Workshops and Teaching
Seneca College, Toronto, Canada, 2021 - present
CMI Inc, Toronto, Canada, 2023
Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, 2023
Humber College, Toronto, Canada, 2018 - 2021
Rome Language Centre, Rome, Italy, 2001 - 2002
English as a Second Language (ESL) Instructor
Lower Intermediate to Advanced Levels
Premier College, London, United Kingdom, 2000 - 2001
English as a Second Language (ESL) Instructor
Beginner to Proficiency Levels
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada, 1997
Teaching Assistant
First-Year Engineering Drafting and Civil Engineering Surveying
- Inclusion for All: Accessibility (online spotlight workshop, for the Curriculum Integration Project; under the priority area of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion), 2024
- Inclusion for All: The Fundamentals of Digital Accessibility with a UDL Mindset (copresented, in person workshop, for the Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Course, Teaching and Learning Centre), 2024
- Foundations of Creating Accessible Digital Content (Online 2-week Course, Teaching and Learning Centre), 2022 - present
- Foundations of Accessibility for Digital Content (Online Guest speaker, LSO500 Applying Universal Design: Access for All), 2022- present
- Creating Accessible Word Documents (Online Guest speaker, LSO500 Applying Universal Design: Access for All), 2022 - present
- Concepts and Connections: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (copresented, in person and online sessions, Teaching and Learning Centre), 2023-2024)
- Accessible Podcasting (Online Workshop, CBC), February 2023
CMI Inc, Toronto, Canada, 2023
- Accessibility by Design (2-day Online Workshop for the Treasurary Board of Canada), April 2023
Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, 2023
- Creating Accessible PDF Documents using Acrobat Pro/DC: An Introduction, March 2023
- Creating Accessible PDF Documents using Acrobat Pro/DC: Intermediate, March 2023
Humber College, Toronto, Canada, 2018 - 2021
- Inclusive Curricular Design Certificate (ICDC) (In Person Course)
- Digital Document Accessibility Training Certificate (DDAT) (Online Certificate Courses; developed, created, and faciltated)
- Creating Accessible Documents 1 (CAD 1) (In Person and Online Courses)
- Creating Accessible Documents 2 (CAD 2) (In Person and Online Courses)
- Creating Accessible Documents 3 (CAD 3) (Online Courses)
- WCAG What? Understanding AODA Compliance for Documents (Online Workshop)
- Creating Accessible PowerPoint Documents (Online Workshop)
- Creating Accessible Word Documents (Online Workshop)
- Creating Accessible PDF Documents (Online Workshop)
Rome Language Centre, Rome, Italy, 2001 - 2002
English as a Second Language (ESL) Instructor
Lower Intermediate to Advanced Levels
Premier College, London, United Kingdom, 2000 - 2001
English as a Second Language (ESL) Instructor
Beginner to Proficiency Levels
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada, 1997
Teaching Assistant
First-Year Engineering Drafting and Civil Engineering Surveying
Conference Presentations
"Inclusion for All: The Fundamentals of Digital Accessibility." Presented at the Seneca International Academy (SIA) networking breakfast, Toronto, ON. May 2023.
"Creating Accessible PowerPoint Documents." Presented at the New Faculty Orientation at Seneca College, Toronto, ON. January 2023.
"Creating Accessible Word Documents." Presented at the University of Guelph Accessibility Conference 2021, Guelph, ON (Virtually). May 2022.
"Level Up Your Content: Foundations of Accessibility for Digital Materials ." Presented at the Seneca College Teaching and Learning Day Fall 2022 (Virtually), Toronto, ON. October 2021.
"Foundations of Accessibility for Digital Materials." Presented at the Seneca College Teaching and Learning Day Fall 2021, Toronto, ON (Virtually). October 2021.
"Creating Accessible Word Documents." Presented at the University of Guelph Accessibility Conference 2021, Guelph, ON (Virtually). May 2021.
"Allies in Action! UDL and Accessibility Superpowers." Co-presented at the Seneca/Humber Teaching and Learning Day Winter 2021, Toronto, ON (Virtually). March 2021.
"Hybrid/Online Course Design - Measuring Quality." Co-presented at the Seneca/Humber Teaching and Learning Day Winter 2020, Seneca College, Toronto, ON. February 2020.
" Accessibility: Made Easy As π." Key speaker at MathEd Forum April 2019, The Fields Institute, Toronto, ON. April 2019.
" Power Up Your PowerPoint: Make It Accessible!"
“10 Tips on How to Make Your Content More Accessible.” Presented at the Heads of Continuing Education Conference 2018, Humber College, Toronto, ON. November 2018.
“Accessibility Toolbar and Accessibility/Universal Design in Online Course Development.” Presented at the Advancing Learning Conference 2018, Fanshawe College, London, ON. May 2018.
“You, too, Can Create Animated Videos!” Presented at the Advancing Learning Conference 2017, Mohawk College, Hamilton, ON. May 2017.
“3D Video Game Dos and Don’ts.” Co-presented at the Advancing Learning Conference 2017, Mohawk College, Hamilton, ON. May 2017.
"Creating Accessible PowerPoint Documents." Presented at the New Faculty Orientation at Seneca College, Toronto, ON. January 2023.
"Creating Accessible Word Documents." Presented at the University of Guelph Accessibility Conference 2021, Guelph, ON (Virtually). May 2022.
"Level Up Your Content: Foundations of Accessibility for Digital Materials ." Presented at the Seneca College Teaching and Learning Day Fall 2022 (Virtually), Toronto, ON. October 2021.
"Foundations of Accessibility for Digital Materials." Presented at the Seneca College Teaching and Learning Day Fall 2021, Toronto, ON (Virtually). October 2021.
"Creating Accessible Word Documents." Presented at the University of Guelph Accessibility Conference 2021, Guelph, ON (Virtually). May 2021.
"Allies in Action! UDL and Accessibility Superpowers." Co-presented at the Seneca/Humber Teaching and Learning Day Winter 2021, Toronto, ON (Virtually). March 2021.
"Hybrid/Online Course Design - Measuring Quality." Co-presented at the Seneca/Humber Teaching and Learning Day Winter 2020, Seneca College, Toronto, ON. February 2020.
" Accessibility: Made Easy As π." Key speaker at MathEd Forum April 2019, The Fields Institute, Toronto, ON. April 2019.
" Power Up Your PowerPoint: Make It Accessible!"
- Presented at the Part-time Teachers' Conference 2019, Humber College, Toronto, ON. March 2019.
- Presented at the Advancing Learning Conference 2019, La Cite, Ottawa, ON. May 2019.
- Presented at the University of Guelph Accessibility Conference 2019, Guelph, ON. May 2019.
“10 Tips on How to Make Your Content More Accessible.” Presented at the Heads of Continuing Education Conference 2018, Humber College, Toronto, ON. November 2018.
“Accessibility Toolbar and Accessibility/Universal Design in Online Course Development.” Presented at the Advancing Learning Conference 2018, Fanshawe College, London, ON. May 2018.
“You, too, Can Create Animated Videos!” Presented at the Advancing Learning Conference 2017, Mohawk College, Hamilton, ON. May 2017.
“3D Video Game Dos and Don’ts.” Co-presented at the Advancing Learning Conference 2017, Mohawk College, Hamilton, ON. May 2017.
Webinars
"Blackboard Ultra - What to do with your converted course." Facilitated for Seneca College, Teaching & Learning Centre, various dates, 2023.
"Blackboard Original Basics." Facilitated for Seneca College, Teaching & Learning Centre, various dates, 2023.
"Foundations of Accessibility for Digital Materials." Facilitated for The Educational Technology Committee Virtual Lunch and Learn Series, November 2021.
"Bridging from Course Design to Course Build." Co-facilitated for Humber College, Teaching + Learning, June 2020.
"Deeper Dive: Creating Learning Modules Using Adobe Spark." Facilitated for Humber College, Teaching + Learning, June 2020.
"Applying Accessibility Guidelines (AODA) to Online Content and Learning Materials." Facilitated for Humber College, Teaching + Learning, June 2020.
"Creating Accessible PowerPoint Documents." Facilitated for Humber College, Teaching + Learning, May 2020.
"Deeper Dive: Creating Learning Modules in Blackboard." Facilitated for Humber College, Teaching + Learning, May 2020.
"NEW Blackboard Ally: An Overview." Facilitated for Humber College, Teaching + Learning, May 2020.
"Creating Accessible Word Documents." Facilitated for Humber College, Teaching + Learning, May 2020.
"Creating Accessible PowerPoint Documents." Facilitated for The Educational Technology Committee, November 2018.
"Blackboard Original Basics." Facilitated for Seneca College, Teaching & Learning Centre, various dates, 2023.
"Foundations of Accessibility for Digital Materials." Facilitated for The Educational Technology Committee Virtual Lunch and Learn Series, November 2021.
"Bridging from Course Design to Course Build." Co-facilitated for Humber College, Teaching + Learning, June 2020.
"Deeper Dive: Creating Learning Modules Using Adobe Spark." Facilitated for Humber College, Teaching + Learning, June 2020.
"Applying Accessibility Guidelines (AODA) to Online Content and Learning Materials." Facilitated for Humber College, Teaching + Learning, June 2020.
"Creating Accessible PowerPoint Documents." Facilitated for Humber College, Teaching + Learning, May 2020.
"Deeper Dive: Creating Learning Modules in Blackboard." Facilitated for Humber College, Teaching + Learning, May 2020.
"NEW Blackboard Ally: An Overview." Facilitated for Humber College, Teaching + Learning, May 2020.
"Creating Accessible Word Documents." Facilitated for Humber College, Teaching + Learning, May 2020.
"Creating Accessible PowerPoint Documents." Facilitated for The Educational Technology Committee, November 2018.
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― Phil Collins
― Phil Collins