The Daily Bulletin

The Online Teaching: Technology and Educational Resources (OTTER) Institute, hosted by the SUNY Center for Professional Development (CPD), is an opportunity for online practitioners, regardless of teaching modality or experience, to learn more about online education’s innovations, trends, and challenges.

This year, OTTER will focus on Digital Accessibility and run from June 2, 2025, to August 22, 2025.

Registration is required for the OTTER Institute 2025.

OTTER Day 1: June 2, 2025 from 3:00pm-5:00pm:
Why Accessibility Matters and Developing a Plan for Content Creation & Modification

OTTER Day 2: June 3, 2025 from 3:00pm-5:00pm
Top 10 Accessibility Issues: How to identify accessibility issues and options for remediation.

OTTER Day 3: June 4, 2025 from 3:00pm-5:00pm
Brightspace accessibility tools for easier content creation.

OTTER Day 4: June 5, 2025 from 3:00pm-5:00pm
Style guides and generating accessible and usable course materials.

OTTER Day 5: June 6, 2025 from 3:00pm-5:00pm
Student panel on accessibility.

OTTER Day 6: August 18, 2025 from 3:00pm-5:00pm
Effective disability statements and policies in your classroom: creating an inclusive environment.

OTTER Day 7: August 19, 2025 from 3:00pm-5:00pm
Communicating effectively: creating an inclusive environment for communicating with students.

OTTER Day 8: August 20, 2025 from 3:00pm-5:00pm
Challenging conversations: moderating challenging discussions (online or f2f) with students.

OTTER Day 9: August 21, 2025 from 3:00pm-5:00pm
Ready for the new semester: a checklist and strategies to be prepared for the start of the new semester.

OTTER Day 10: August 22, 2025 from 3:00pm-5:00pm
Student panel on accessibility