala Sun (EDLI)
Generative AI continues to provide challenges and opportunities in the classroom. This session will cover MSU-related policies and general practices for thinking about your approach to genAI in the classroom.
Registration Link
10:30 - 11:30am Training: Forms - Creating Forms and Surveys
Facilitators: Michael Julian & Lindsey Howe (IT Training)
A live training session that will explore Forms, the go-to app for collecting data and storing it in Excel. Learn how to get started in Forms with areas in form and survey creation, formatting, branching, data collection, and sharing.
Registration Link
11:30am - 12:30pm BREAK
12:30 - 1:30pm Removing Barriers to Learning: Improving D2L Course Usability and Accessibility with Ally
Facilitators: Kevin Henley (IT&D)
Registration Link
1:30 - 2:30pm Crafting clear, ethically grounded AI policies
Facilitators: Jeremy Van Hof (CTLI)
In this interactive workshop, participants will explore strategies for crafting clear, ethically grounded AI policies tailored to their specific courses. You'll leave with a draft policy and a framework for aligning AI use with your teaching values and student learning goals.
Registration Link
2:30 - 3:30pm Setting up Your Gradebook
Facilitators: Dr. Lindsay Tigue and Dr. Cui Cheng (IT&D)
Registration Link
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Supervisor Training Series II: Understanding Trauma- The Months After
Register HereEvent Description
In response to the tragic events that occurred at MSU, the WorkLife Office has prepared a training geared towards all MSU Faculty and Staff to assist with your own personal response as well as how to apply this information to assist in your colleagues’ response to the trauma we have faced. In this presentation, we will discuss the different ways in which we respond to trauma, what the natural recovery process looks like, as well as resources available to all of our MSU community.
Learning Objectives
Understand different responses people may have to trauma or to a traumatic event
Understand what a natural recovery process timeline could look like
Understand the importance of maintaining routine and other ways of managing stress
About the Speaker: Jaimie Hutchison, MA, LPC
Jaimie Hutchison is the Director of the WorkLife Office at Michigan State University, supporting MSU’s recruitment and retention of a high performing workforce and the wellbeing of a diverse community of staff and scholars. Jaimie and her team contribute to the development of MSU’s policies and special initiatives, and the office oversees MSU’s University-wide work-life strategies. The office administers a range of programs for faculty, staff, academic staff, and postdocs, including those focused on mental health, workplace flexibility, dependent care, family support, workplace culture, career development, leadership, and workplace-based well-being. Jaimie has worked for 24 years as a leader, therapist, consultant, director, supervisor, trainer, mentor, and administrator. In addition to her work-life role, she is also a therapist at Insight Counseling working primarily with tweens, teens, and families. Jaimie is highly engaged with the local community and has volunteered over 10,000 hours.
In response to the tragic events that occurred at MSU, the WorkLife Office has prepared a training geared towards all MSU Faculty and Staff to assist with your own personal response as well as how to apply this information to assist in your colleagues’ response to the trauma we have faced. In this presentation, we will discuss the different ways in which we respond to trauma, what the natural recovery process looks like, as well as resources available to all of our MSU community.
Learning Objectives
Understand different responses people may have to trauma or to a traumatic event
Understand what a natural recovery process timeline could look like
Understand the importance of maintaining routine and other ways of managing stress
About the Speaker: Jaimie Hutchison, MA, LPC
Jaimie Hutchison is the Director of the WorkLife Office at Michigan State University, supporting MSU’s recruitment and retention of a high performing workforce and the wellbeing of a diverse community of staff and scholars. Jaimie and her team contribute to the development of MSU’s policies and special initiatives, and the office oversees MSU’s University-wide work-life strategies. The office administers a range of programs for faculty, staff, academic staff, and postdocs, including those focused on mental health, workplace flexibility, dependent care, family support, workplace culture, career development, leadership, and workplace-based well-being. Jaimie has worked for 24 years as a leader, therapist, consultant, director, supervisor, trainer, mentor, and administrator. In addition to her work-life role, she is also a therapist at Insight Counseling working primarily with tweens, teens, and families. Jaimie is highly engaged with the local community and has volunteered over 10,000 hours.
Authored by: Jaimie Hutchison, MA, LPC
Disciplinary Content
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Choosing a Physical Space: Accessible Presentations Guide
Accessible Presentations Guide
This article series provides an overview of pathways for delivering presentations, workshops, etc. for some of digital composition accessibility requirements. This is meant to serve as a starting place, rather than an end-all-be-all to access. Accessibility should be considered throughout all parts of the presentation design process, and designing accessible compositions benefits all people, not just those with disabilities. This article is the first of three in its series:
Choosing a Physical Space
Planning for Accessible Presentations
Delivering Accessible Presentations
Choosing a Physical Space
If you're not going to be presenting in a face-to-face modality, you can jump to the next article. Before reserving a physical space for the presentation, consider:
Food: If food will be provided, consider if there is a way for folks to serve themselves from a table without needing outside assistance. Additionally, avoid snacks and surface contamination from tree nuts, peanuts, gluten and seafood.
Lighting: The lighting in the room should be adequate and flexible. You may want to ask the following questions:
Are the lights able to be adjusted?
Is there adequate lighting for those that need more to see?
Is there the ability to turn off the glare near projector screens?
Are any of the lights flickering which may affect those with migraine or seizure disorders?
Pathways into Space: The pathways to get to and around the space should be flat (or ramped) and free from obstruction. The doorways should be able to be propped or automatic as well as large enough for mobility devices to enter.
Rest, Lactation, and Health Rooms: The space should be near and able to be navigated to without obstruction to lactation rooms, personal health rooms, restrooms with disability access, and an all-gender restroom.
Seating: The seating in the space is able to be moved for access to the tables. The seating should also have non-arm options to be flexible for different body types. The table heights (for both presenters and participants) should be between 28-34 inches from the floor.
Signage: The signage to the room and its location is easily perceivable and understandable, including the use of Braille. Emergency signage is not above eye height for those in wheelchairs.
Smells: Avoid a space that may have chemical or deep fragrances. Note that this may also mean that presenters should not wear scented items on days of the presentation.
Travel: The space should be with facilities that allow for disability parking. The elevators should be in working condition, and the path to the room should be unobstructed.
Technology: There is a working microphone and speaker in the room, preferably. If using digital technology, it should be able to be reached and accessible for the presenter as well as have the functionality for assistive devices (e.g., closed caption, Job Access with Speech (JAWS)).
Gratitudes and Resources for Accessible Presentations
The first iteration of this series came from the work of Raven Baugh and Bethany Meadows for the East Center Writing Center Association’s 2022 conference, sponsored by the Writing Center at Michigan State University.
Ada Hubrig’s 2021 "Conference on Community Writing Presentation Accessibility Guide"
Conference on College Composition and Communication’s 2024 "Conference Accessibility Guide"
Composing Access’ “Preparing Your Presentation”
Continue to the next article in this series, Planning for Accessible Presentations.This article, Accessible Presentations Guide: Choosing a Physical Space © 2024 by Bethany Meadows, is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. The cover photo for this article, "Earth Day Presentation" by NASA Goddard Photo and Video, is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
This article series provides an overview of pathways for delivering presentations, workshops, etc. for some of digital composition accessibility requirements. This is meant to serve as a starting place, rather than an end-all-be-all to access. Accessibility should be considered throughout all parts of the presentation design process, and designing accessible compositions benefits all people, not just those with disabilities. This article is the first of three in its series:
Choosing a Physical Space
Planning for Accessible Presentations
Delivering Accessible Presentations
Choosing a Physical Space
If you're not going to be presenting in a face-to-face modality, you can jump to the next article. Before reserving a physical space for the presentation, consider:
Food: If food will be provided, consider if there is a way for folks to serve themselves from a table without needing outside assistance. Additionally, avoid snacks and surface contamination from tree nuts, peanuts, gluten and seafood.
Lighting: The lighting in the room should be adequate and flexible. You may want to ask the following questions:
Are the lights able to be adjusted?
Is there adequate lighting for those that need more to see?
Is there the ability to turn off the glare near projector screens?
Are any of the lights flickering which may affect those with migraine or seizure disorders?
Pathways into Space: The pathways to get to and around the space should be flat (or ramped) and free from obstruction. The doorways should be able to be propped or automatic as well as large enough for mobility devices to enter.
Rest, Lactation, and Health Rooms: The space should be near and able to be navigated to without obstruction to lactation rooms, personal health rooms, restrooms with disability access, and an all-gender restroom.
Seating: The seating in the space is able to be moved for access to the tables. The seating should also have non-arm options to be flexible for different body types. The table heights (for both presenters and participants) should be between 28-34 inches from the floor.
Signage: The signage to the room and its location is easily perceivable and understandable, including the use of Braille. Emergency signage is not above eye height for those in wheelchairs.
Smells: Avoid a space that may have chemical or deep fragrances. Note that this may also mean that presenters should not wear scented items on days of the presentation.
Travel: The space should be with facilities that allow for disability parking. The elevators should be in working condition, and the path to the room should be unobstructed.
Technology: There is a working microphone and speaker in the room, preferably. If using digital technology, it should be able to be reached and accessible for the presenter as well as have the functionality for assistive devices (e.g., closed caption, Job Access with Speech (JAWS)).
Gratitudes and Resources for Accessible Presentations
The first iteration of this series came from the work of Raven Baugh and Bethany Meadows for the East Center Writing Center Association’s 2022 conference, sponsored by the Writing Center at Michigan State University.
Ada Hubrig’s 2021 "Conference on Community Writing Presentation Accessibility Guide"
Conference on College Composition and Communication’s 2024 "Conference Accessibility Guide"
Composing Access’ “Preparing Your Presentation”
Continue to the next article in this series, Planning for Accessible Presentations.This article, Accessible Presentations Guide: Choosing a Physical Space © 2024 by Bethany Meadows, is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. The cover photo for this article, "Earth Day Presentation" by NASA Goddard Photo and Video, is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
Authored by: Bethany Meadows
Justice and Belonging
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Planning for Accessible Presentations: Accessible Presentations Guide
Accessible Presentations Guide
This article series provides an overview of pathways for delivering presentations, workshops, etc. for some of digital composition accessibility requirements. This is meant to serve as a starting place, rather than an end-all-be-all to access. Accessibility should be considered throughout all parts of the presentation design process, and designing accessible compositions benefits all people, not just those with disabilities. This article is the second of three in its series:
Choosing a Physical Space
Planning for Accessible Presentations
Delivering Accessible Presentations
Template Slides
I have created template slides for educators to use and adapt for their contexts. These template slides guide the user through accessibility considerations and were designed to be accessible.
Planning for Accessible Presentations
In addition to the template, there are additional considerations for access with presentations.
Access Copies and HandoutsAccess copies, also known as scripts, are a way for your participants to follow along. It is also helpful for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) captioners or sign language interpreters. There are many ways to create access copies, such as providing a transcript of the talk, providing an outline of the talk per slide, and/or providing a list of important terminology (e.g., quotations, proper names, acronyms, jargon). In addition, access copies can be circulated electronically or in print. For print copies, it is generally recommended to bring a third of the prints compared to your total audience attendance. About 30% of these prints should also be in large print of 20-point font. CaptioningHave a plan for captioning the presentation and plan ahead for any CART captioners in attendance to sit near the presenter. Recorded presentations and any videos/audio within them should have captions. To caption real-time presentations, there are many options:
Captioning with PowerPoint
Captioning with Google Slides
Captioning with Zoom
Content WarningsCertain topics of discussion or multimedia depictions can trigger trauma reactions. For these, consider if they are necessary to the presentation, and if they are, give content warnings for the information. Inclusive LanguageThere are many considerations for presentation delivery:
The work should avoid jargon and idioms that are not understandable for a wide audience.
Acronyms should not be used without first defining them.
Avoid using language that excludes and/or harms participants, such as ableist language or genderist language (e.g., “ladies and gentlemen,” assuming the gender of a participant).
PracticeIn the practice for the presentation, you should be thinking about a final accessibility check. This includes making sure your speaking speed is conversational as well as practicing verbal multimedia descriptions and aural indicators. Multimedia descriptions are the alternative text that is integrated into the presentation aloud. Aural indicators are to announce a new name when switching speakers (e.g., “Bethany here”).
Gratitudes and Resources for Accessible Presentations
The first iteration of this series came from the work of Raven Baugh and Bethany Meadows for the East Center Writing Center Association’s 2022 conference, sponsored by the Writing Center at Michigan State University.
Ada Hubrig’s 2021 "Conference on Community Writing Presentation Accessibility Guide"
Conference on College Composition and Communication’s 2024 "Conference Accessibility Guide"
Composing Access’ “Preparing Your Presentation”
Continue to the next article in this series, Delivering Accessible Presentations.This article, Accessible Presentations Guide: Planning for Accessible Presentations © 2024 by Bethany Meadows, is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. The cover photo for this article, "Planning Key" by Mike Lawrence, is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
This article series provides an overview of pathways for delivering presentations, workshops, etc. for some of digital composition accessibility requirements. This is meant to serve as a starting place, rather than an end-all-be-all to access. Accessibility should be considered throughout all parts of the presentation design process, and designing accessible compositions benefits all people, not just those with disabilities. This article is the second of three in its series:
Choosing a Physical Space
Planning for Accessible Presentations
Delivering Accessible Presentations
Template Slides
I have created template slides for educators to use and adapt for their contexts. These template slides guide the user through accessibility considerations and were designed to be accessible.
Planning for Accessible Presentations
In addition to the template, there are additional considerations for access with presentations.
Access Copies and HandoutsAccess copies, also known as scripts, are a way for your participants to follow along. It is also helpful for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) captioners or sign language interpreters. There are many ways to create access copies, such as providing a transcript of the talk, providing an outline of the talk per slide, and/or providing a list of important terminology (e.g., quotations, proper names, acronyms, jargon). In addition, access copies can be circulated electronically or in print. For print copies, it is generally recommended to bring a third of the prints compared to your total audience attendance. About 30% of these prints should also be in large print of 20-point font. CaptioningHave a plan for captioning the presentation and plan ahead for any CART captioners in attendance to sit near the presenter. Recorded presentations and any videos/audio within them should have captions. To caption real-time presentations, there are many options:
Captioning with PowerPoint
Captioning with Google Slides
Captioning with Zoom
Content WarningsCertain topics of discussion or multimedia depictions can trigger trauma reactions. For these, consider if they are necessary to the presentation, and if they are, give content warnings for the information. Inclusive LanguageThere are many considerations for presentation delivery:
The work should avoid jargon and idioms that are not understandable for a wide audience.
Acronyms should not be used without first defining them.
Avoid using language that excludes and/or harms participants, such as ableist language or genderist language (e.g., “ladies and gentlemen,” assuming the gender of a participant).
PracticeIn the practice for the presentation, you should be thinking about a final accessibility check. This includes making sure your speaking speed is conversational as well as practicing verbal multimedia descriptions and aural indicators. Multimedia descriptions are the alternative text that is integrated into the presentation aloud. Aural indicators are to announce a new name when switching speakers (e.g., “Bethany here”).
Gratitudes and Resources for Accessible Presentations
The first iteration of this series came from the work of Raven Baugh and Bethany Meadows for the East Center Writing Center Association’s 2022 conference, sponsored by the Writing Center at Michigan State University.
Ada Hubrig’s 2021 "Conference on Community Writing Presentation Accessibility Guide"
Conference on College Composition and Communication’s 2024 "Conference Accessibility Guide"
Composing Access’ “Preparing Your Presentation”
Continue to the next article in this series, Delivering Accessible Presentations.This article, Accessible Presentations Guide: Planning for Accessible Presentations © 2024 by Bethany Meadows, is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. The cover photo for this article, "Planning Key" by Mike Lawrence, is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
Authored by: Bethany Meadows
Justice and Belonging
Posted on: #iteachmsu
Writing Centers and Access: A Disability Justice Speaker Series" brings together the fields of composition, writing center studies, and disability studies to ask (and begin the process of answering) the question: How do writing centers engage the process of disability justice? Featuring world-renown disability studies scholars, the series seeks to generate conversation and provide community to teachers of writing, to writers, to writing center professionals, and to communities both on our campuses and beyond about the ways in which disability affects writers, writing, and higher education. The series is hosted by The Writing Center at MSU through the hard work of their Accessibility Committee, under the supervision of Dr. Karen Moroski-Rigney.
This series is still ongoing! The schedule and links to RSVP can be found in the upload below!
This series is still ongoing! The schedule and links to RSVP can be found in the upload below!
Posted by: Makena Neal
Pedagogical Design
Posted on: #iteachmsu
Here's a fascinating series of videos on How to Become a 21st Century Teacher that combines Universal Design for Learning and technology. Check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqayVxDNx68
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqayVxDNx68
Posted by: Stokes Schwartz
Pedagogical Design
Posted on: #iteachmsu
The keynote speaker, Lamar Johnson addressed some critical issues that we as a society face today. How can we better address these issues at MSU?
Posted by: Alicia Jenner
Navigating Context
Posted on: Equitable Pedagogy ...
Hello everyone!
We wanted to reach out to let you know that we are excited to welcome guest speaker Jonathan Ritz to our Equitable Pedagogy Learning Community meeting tomorrow morning. Jonathan is a licensed counselor that serves as the College of Arts & Letters’ Director of Student Wellness. We would love for you to join us and hear from Jonathon about how to best support our students to be more resilient and how to cope with and move past failure.
His presentation will be Friday November 17 from 10:00am-11:00am.
We have two ways for you to join us:
In-person in C301 Snyder Hall
On Zoom: Link, Meeting ID: 988 5368 6880, Passcode: OFASD
As a reminder, our Learning Community meets every third Friday from 10:00am-11:30am. Look for announcements and updates on Teams!
Valerie and Casey
We wanted to reach out to let you know that we are excited to welcome guest speaker Jonathan Ritz to our Equitable Pedagogy Learning Community meeting tomorrow morning. Jonathan is a licensed counselor that serves as the College of Arts & Letters’ Director of Student Wellness. We would love for you to join us and hear from Jonathon about how to best support our students to be more resilient and how to cope with and move past failure.
His presentation will be Friday November 17 from 10:00am-11:00am.
We have two ways for you to join us:
In-person in C301 Snyder Hall
On Zoom: Link, Meeting ID: 988 5368 6880, Passcode: OFASD
As a reminder, our Learning Community meets every third Friday from 10:00am-11:30am. Look for announcements and updates on Teams!
Valerie and Casey
Posted by: Valerie Hedges
Pedagogical Design
Posted on: #iteachmsu
Just created another podcast episode for my students -- Those who choose to do so. Some listen, many do not. -- entitled Five Concrete Steps You Can Take Toward Stronger Self-Evaluative Reflections. It sounds best with a pair of headphones on, but not bad through computer speakers either.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEdTSCJ5rvM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEdTSCJ5rvM
Posted by: Stokes Schwartz
Pedagogical Design
Posted on: #iteachmsu
DID YOU KNOW...
MSU offers a STEM Teaching Essentials workshop series, which is focused on helping current, new, and future (post-docs and graduate students) STEM faculty and academic staff develop their instructional practices. MSU faculty lead these lunchtime workshops that explore essential topics in teaching and learning. The series is sponsored by the Colleges of Natural Science, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Engineering, and Lyman Briggs College. Links to video recordings of the workshops are provided for sessions beginning in 2012-2013.
To learn more visit: https://teachingessentials.msu.edu/
MSU offers a STEM Teaching Essentials workshop series, which is focused on helping current, new, and future (post-docs and graduate students) STEM faculty and academic staff develop their instructional practices. MSU faculty lead these lunchtime workshops that explore essential topics in teaching and learning. The series is sponsored by the Colleges of Natural Science, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Engineering, and Lyman Briggs College. Links to video recordings of the workshops are provided for sessions beginning in 2012-2013.
To learn more visit: https://teachingessentials.msu.edu/
Posted by: Makena Neal
Navigating Context
Posted on: #iteachmsu
Just completed a third WSTKS-FM Worldwide podcast, this time explaining my rationale behind, and approach to "digital collaborative learning for the 21st century." The planned first series of a dozen or so podcasts is pitched toward students. As the series moves forward, it will provide practical guidance on how to collaborate more effectively as part of a student learning team.
Youtube -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRhmJzit0Vc&t=485s
AnchorFM/Spotify -- https://anchor.fm/stokes-schwartz/episodes/Episode-3----Digital-Collabortaive-Learning-for-the-21st-Century-Explained-e1j2eec
Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/p/CeBZla3r2We/
Twitter -- https://twitter.com/WSTKSFM
Youtube -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRhmJzit0Vc&t=485s
AnchorFM/Spotify -- https://anchor.fm/stokes-schwartz/episodes/Episode-3----Digital-Collabortaive-Learning-for-the-21st-Century-Explained-e1j2eec
Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/p/CeBZla3r2We/
Twitter -- https://twitter.com/WSTKSFM
Posted by: Stokes Schwartz
Pedagogical Design
Posted on: #iteachmsu
Attention new supervisors and MSU leaders - Human Resources has just launched a New Leader Development Series with three different tracks. Those interested can take individual tracks or all three. Applications opened on December 15th and will close January 5th, 2024 at 5PM. Please visit the following link or share with colleagues that may be interested. Space is limited and there is a fee associated: https://hr.msu.edu/professional-development/courses/leadership/new-leader-development-series.html
Posted by: Katie Peterson
Disciplinary Content
Host: MSU Libraries
Third Thursday Crafting at the Makerspace
Join us for our Third Thursday Crafting Meet-Ups, a fun free event series where creativity and community come together! Every third Thursday of the month we gather and make together, share ideas, meet new people, and enjoy a relaxing evening to unwind, and create something. Feel free to bring along your current project or try out some new crafts — it’s all about having fun and connecting!
Navigating Context
Host: MSU Libraries
Beal Botanical Garden Tour: Gardening for a Better World
Join us for a lunchtime tour exploring plant resiliency and their potential to mitigate climate change. This tour will include ways Beal Botanical Garden and MSU are contributing and practices to be more sustainable.
Speaker: Katie Fry, Beal Collections Manager
Navigating Context
Host: MSU Libraries
Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives
Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives - Fall 2025 Brownbag Series
Micah Ling, MSU Traditional Arts Program - “Clad in the Working Class: Blue-Collar Style and American Folk Music”
American folk music is often the soundtrack of labor movements—the rallying cries and songs that tell the story of workers’ struggles. This talk explores the way that blue-collar attire is used by folk and roots musicians in the United States regardless of their own labor backgrounds to show solidarity, express identity, and connect with the histories of the music.
Join online here. The password is odwodl.
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EXPIRED
Host: MSU Libraries
Artist Talk: “Where the Light Gets In” - Engaging the Community About Tree Removals on Campus
Artist and researcher Hailey Becker (Art, Art History and Design and Forestry) will give a brief talk about her series of art installations marking the removal of trees on campus with beams of light and recount her journey to display and document the work in the Digital Scholarship Lab (DSL), including a short 360 video and an interactive campus tour of the installations. After the talk and opportunity to view the work in the DSL, the artist will take attendees on the interactive campus tour to see how areas of campus have changed over time and how these changes affect our sense of place and relationship to the environment. Light refreshments will be provided.
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