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Accessibility and Ally
This week I have been working on how to improve accessibility of resources, focusing particularly on the four commonest issues flagged by Ally in Canvas. I have been working on the BMS Health and Safety course to check its accessibility. I found that while it’s easy to add an image description in the Ally view … Continue reading “Accessibility and Ally”
FMS Education Research
Are you interested in an area of research but perhaps struggling to find the time to develop your idea? Did you know that we have a Faculty research group where you can join like-minded colleagues with similar research interests? Four research sub-categories have been set up: Digital – this includes digital capabilities, use of software, … Continue reading “FMS Education Research”
Preparing for a new term
The FMS TEL Team work with schools across the faculty to maintain and improve our E-Learning offerings. At the moment, this is around 40 modules. Join us in this blog post for a behind the scenes peek in our last minute checks before publishing the new courses for September 2023. What have we already done? … Continue reading “Preparing for a new term”
Using Adobe Acrobat to Improve Accessibility
Michelle Miller shared her work in digital skills and accessibility at the Learning and Teaching Conference in March this year. This poster shows how you can improve your PDFs’ accessibility using Adobe Acrobat Pro, including common issues flagged by Ally, the accessibility checker in Canvas. All colleagues have access to this software. The poster can … Continue reading “Using Adobe Acrobat to Improve Accessibility”
New Year’s Resolutions
FMS TEL Conference 2022 – Digital Posters
The FMS TEL Conference 2022 is up and running. To accompany the 16 sessions running between 7th-11th November from 08:00 GMT / 16:00 MYT each day, there are some digital posters which you can access below. Using Adobe Acrobat to Improve Accessibility Michelle Miller, PhD – FMS TELUsing Adobe Acrobat’s Accessibility tool and how its … Continue reading “FMS TEL Conference 2022 – Digital Posters”
FMS TEL Conference 2021
The conference has now run. Thank you to all contributors and participants. Resources will be made available soon. Post-Conference Resources and More Join the FMS TEL Canvas Community or the MLE Community to access all session resources, and much more besides! Day 1: Monday 6th September Welcome and Keynote David Burn Pro-Vice Chancellor (Medical Sciences) … Continue reading “FMS TEL Conference 2021”
FMS TEL Conference 2022
This page lists the links to our conference sessions from this year. Tip: You can use Ctrl+F / Command+F to search for the keywords you are looking for. The FMS TEL Conference ran from 7th-11th November 2022, with 16 sessions delivered through the week, and posters shared online. Professional Services, Clinical and Academic colleagues from … Continue reading “FMS TEL Conference 2022”