WPI has a new Director of Disability Services starting on Monday, May 2nd and in honor of our new colleague, I thought I would do a post on designing accessible presentations. First, let’s introduce and warmly welcome Aaron Ferguson! Aaron comes to WPI from Springfield College where he served as the First-Year Success Coordinator. You may…Continue Reading Creating Accessible Presentations
Technology in the Classroom: Teach to your talent
Recently, I was listening to a webinar with one of my favorite speakers in education – Sir Ken Robinson. He gave a famous TED talk in 2006 (4 million downloads!) , and then followed up with a new one in 2010, talking about the role of creativity in our school systems. Although the talk is really…Continue Reading Technology in the Classroom: Teach to your talent
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