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Author Archives: Elizabeth Pyatt
LDSC 2023 Word Styles Files
Slide Deck Assignment 6 Zip Syllabus Template Files (Sharepoint) Word Accessibility Tips (Featuring Styles)
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A Future Date: Translating Maps and Geographic Data to Non-Visual Formats
This session reviews different uses of map images and different strategies to make them accessible including tables, ALT text, long description and tactile/3D graphics. Presented at the 2020 A Future Date Virtual a11y Event. Thanks to Matt May of Adobe,… More On: A Future Date: Translating Maps and Geographic Data to Non-Visual Formats
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SDR Accessibility Files
Zip files to download. Office Accessibility (Zip) PDF Accessibility (Zip)
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A Visit to Maker Commons
This post documents the experience of getting a print from the Penn State Maker Commons service. The good thing about Maker Commons is that you don’t need direct access to a 3D printer nor do you need to learn how… More On: A Visit to Maker Commons
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Leadership Philosophy
As a leader, I will rely on the expertise of my team and colleagues but provide vision and direction to move us forward. I will strive to maintain calm in the face of chaos and communicate clearly in a sea… More On: Leadership Philosophy
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Book Review: The Storytelling Animal
About the Book This book reviews the roles and uses people make of “narratives”, both the positives of using stories to teach cultural morals and negatives of people being deluded by their own stories and nightmares. I became interested in… More On: Book Review: The Storytelling Animal
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
About the Book Obstensibly, this book is about “self-segregation” or the idea that many African American students will, in fact, sit and work together in a racially mixed environment. Ultimately though, it is an explanation of how African Americans experience… More On: Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
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ID-2-ID: What is my Learning Objective?
LING 100 As an instructional designer we’re always asking faculty to think beyond “topics” and determine what the true “learning objectives” are. That is, what skills should a student have when they exit the course. This can be particularly tricky… More On: ID-2-ID: What is my Learning Objective?
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Accessibility: Should We Kill the Carousel?
The more I work with accessibility, the more I see the connection that accessibility and usability are strongly tied together. If a type of interface element is difficulty to make “accessible”, chances are that there may be a problem with… More On: Accessibility: Should We Kill the Carousel?
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ID-2-ID: The More Things Change…
One lesson I have gotten from this is that communication over the phone adds an extra layer of challenge to the relationship. I know I’m still interrupting (I think eastern urbanites tend to jump in quickly so they don’t lose… More On: ID-2-ID: The More Things Change…
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