Upper Peninsula Teaching & Learning Conference - 2026

With recent ADA Title II changes, getting faculty onboard with accessibility issues is more important than ever. At Michigan Tech, we developed a pilot program called the Accessible Tech Challenge, which seeks to gamify learning about accessibility issues and train faculty in how to apply our existing framework (a “5+2” approach which emphasizes focus on the biggest accessibility challenges in creating learning materials) going forward. It sought to engage faculty through the “challenge” aspect, which included a prize for meeting goals, and through the prospect of scaffolded learning throughout the semester that made allowances for busy schedules.


Join members of the William G. Jackson Center for Teaching and Learning will discuss how we developed the challenge, the process of implementing it, the short-term impact on faculty who participated, and our plans for going forward with the program.