Workshops and Teaching
Seneca Polytechnic, Toronto, Canada, 2021 - present
COURSES
WORKSHOPS
WEBINARS
Humber College, Toronto, Canada, 2018 - 2021
COURSES
WORKSHOPS
WEBINARS
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
COURSES
- Creating Accessible PowerPoint, Word and PDF Documents (Online 3-week Course), 2025 - present
- Foundations of Creating Accessible Digital Content (Online 2-week Course), 2022 - present
WORKSHOPS
- Foundations of Accessibility for Digital Content (Online Guest speaker for course LSO500 Applying Universal Design: Access for All), 2022 - present
- Creating Accessible Word Documents (Online Guest speaker for course LSO500 Applying Universal Design: Access for All), 2022 - present
- Inclusion Teaching Practices (co-facilitated, online workshop, for the Curriculum Integration Project), March 2025
- Inclusion for All: Accessibility (online workshop, for the Curriculum Integration Project), 2024
- Inclusion for All: The Fundamentals of Digital Accessibility with a UDL Mindset (co-presented, in person workshop, for the Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Course), 2024
- Concepts and Connections: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (co-presented, in person and online sessions), 2023-2024
- Accessible Podcasting (Online Workshop with the CBC), February 2023
WEBINARS
- "Blackboard Ultra - What to do with your converted course." various dates, 2023.
- "Blackboard Original Basics." various dates, 2023.
- "Foundations of Accessibility for Digital Materials." Facilitated for The Educational Technology Committee Virtual Lunch and Learn Series, November 2021.
Humber College, Toronto, Canada, 2018 - 2021
COURSES
- Inclusive Curricular Design Certificate (ICDC) (In-Person Course), 2018 – 2021
- Digital Document Accessibility Training Certificate (DDAT) (Online Certificate Courses; developed, created, and facilitated), 2019 – 2021
- Creating Accessible Documents 1 (CAD 1) (In Person and Online Courses), 2019 – 2021
- Creating Accessible Documents 2 (CAD 2) (In Person and Online Courses), 2019 – 2021
- Creating Accessible Documents 3 (CAD 3) (Online Courses), 2019 – 2021
WORKSHOPS
- 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)
WEBINARS
- "Bridging from Course Design to Course Build." Co-facilitated online, June 2020.
- "Deeper Dive: Creating Learning Modules Using Adobe Spark." Online, 2020.
- "Applying Accessibility Guidelines (AODA) to Online Content and Learning Materials." online, 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.
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.
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― Phil Collins
― Phil Collins