Eric Stoller's blog

I had an amazing time being on Seth Odell’s Higher Ed Live weekly web show. I was asked to talk about higher education and web accessibility. We just barely scratched the surface of what it means to have an accessible web. However, I think that this was a great conversation starter and I look forward to coming on the show to talk about accessibility in 2011.

The back channel conversation provided a lot of questions and insight. It was great to see so many higher education professionals engaging in a conversation on web accessibility and higher education.

Seth and I put together a terrific list of accessibility resources for folks to peruse over at his website. Like I said last night: We all go together or we don’t go at all. Accessibility is an ethical mandate. Accessibility might not be the sexy topic du jour (eg: social media), but it is necessary.

Last month at the EDUCAUSE 2010 Annual Conference, there were LCD screens set up all over the convention center. Conference attendees were able to participate via Twitter in an epic backchannel. Hundreds of tweets were posted each day of the event. Any tweet with “#EDUCAUSE10″ would find it’s way onto the LCD screens as well as the EDUCAUSE 2010 website.

I wrote up this mini-instructional post for last year’s NACADA Annual Conference. If you need a backchannel 101, it’s a good place to start. I think my favorite backchannel experience thus far would have to be #ACPA10. If you can’t tell, I am an avid fan of Twitter. It’s my personal and professional learning network.

Do you have a memorable backchannel experience?