YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED: SensusAccess
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The 'S' is for 'SensusAccess'! | This format fixer is here to save your documents... and your time! | | |
If you’ve noticed a small “S” icon appearing in Canvas lately, that symbol marks SensusAccess—a self-service tool that can quickly convert course files into alternate, more accessible formats.
You (or your students) can use it to turn Word, PowerPoint, PDF (including scanned/image-only PDFs), images of text, and other common files into options like tagged PDF, Word/HTML/text, MP3 audio, DAISY structured audiobooks, e-books (EPUB/Kindle formats), digital Braille, and more.
In short: if you have a “problem” file, clicking the S gives you a fast way to generate a usable alternative without extra software.
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DON'T MISS IT: March CETL Panel
| | CETL Panels are informal discussions with content experts on trending educational topics. All topics and discussion questions come directly from Reynolds faculty! View our calendar for more. | | Reaching the Unreachable Student | |
This panel discussion focuses on practical strategies for engaging the students who are hardest to connect with.
Panelists will share approaches for building rapport, increasing participation, and supporting follow-through, along with small shifts you can make in communication, course design, and day-to-day interactions.
Leave with concrete ideas you can adapt right away, whether you’re teaching in person, online, or somewhere in between.
| Have general questions you want addressed by the panel?* Let us know! | |
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12:00pm-1:00pm
PRC - Learning Innovation Center (LTC138)
Refreshments will be provided.
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SHARE YOUR WORK: Call for Proposals
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The Reynolds Faculty Forum 2026
is now accepting proposals!
| | This annual event is an opportunity for full-time and adjunct faculty to share original research and innovative pedagogical practices in a relaxed, collegial setting. Presentations can cover any aspect of teaching and learning, including discipline-specific research and instructional strategies. | |
We look forward to your contributions and hope to see you at the Faculty Forum!
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Presentation format:
- Individual or small group presentations
- 45-minute sessions (including Q&A)
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Submission details:
- Submit an abstract (up to 250 words) via the following link
- Proposals will be reviewed by the Faculty Forum planning committee and volunteer faculty reviewers
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Deadline:
Friday, March 20, 2026
Notification of acceptance by April 10, 2026
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CETL SCHEDULE: Spring 2026
| | This schedule reflects CETL's general daily availability for drop-ins and calls. Special events and Professional Development days may impact this availability. To request assistance during or outside of these hours, please submit our 1:1 Consultation form or email us at cetl@reynolds.edu. | |
NEWLY ADDED: Working with Students with Disabilities
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Add to your teaching toolbox!
Join CETL for a three-part, workshop-style series focused on supporting students with disabilities.
Walk away with practical, immediately actionable strategies to engage your students, manage your classroom, and sharpen your expertise.
SESSION TOPICS
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MARCH 18TH, 10AM & 6PM:
Practical Strategies for Engagement and Management: Eager participators, the Easily Distracted, and the Fountain of Questions archetypes (Focus on Neurodivergent Students)
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APRIL 15TH, 10AM & 6PM:
Working with Students with Visual and Auditory Disabilities
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PLAN AHEAD: Faculty Leadership Academy
| | The Faculty Leadership Academy is a supportive, week-long summer experience designed for full-time faculty, adjuncts, and PAFs. Participants will learn how to strengthen their impact through teaching, program development, governance, mentorship, research, or administrative service. | | |
Join a cohort of peers, build practical leadership skills, and chart a personalized pathway that helps shape the future of Reynolds and beyond!
The program will run one week in the summer, Monday–Friday, 9am–4pm, from June 22nd to June 26th.
- Attendance daily, in person, is required in order to complete the program
- Lunch and snacks provided
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Deadline:
Friday, March 20, 2026
Notification of acceptance by April 10, 2026
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STAY ON TRACK: Monthly Accessibility Goals
| | In an effort to make CETL's Faculty Learning Opportunities (FLOs) even more accessible, we are proud to announce the release of our first Flash FLO--videos containing all the essentials of our most popular FLOs, all in 10 minutes or less! | | |
Have a question?
You're not the only one!
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Last month, CETL hosted a panel focused entirely on the accessibility questions we get from faculty most often, and we kept the conversation practical and realistic.
The recording is now available, and it is a quick way to get clear answers, avoid common pitfalls, and walk away with next steps you can actually use in your course.
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LEARNING TOGETHER: Enrichment Reading Group
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Join us for our Enrichment Book Club in Spring 2026!
We'll be reading Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin, a Professor of African American Studies and the founder of the Ida B. Wells Data Lab at Princeton University.
In this book, Benjamin explores ways that a different kind of A.I.--Abundant Imagination--could prove to be a useful tool for education and human flourishing, even in the midst of the current techno revolution.
Books provided by CETL while supplies last!
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A SCIENCE EVENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Join us for an evening of STEM fun! Featuring a Goldfish petting zoo, herpetology, Robotics demonstration, engineering open lab and much more!
For more info, contact Karen Neal.
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TONIGHT!
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
6PM-8pm
Parham Road Campus
This event is free and open to lifelong learners and science enthusiasts of any age!
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