{"id":9273,"date":"2025-06-05T09:34:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T13:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/intranet\/?p=9273"},"modified":"2026-02-19T17:27:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T22:27:37","slug":"instructional-technology-happy-summer-and-gearing-up-for-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/intranet\/2025\/06\/instructional-technology-happy-summer-and-gearing-up-for-next-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Instructional Technology: Happy Summer and Gearing up for Next Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Happy summer from Instructional Technology! While we hope you will all get some time to enjoy the summer, we know many of you are starting to ramp up for the new academic year. Our team is here to support you with any technology needs that may arise.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><b>Digital Accessibility<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">We encourage you to take time to familiarize yourself with the basics of digital accessibility and what applies to the learning materials you provide for students. Here are several recommendations to get up to speed as we approach the April 2026 deadline for compliance.<\/div>\n<ul data-editing-info=\"{&quot;applyListStyleFromLevel&quot;:true}\">\n<li>\n<div>Review the university&#8217;s\u00a0<a id=\"OWA3419b53e-5285-5be7-11d8-e746e12e31ba\" class=\"x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/digitalaccessibility.unc.edu\/ada-digital-accessibility-compliance-plan\/\" href=\"https:\/\/digitalaccessibility.unc.edu\/ada-digital-accessibility-compliance-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Digital Accessibility Compliance Plan<\/a>\u00a0and begin to think through how you plan to review your materials.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Take the\u00a0<a id=\"OWAd0b613e1-de17-355a-6ce4-f8d0480c2e64\" class=\"x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/unc.csod.com\/samldefault.aspx?ouid=1&amp;returnURL=%252fDeepLink%252fProcessRedirect.aspx%253fmodule%253dlodetails%2526lo%253d1a15cff3-5453-4930-aa5c-97844c0cbfff\" href=\"https:\/\/unc.csod.com\/samldefault.aspx?ouid=1&amp;returnURL=%252fDeepLink%252fProcessRedirect.aspx%253fmodule%253dlodetails%2526lo%253d1a15cff3-5453-4930-aa5c-97844c0cbfff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-linkindex=\"1\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Digital Accessibility Awareness<\/a>\u00a0training through Carolina Talent.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Attend one of our\u00a0<a id=\"OWA0f6b5990-7ade-d849-d746-68eddcbb6ad8\" class=\"x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/unc.az1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_d43xhHiAfULn4mG\" href=\"https:\/\/unc.az1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_d43xhHiAfULn4mG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-linkindex=\"2\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">SOM Office Hours<\/a>\u00a0for us to help you review and advise on how to remediate any accessibility issues with your learning materials.<\/div>\n<ul data-editing-info=\"{&quot;applyListStyleFromLevel&quot;:true}\">\n<li>Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 1:00 PM &#8211; 3:00 PM at MacNider Hall 21<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 1:00 PM &#8211; 3:00 PM at Bondurant Hall 2035<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><b>Instructional Technology Consultations<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Are you interested in implementing a new technology in your courses or advice on better ways to use existing technology? Or maybe you want a tour of the AV technology available in the classroom you&#8217;re assigned to teach in?\u00a0<a id=\"OWAcf13be77-1f90-ed87-3de4-50d7fd630547\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/tdx.unc.edu\/TDClient\/33\/Portal\/Requests\/TicketRequests\/NewForm?ID=DpvxxLqCK8U_&amp;RequestorType=ServiceOffering\" href=\"https:\/\/tdx.unc.edu\/TDClient\/33\/Portal\/Requests\/TicketRequests\/NewForm?ID=DpvxxLqCK8U_&amp;RequestorType=ServiceOffering\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-linkindex=\"3\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Enter a ticket<\/a>\u00a0with us and we can meet with you to discuss your needs so you&#8217;re ready to hit the ground running in the Fall!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><b>Instructional Technology Liaisons<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">If you have general questions about Instructional Technology that aren&#8217;t time sensitive or need advice for things such as purchasing new software or tools for instruction, feel free to reach out to your Instructional Technology liaison. 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