Content ‘fixes’ make information more accessible to students
Staff reports
The Technical College of the Lowcountry recently placed in the Top 10 in a worldwide digital content competition designed to make information used in educational settings more accessible and inclusive, according to a news release.
TCL placed sixth in the “Fix Your Content Day” – an online competition held Nov. 18 that had participants from educational institutions around the world racing to adjust as many course files as possible within a 24-hour period.
“Once again, TCL has proven it can compete in serious competitions such as the ‘Fix Your Content Day’ which sees participants from all over the world,” former TCL Online Course Coordinator Rick Ernest said in a news release. Ernest, who coordinated the effort for the second year in a row, said he “couldn’t say enough good things about the team that put TCL back on the leaderboard.”
“And, as I said before, making content more accessible is a win for all students,” he said.
The annual competition encourages educators, instructors and staff to work together “to improve the accessibility of online course content, enabling students of all abilities to access these valuable resources,” according to a news release issued by Anthology, the Florida-based company that hosted the competition. Participants used the company’s digital tools to make the changes.
TCL staff members worked collaboratively with their local Blackboard users group, which included USC, in Columbia. TCL staff members made 1,403 “fixes” to its content, beating out other participating colleges from around the world.
In addition to Ernest, TCL’s team also included Sam Akers, Ronnie Bustamante, Amanda Curry, Susanne Douglas, Natiema Fuller, Joy Locke, Charles Loftin, Brian McDaniel, Latesha Smith and Heather Weiss. Altogether, the contest saw a total of 150,747 fixes to content, Anthology reported.
