CSMT Webinars

Webinars

The Clearinghouse for Specialized Media and Technology invites you to join our upcoming webinar series, Supports for Blind and Low Vision Students, presented by Ting Siu, TVI/COMS, Ph.D.

• The 3Cs of a Digital Workflow: Capture! Convert! Cloud!, June 15, 2020
  What is a digital workflow, and how does it empower our students' buy-in to use the technology they need? This webinar will provide an introduction on how to convert print materials to digital formats for real-time sharing with students.
  • Questions, Answers, and Resources (DOCX)
  • 3Cs of Digital Workflow Keynotes (DOCX)
    
    
• How to Conduct a Needs Assessment, June 22, 2020
  Figuring out what our students need can seem very overwhelming! This webinar will present an approach to conducting a needs assessment in order to determine appropriate learning media, technology, and instructional priorities.
  • Sample Needs Assessment (DOCX)
  • Questions, Answers, and Resources (DOCX)
  • Needs Assessment Keynotes (DOCX)
    
    
• Screen Sharing Tools and Strategies, June 29, 2020
  Oh, the dreaded board! Many low vision students benefit from having desktop access to information that is presented at a distance. This webinar will provide an overview of some of the newest tools and strategies for screen sharing and accessing distance information.
  • Questions, Answers, and Resources (DOCX)
    
    
• Techie TVI Meetup: BYOQ, June 30, 2020
  Connecting with our community practice can do wonders for supporting our understanding of technology. Bring Your Own Questions for a live Q&A based on multimedia accessibility, digital workflows, conducting needs assessments, and screen sharing tools and strategies.
  

• Multimedia Accessibility
  How must we format digital media so students can easily access materials with technology? This webinar will go through the basics of making digital text, images, and video accessible.