PowerPoint | Digital Learning

Digital accessibility tip: Working with PowerPoint

This post covers how you can ensure your PowerPoint slides are accessible and user friendly.

Alt Text

Alternative text, or ‘Alt text’ refers to a written description of an image, table, chart, diagram or map which is read aloud to users of screen readers.

Screen readers or ‘text to speech devices’ can convert digital text into synthesized speech. These might be used by students with visual impairments and other additional learning needs to read web pages, PDF files, spreadsheets, ... Read more

Understanding Panopto streams

Panopto | Teaching Tools

How to get your recordings to look the way you want.

Student Presentations in PowerPoint

Teaching Tools

Some instructions for your students on using PowerPoint to record if they are unable to use Kaltura.

Mentimeter – converting previous polls

Mentimeter

Some things to consider when converting your polls to Mentimeter from other systems such as TurningPoint.

Practical guides for improving digital accessibility

Accessibility | Blackboard Original | Featured | Immersive Learning

Interactive resources to help you make your Blackboard content more accessible, including step-by-step guides for Word and PowerPoint.

Using PowerPoint Presenter Mode

Teaching Tools

We show you how to use Presenter Mode to hide your PowerPoint notes from your audience.

Digital accessibility tip: Testing accessible forms and choosing the right tool

Simple checks you can carry out before publishing a form, plus guidance on selecting an appropriate form platform.

Digital accessibility tip: Creating accessible forms

Practical advice to help you decide whether you need a form and design one that is easier for everyone to complete.

Student Digital Leaders: students shaping digital capability at UWE

UWE’s Student Digital Leaders’ programme shows how students can actively shape digital confidence, practice and innovation through co-creation, mentorship and peer learning.