“Designing for All, Habit by Habit”: Join our digital accessibility and UDL campaign to meet updated ADA Title II compliance standards. Each month, we’ll share a practical habit to integrate into your workflow to help you proactively create accessible digital content.
Gen AI at Marshall University: Explore Marshall’s AI tools and resources for students, faculty, and the community–all in one place! Brought to you by the AI Taskforce.
Marshall Online at iPED: Learn about our durable skills project, our Khanmigo pilot study, Blackboard’s AI Conversation tool, improving instructor presence with video, and habits for Digital Accessibility. We’re sharing all 0f it at iPED!
AI Conversation Competition: Submit your most creative AI Conversation prompt by 5/9 and vote for the best entries!
AI Days: Hosted by the Presidential AI Task Force, this event was a resounding success. It included customized AI training sessions, an AI Showcase, and culminated in a panel with President Smith and representatives from Adobe, Coursera, and Anthology. Marshall Online showcased our work with Blackboard’s AI Design Assistant and AI video tools, ClipChamp and Synthesia.

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Feature: Dr. Hillary Adams on UDL

Dr. Hillary Adams, Director of Marshall’s H.E.L.P. Program, is a passionate advocate for neurodiverse learners. She shares how Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can address a wide range of student needs and offers practical advice for applying UDL to in-person and online classes.

Want to learn more? Check out her microcredential, Intro to Neurodiversity in Higher Education, coming out later this month.

Online Teaching Resources

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Explore these UDL tips from the Design Center!

Responsive design for PDFs? Yes, please! Check out Adobe’s Liquid Mode.

Learn about supporting blind and low-vision students with this Digital Toolkit from AFB (American Foundation for the Blind).

Designing for All, Habit by Habit

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All digital content at Marshall needs to meet accessibility standards by April 24, 2026, according to the ADA Title II update. Follow our Digital Accessibility and UDL page to get in the habit of designing more accessible content now.

Habit 1: Integrate Word’s Accessibility Checker into your workflow.

Online Student Resources

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Online Student Engagement Survey: We are looking for student feedback! Please invite your online students to participate.

Learn about the new and improved myMU with MUIT’s tutorial. Please share with your students!

People of Marshall Online

In this issue of the newsletter, we are excited to spotlight Reagan! Get to know Reagan and learn about the contributions she makes to Marshall Online.

MSE Presents: Intro to Neurodiversity in Higher Ed

This microcredential, aimed at college instructors, offers insights into how neurodiverse conditions like Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, and Social Learning Disorders impact learning. Hear from Marshall University experts Dr. Hillary Adams and Dr. Bill Gardner, as well as student perspectives and simulations. Available in May. Register at Marshall Skills Exchange.

Faculty Events

See you at iPED on May 14th!

- 9:15 – Durable Skills, Lasting Impact: Why “Soft Skills” Matter More than Ever
- 10:00 – Khanmigo AI for Tutoring and Learning Support: A Pilot Study and Demo
- 10:45 – Using Blackboard’s AI Conversations: Enhancing Active Learning in Online Courses
- 11:30 – The Human Element: Elevating Online Learning Through Video and Instructor Presence
- 3:30 – Access in Action: Cultivating Sustainable Habits to Ensure Accessibility in Online Courses

Student Events

🎉 Marshall Online Graduation Reception (in-person) – Friday, May 9, 2025, from 4:00-6:00 PM in the John Marshall Dining Room (MSC).

Join us to celebrate our Marshall Online graduates! Encourage your online program students to attend for great food, networking with fellow graduates and faculty/staff, and to receive their special commencement cord.

Did your students miss one of our events? They can watch recordings, like the one above, at our Playlist of OSE Events.

Thanks for a great semester!

Don’t forget — we’re here over the summer for all your online teaching and student needs!

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