School of Education & Human Development

Category: Of Interest

  • Accessibility Tip: Make Images Meaningful with Alt Text

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    Alt text helps people who cannot see an image understand its meaning. A useful description shares the information that matters in context, rather than every visible detail. Graphic concept and direction by Rosanna Miiller Salas. Created with OpenAI image generation tools using custom prompts.  Infographic recap: Give informative images meaningful descriptions, mark purely decorative images…

  • Accessibility Tip: Make Your Lists Accessible

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    A list can look organized but still be difficult to navigate with assistive technology. Built-in Bullets and Numbering tools create meaningful list structure in your documents and Canvas pages. Graphic concept and direction by Rosanna Miiller Salas. Created with OpenAI image generation tools using custom prompts.  Infographic recap: A manually typed list may look correct,…

  • Limited Submission Opportunity: USDA NIFA HSI Education Grant

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    Our Research Development Office (RDO) has identified a limited-submission opportunity that could align well with SEHD faculty expertise and interests, and whose competitive pool is limited to Hispanic-Serving Institutions. Please reach out to RDO by emailing Jordan.Farrar@ucdenver.edu and research@ucdenver.edu for more information and development assistance.  If you are interested in leading the educational component, RDO…

  • SEHD Fact Sheet FY27

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    The updated SEHD Fact Sheet for FY27 is now available. This resource includes key school facts, data points, and messaging that can support grant proposals, presentations, reports, and other communications. We encourage faculty and staff to download a copy and keep it on hand for future use. Click here to access the SEHD Fact Sheet…

  • Accessibility Tip: Use Meaningful Link Text

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    Help everyone navigate your Canvas course by writing links that describe where they lead. A meaningful link makes sense even when someone encounters it without the surrounding paragraph.  Infographic recap: Name the destination in the clickable text. Replace vague links such as “Click Here” with labels such as “View the Course Syllabus (PDF).”  Why?  Clear…

  • Accessibility Tip: Readable Fonts

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    To improve readability, choose a clear font, a comfortable text size, and enough spacing. Check that readers can enlarge the text without losing content. May be difficult to read Tiny body text can require more magnification. Long passages in all caps or italics can slow reading.  More accessible  Use a familiar font for body text.…

  • SEHD Pizza, Puzzles, and Play Sept. 24

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    Take a break. Grab some pizza. Make some new connections. Join the School of Education and Human Development for a playful Homecoming event with pizza and puzzles. 🍕 Free pizza 🧩 Puzzles & games 🤝 Meet new people 😂 A chance to relax, laugh, and play 📍12:30pm – 2:00pm Thursday, September 24, 2026 CU Denver…

  • Accessibility Tip: Title or Heading 1?

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    Use the Title style for the name of the document. Use Heading 1 for the main top-level section in the document structure.   Thinking of it as a roadmap: Title is the document name; Heading 1 is the first stop in the content structure. Title: names the document, usually appears once at the top, and uses…

  • Explore the Updated SEHD Faculty Orientation

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    The SEHD Faculty Orientation has been updated and redesigned to provide faculty with a clearer, more accessible, and easier-to-navigate resource for getting started and finding important information throughout the year. The orientation brings together key SEHD resources, teaching and learning support, technology information, policies and administrative guidance, community resources, important contacts, and helpful links in one central…

  • FCQ Expert Review: 15 Minutes to Shape How Teaching Is Evaluated at CU Denver

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    We know summer is well-earned ‘off time’ for many of you, but if you can spare 10 to 15 minutes, we’d be grateful for your expertise. As part of CU Denver’s effort to revise the Faculty Course Questionnaire (FCQ), our working group has spent the summer drafting a proposed purpose statement, teaching domains, and draft…