What are Regular and Substantive Interactions in Online Courses?

Central and Southern Illinois Faculty Development Network

Explore ways to increase interactivity and engagement within your online courses, while also meeting federal regulations for distance education. Regular and substantive interaction (RSI) is a federal requirement for all online courses that distinguishes “distance education” from “correspondence education.” Come and learn what constitutes RSI and how you can build RSI into your courses to increase interactivity and engagement.

In October, the Office of Digital Accessibility (ODA) and COLRS will share an accessibility tip on writing and including alternative text for images in Microsoft Word and Canvas content.

Join us to learn about creating useful alt text for images.

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Sign up for website accessibility training to learn about the changes to website workflow to edit the uis.edu. Training typically lasts half an hour.

UIS faculty and staff are invited to honor this year's recipient of the prestigious University Scholars Award on Monday, September 30, in the Student Union Ballroom.

UIS Campus Senate will meet on Friday, September 13, 2024, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in PAC 160, Community Room (formerly known as C/D).

If an expected document is missing from the links provided, please notify CampusSenate@uis.edu as soon as possible.

Please join us for the Ceremony of Investiture of Dr. Pamela (Iyabo) Twyman Hoff as the James J. Stukel Presidential Professor in the School of Education on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, at 3:30 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom.

Building a Badging System for Student Success

Central and Southern Illinois Faculty Development Network

How exactly do skill badges help students reach career success? It turns out there's more than one right answer!

Helping Faculty Embrace New Digital Accessibility Guidelines

Central and Southern Illinois Faculty Development Network

Join us to learn more about the new Title II digital accessibility regulations that are designed to provide students with equal access to online content, including course materials. Discuss how to support faculty as they create inclusive and engaging learning environments for all their students following these guidelines.

Presenters: Dr. Carey Applegate, Director Office of Digital Accessibility, University of Illinois Springfield

Autism in Classes - Recognizing the Signs, Supporting the Person

Join Dr. Jonathan Pierce, Assistant Director of International Recruitment, for an informative session on how to support and accommodate autistic students in your classroom. Autistic and other neurodivergent students often face challenging obstacles in life, including in their academic pursuits.

In case you missed it, last week the Office of Digital Accessibility (ODA) and COLRS shared an accessibility tip on Color contrast in files and Canvas content.

Several aspects need to be considered when we talk about color contrast, including: ratios, text size, images of text, and non-text guidelines.

Join us to learn how to check for successful color contrast and fix issues in PowerPoint and Canvas.

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