Accessibility Support Services for Faculty
The following services are available for faculty:
- Infobase Learning Cloud video service
- All TAMIU faculty, staff and students have access to closed captioned videos on various training topics, from trainings on soft skills (plagiarism, citing, interviewing skills, etc.) to technical skills (trainings on Adobe Suite, Blackboard, Word, Excel, SPSS, etc.).
- For access, Infobase Learning Cloud may be found in Uconnect or Blackboard resources.
- Training guides and sessions on how to make your course content accessible.
- Accessibility Matters Online Training. Faculty teaching online are required to complete an online, self-paced workshop called "Accessibility Matters". This is assigned to faculty via TrainTraq and must be completed by deadline.
- Accessibility Roadmap Checklist (PDF). This document provides a checklist that assists a faculty member in verifying if they and their courses are accessibility-ready.
- Accessibility Roadmap Appendix (PDF). A detailed guide on how to make the following document types accessible.
- PowerPoints
- PDFs
- Word Documents
- Training Sessions. Contact elearning@tamiu.edu with your request for training on how to make your course content accessible. Training sessions can be one-on-one or in a group setting.
- Video captioning/transcription services.
- All videos posted online in eLearning (Blackboard) are required to be closed captioned and posted along with a transcript.
- Contact elearning@tamiu.edu with your course details to get your videos captioned/transcribed.
Faculty Navigation Menu
eLearning Blackboard Support
Check out our guides and tutorial videos on how to use the official Learning Management System of Texas A&M International, also known as eLearning (Blackboard).
Media Services
Visit the website for Instructional Technology Support Services to get classroom support and/or schedule recordings.
Resources
Learn about the support services provided by the Office of Information Technology.
Support Services
Information on the services that can be provided to faculty by the eLearning team.
Accessibility Support
Accessibility Support offered for TAMIU faculty.
Test Proctoring and Security
Check out our resources for test proctoring and security.
Evaluation of Distance Education Courses
Information on the assessment tools used in evaluating course technologies in the classroom.
Development Process of Distance Education Courses
Read information on developing online courses for the University or for your academic program.
Regular and Substantive Interaction Guidelines
Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) guidelines are standards set to ensure that online and distance education courses provide meaningful and frequent interaction between students and instructors.
Learning Technologies Week
View this page for information about Learning Technologies Week events where we talk about best practices in distance education and emerging technology.
Instructional Technology Excellence Award
View the recognition given to faculty members over their excellence in using instructional technology.
Contact Us
Instructional Technology and Distance Education Services
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Envelope iconelearning@tamiu.edu
Dr. Billy F. Cowart Hall (CWT) 208
5201 University Boulevard, Laredo, TX 78041