Associate Director of Instructional Media
Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning
rdigna2@illinois.edu

Session: Visual to Verbal: An Introduction to Audio Description
Time: April 5, 9:45 am

Bob Dignan has worked in educational media production for over 15 years and serves as the Associate Director for Instructional Media Resources in the Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He and his team produce courses, MOOCs, live event streaming, VR experiences, medical and scientific animations and Open Educational Resources all atop of foundations in copyright, cataloging, archiving, universal design for learning and media accessibility. The Center collaborates with instructors and researchers across a diverse campus, covering wide ranging content from computer science to sick cows. Since 2012, Bob has participated in multiple audio description efforts on campus including the writing and production of descriptions for several Chancellor communications sent to all faculty, staff, students and alumni. He also hosts a podcast, “Teach Talk Listen Learn” all about teaching and learning with visiting faculty and instructors from the University of Illinois.