The University of Pittsburgh has partnered with SensusAccess to offer a file converter tool that makes inaccessible documents (such as Word or PDF files) into more accessible media (such as searchable PDFs, audio MP3 files, Braille, or e-text). SensusAccess is available to all Pitt faculty, staff, students, and alumni that have an active University email address.

Teaching surveys begin April 2, so now is the time to start planning for the survey period! Here are some tips from the Office of Measurement and Evaluation of Teaching to get you and your students prepared.

• You may customize your survey by adding questions. Check our Question Library for a comprehensive list of custom questions you can add to your survey.
• Plan now to allow class time for students to take the survey. Look for days and times between April 2 and April 22 to give students the opportunity to complete their surveys.

Join us for a lively presentation about how marginalized people can be a catalyst for social change, and can also serve as powerful teaching agents in our own times and classrooms, facilitated by Dr. Marcus Rediker, Department of History and Senior Research Fellow at the Collège d’études mondiales in Paris.

Our next Teaching Partners meeting is Friday, March 23, from noon - 1:30 p.m., at the University Club (Ballroom A). Lunch will be provided. This community now contains faculty from as many as 40 different schools and disciplines. You can join the conversation and sign up for the March meeting on our Teaching Partners page.