The FDIP

by Faculty Development and Innovation Center

Season 1

Universal Design for Learning Part 2: Accessible Documents from Word to PDF

Kim Ervin shares best practices for creating an accessible Microsoft Word source document that can then be saved to a PDF. Links for Show Notes Creating Accessible Microsoft Word Documents Fall 2022 ISS Departments with Contact Information (Effective 9-01-2022) (1).xlsx Kim Ervin, Instructional Designer Contact Information

Universal Design for Learning Part 1: Video Captioning

Kim Ervin reviews the definition of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and describes methods for EIU faculty to caption videos. Kaltura: Requesting and Editing Captions Zoom: Enabling or disabling audio transcription for cloud recordings Fall 2022 ISS Departments with Contact Information (Effective 9-01-2022) (1).xlsx Accessible Multimedia Guidelines

Universal Design for Learning: An Interview with Dr. April Jackson

Dr. April Jackson, the Director of EIU's Office of Student Disability Services joins FDIC Director Dr. Michael Gillespie for an interview on UDL, how faculty can make simple accommodations that will benefit all students, and how student experience our classes when we don't! Student Disability Services webpage: https://www.eiu.edu/disability/ Faculty Resources: https://www.eiu.edu/disability/WhatFacultyNeedtoKnowBrochure2022-2023.pdf FDIC Resources: https://www.eiu.edu/fdic/student-support.php

Interview with Kim Ervin, FDIC Instructional Designer (Season 1, Episode 4)

Kim Ervin, the usual host, takes her turn as a guest to talk about instructional design, its place at EIU, and the importance of quality design to elevate teaching and learning. Dr. Michael Gillespie, Director of the FDIC interviews Kim to uncover the depth and breadth (and excitement) of instructional design.

Interview with Trevor Burrow, CSI Digital Initiatives Coordinator (Season 1, Episode 3)

FDIC Instructional Designer Kim Ervin interviews Dr. Trevor Burrows, the Digital Initiatives Coordinator for the Center for Student Innovation in Booth Library.

FDIP: Open Educational Resources (OERs) (Season 1, Episode 2)

Season 1, Episode 2: Open Educational Resources (OERs) Kim Ervin interviews Booth Librarian Steve Brantley about OERs. For more information about OERs, visit this EIU online guide to OERs, access this FDIC webinar recording, and/or contact Steve directly at jsbrantley@eiu.edu or 217-581-6072.

FDIP: Online Instructor Introductions (Season 1, Episode 1)

Instructor introductions are a vital part to any course, and a spring board to starting the semester building rapport with our students. In this episode, FDIC Instructional Designer Kim Ervin presents the case for video introductions for our online courses and to establishing instructor presence in the online classroom.

What is Healing, Really?

This episode explores what healing means beyond the idea of fixing what is broken. Dr. Misty Rhoads, a somatic practitioner and EIU public health professor, is joined by undergraduate public health student Hazel Norris to examine healing through personal, ancestral, and collective lenses. Beginning with a brief grounding meditation, listeners are invited to reconnect with the present moment and notice how awareness of the body can create a sense of safety and calm. Through a thoughtful conversation, this episode reframes healing as an ongoing relationship with our experiences rather than a destination. Drawing on somatic practices and insights from public health and epigenetics, it highlights how nervous system awareness, intergenerational patterns, and community environments shape well-being, offering a more compassionate and sustainable approach to growth, connection, and resilience.

Where am I?

Inspired by the work of Lee Holden and his book Ready, Set, Slow, this episode invites listeners to pause and reconnect with the present moment. Dr. Misty Rhoads begins with a gentle inquiry meditation that helps us notice where we are physically, mentally, and emotionally before moving into simple mindfulness practices that can be woven into everyday life. Through intentional awareness during our mornings, meals, and daily routines, listeners explore how slowing down can restore energy, sharpen focus, and create a more sustainable rhythm for living and working. Rather than pushing harder to be productive, this episode offers a grounded path toward efficiency that honors the body, calms the nervous system, and reduces burnout.

5 Minutes to Ventral: A Regulation Practice for Your Commute

This episode invites you to turn everyday travel time into a moment of grounding and calm. Dr. Misty Rhoads gently guides listeners through simple, nervous-system–informed practices using awareness, breath, and the senses to support regulation while in motion, helping you arrive a little more present, steady, and connected than when you began.

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