There is never a perfect moment to start a new habit. It is always tempting to wait: for the new semester, the new year, a quieter week. The habits behind inclusive design do not need a special starting point. They can start with the next item you create. The Title II & Teaching Best Practices […]
Dear Colleagues, TLi is writing to share a brief update regarding federal digital accessibility requirements under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and how they relate to our course materials and online content. The Department of Justice has extended the compliance deadline for public institutions by one year, moving it from April 2026 […]
At the Spring 2026 Division of Academic Affairs Kick-off in January, it became clear that many people are still learning that an important deadline is approaching: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II regulations become enforceable on April 24, 2026. Currently at CSUCI, Title II compliance does not reside in a particular office or unit—it […]
Disability does not always look the way people expect. Some people use mobility aids. Others don’t. Some disabilities are visible, and many are not. This simple truth sits at the heart of why inclusive design matters so deeply, especially in higher education. The image above reminds us of something easy to forget in busy classrooms, […]
I know the feeling. You open your inbox and there it is – another email asking for “one more thing.” Maybe your annual training is about to expire. Maybe it’s a new system migration. Or perhaps you’re getting a warning that your Zoom cloud recordings will soon be deleted unless you take action now. I get […]
Teaching and Learning Innovations consists of four, core areas—each led by a specialist: Academic Technology, led by Michael McGarry; Learning Design, led by Megan Eberhardt-Alstot; Academic Media, led by Benjamin Hytrek; and Accessibility & Inclusive Design, led by Kristi O’Neil-Gonzalez. These areas are distinct and yet interconnected as they pertain to digital learning at CSUCI. […]
It is now the second week of the Spring 2022 semester and if you’re teaching a course this term you may have noticed a new course menu item, Accessibility Report. Many of you may also recall me referring to an upcoming ALLY tool that would provide more information to faculty, well, this is it! I’m […]
Teaching and Learning Innovations is so proud to share that one of our own—Kristi-O’Neil-Gonzalez, Instructional Technologist-Accessibility Lead and FIT Studio Coordinator—was named this year’s recipient of the President’s Staff Award for Excellence. Kristi’s expertise and dedicated efforts toward accessibility and inclusion helped TLi articulate this set of values as one of our four core areas […]
Perhaps not the ‘sexiest’ topic in virtual learning, but arguably one of the most important for student success (Joosten & Custis 2019). Simply put, navigating an online course is different – literally. Compare a student’s first day of all ‘online’ courses with their first day of ‘on ground’. Whether enrolled in Statistics or English; the […]
Faculty Info Name: Carol Hartnett Academic Program: School of EducationAverage Number of students per section: 30Featured Course: EDMS 522 Literacy 1 Methods: Multilingual/Multicultural Had you taught online prior to the rapid shift to virtual instruction in response to COVID-19? No, not until the shift. What practice or technique have you implemented in your course? I […]
