January 28, 2026 – 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Location: This is an online event. Register to receive the Zoom link and calendar invitation
Intended Audience: Faculty, Instructors, Graduate Student Instructors, Academic Support Staff
In this session, you will learn how to use Ally to quickly audit your bCourses pages and leverage SensusAccess to convert PDF files into more accessible formats (like docx and HTML). We’ll also cover how to apply best practices for making accessible slide decks—whether you use PowerPoint, Keynote, or Google Slides.
As we look ahead to upcoming Title II requirements, this workshop is designed to help you get familiar with key tools, build foundational skills, and start thinking about how accessibility fits into your course design, so you’re well prepared to apply these practices to future courses at a manageable pace.
This session will run for 45 minutes, with an additional 15 minutes reserved for questions.
Note: We are offering this workshop four times this semester (last Wednesday of each month through April) to accommodate different schedules.You can select the one that best fits your schedule on the registration form.
➡️Register for this session and other Spring events⬅️ Tip: You can select this workshop and any others you wish to attend in a single submission.
Registrants will be sent a Zoom link and bCal invite as the workshop date draws near.
***Registration for this session will close one hour before the session***
This event is part of the "bCourses Essentials: Building Effective Courses" learning path. Be sure to check out this learning path and explore its other components!
Facilitators:
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Catherine McChrystal (she/her) is the Learning Tools Team Lead and lead administrator for bCourses. In this role, she works to understand instructor needs to influence service improvement projects for supported academic technologies. She holds a master's degree in Educational Technology and is currently pursuing an Ed.D. in Learning & Instruction. Prior to joining RTL, she served as an instructional designer at UC Berkeley and as the training program lead for the YouTube Policy team. |
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Peter Heckel (he/him) assists instructors with academic technologies such as bCourses, iClicker Cloud, and Poll Everywhere, and implements initiatives and programs to make sure instructional tools are meeting faculty needs. Prior to working for Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL), Peter taught for 14 years in Oakland public schools. |