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Your web copy sucks and it’s all your fault! Writing effective and engaging content

Let’s face it, not everyone “writes good.” Poor writing plagues many higher education websites. Learn the basics of how to use plain language and active voice to translate (often long-winded) Ph.D.-level writing into easy-to-follow content. This session will step you through several examples of tech writing best practices that will step up your online writing game. […]

Replicate UAlbany’s 8-day Web Accessibility Challenge on your campus

Ensuring digital accessibility at a university or college is an all-hands-on-deck endeavor that requires faculty, staff and administrators to be aware of and versed in foundational accessibility principles and practices. Students, too, play a role in helping to shift campus culture. The 8-Day Web Accessibility Challenge, held by UAlbany’s Web Services in January 2022, provided […]

Online learning authoring tools: how governance and accessibility impact the online learning equity

Universities across the nation are moving towards a more hybrid approach to learning as we all acclimate to a more post-pandemic life. Students are now expecting in-person courses to have an online equivalent, and universities will need to make that transition as the paradigm shifts to be more hybrid. University academic courses and electronically provided […]