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8 FREE Resources for Learning About Accessibility

February 6, 2023 No Comments

Reading Time: 5 minutes Not sure how to create accessible content? Start with these 8 FREE resources for learning about accessibility.

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6 Tips for Transitioning Teachers: A TLDC Event Recap

January 30, 2023 No Comments

Reading Time: 8 minutes This post provides a recap of TLDC’s 2023 The Road to L&D event, sharing resources and six expert tips for transitioning teachers.

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How to Be More Gender-Inclusive

January 23, 2023 No Comments

Reading Time: 8 minutes This post shares some foundational information about the gender spectrum and seven tips for being more gender-inclusive.

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ChatGPT for LXD

January 16, 2023 No Comments

Reading Time: 9 minutes This post explores potential uses of ChatGPT for LXD (learning experience design) and shares some results from some ChatGPT experiments.

Interview: Writing Accessible Copy

January 9, 2023 No Comments

Reading Time: < 1 minute Watch an interview with Kayleen Holt for the Learning Content Accessibility Spotlight about writing accessible copy.

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My LXD Wish List

December 19, 2022 14 Comments

Reading Time: 4 minutes We’re making a list and checking it twice—an LXD wish list, that is. Sing along to the tune of My Grownup Christmas List.

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IDEAL22: A TLDC Event Recap

December 12, 2022 No Comments

Reading Time: 7 minutes This post recaps TLDC’s IDEAL22 conference: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility for Learning, which happened the week of November 28 through December 2.

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The Inclusive Learning Pledge

December 5, 2022 2 Comments

Reading Time: 5 minutes This post introduces The Inclusive Learning Pledge, including the guiding beliefs, values, and principles of inclusive learning.

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Is Universal Design for Learning Even Possible?

November 7, 2022 No Comments

Reading Time: 6 minutes What’s accessible to one may be inaccessible to another. This post explores the question, is Universal Design for Learning even possible?

Click Next: A Halloween Poem

October 31, 2022 No Comments

Reading Time: 2 minutes This Halloween post puts a new spin on Poe’s poem, The Raven, with a horror most learners and LXDs can relate to: compliance eLearning.