Professional Development Days

Topics include:

10:00am
What Can We Learn from our Disabled Students?
Karen Anglin, Professor, Tyler Junior College
The ADA has driven many changes in Education.  As we learn to serve our disabled students, we improve our teaching skills. In TxDLA’s Accessibility Certification class, the presenter gained in depth knowledge of familiar topics; however, there was one topic that she knew nothing about. You have heard of CC, but have you heard of AD? Audio Descriptions added to your videos are not as difficult to add today. Specific strategies, tools and software will be shared.

11:00am
Creating Exciting Videos for Your Classes
Michael Ward, E-Learning Specialist and Video Producer, Kilgore College
Learn multiple ways to create professional looking videos as well as helpful tips to make sure that your students are engaged while watching them. Whether you have a studio or just a webcam this class is for you.

12:00pm
Virtual Watercooler
Open Discussion/Community Building
Discuss Sessions, Best Practices, Adaptations to Covid Restraints, etc.

12:30 - 2:00 pm
Panel: Building Your Courses for the Future: Post Covid Distance Education
How has the Covid Pandemic changed higher education, and how have student, faculty, and institutional expectations changed for the future of distance education?

Moderator: Patrick Pluscht, Executive Director, DSI Digital Growth, University of North Texas

Panel contributors:
Mark E. Workman, Ed.D.
Dean of Distance Learning
Blinn College

Ken Craver
Director - Distance Education
Tyler Junior College

Ms. Stephanie Ducheneaux
Dean of Instructional Affairs
Western Texas College

Brian St. Amour
Director, Distance Education, eLearning
Temple College