“Power Hour”
2020-2021 Zoom Series
Presenters

Kat Thoreson
Graphic Designer and Accessibility Expert

Ashley McGuire
Professional Peacemaker and Restorative Practitioner

Junekia Forrester
Curriculum and Assessment Writer

Antionetta Kelley
Creative Writer and Editor

Roslyn Ali
Business and Curriculum Expert

Rich Miller
Instructional Designer
Accessibility, Diversity, and Inclusive (AD&I) Part I
10 Super Easy Steps to Making Digital Learning Accessible
Whether you are creating a power point, uploading an image, choosing a text font of your choice, or creating an elearning course, your content should be designed in such a way that anyone can use it. Join this short 30-minute presentation with Kat Thoreson, Bunifu’s Strategic Partner, as she unpacks a variety of ways to make your online content accessible. You’ll also have an opportunity to walk-a-way with a 10-step accessibility checklist to guide your future online projects.
Date: Tuesday, 2/16/21
Time: 3 pm ET
Presenter: Kat Thoreson, Graphic Designer and Accessibility Expert
Moderator: Jennifer Dunn, CEO, Bunifu Learning for Life
Accessibility, Diversity, and Inclusive (AD&I) Part II
Words and Images Matter in Instructional Design
Using inclusive language and images MATTER! In this presentation, we will discuss why it is important to pay attention to what we write and what images we use as we present content and interact in digital learning environments. Meaning and interpretation of words and images can have a powerful impact on diversity, inclusion, and equity. It can also affect our feeling of belonging to our communities, workplaces, experiences, and society.
Date: Tuesday, 4/20/21
Time: 3 pm ET
Presenter: Kat Thoreson, Graphic Designer and Accessibility Expert
Moderator: Jennifer Dunn, CEO, Bunifu Learning for Life
Spicing up Your Online Blended Learning Experiences
Whether you are delivering content real-time, on-demand or both it’s essential to create an online experience that is fun, playful and creates individual connections. During this interactive presentation, participants will walk away with strategies on how to use both synchronous or asynchronous learning and when to blend the two.
Date: Tuesday, 6/22/21
Time: 3 pm ET
Presenter: Ashley McGuire, Professional Peacemaker and Restorative Practitioner
Moderator: Jennifer Dunn, CEO, Bunifu Learning for Life
Get Inspired: Join Bunifu’s eLearning Chronicles – Part I
Join an interactive panel of rambunctious, maverick educators, creators and digital designers and learn how they are using their artistic abilities through instructional design to create a brighter future to over 25,000 high school students from across the country in the time when the world seemed like it was up-side down, the 2020 pandemic. Join this inspiring group talk about their experiences in supporting the design of a College and Career Readiness Curriculum.
Date: Thursday, 9/23/21
Time: 3:30 pm ET
Panelist:
Jennifer Dunn, CEO, Bunifu Learning for Life
Junekia Forrester, Curriculum and Assessment Writer
Antoinette Kelley, Creative Writer and Editor
Rich Miller, Instructional Designer
Moderator: Maurice Dunn, CFO, Bunifu Learning for Life
Get Inspired: Join Bunifu’s eLearning Chronicles – Part II
Join this inspiring interview with two former K-12 educators and now instructional designers supporting the creation of a Diversity and Inclusion toolkit. Learn the thinking process behind their design and the impact of incorporating the application activities when working with such a sensitive issue such as race and ethnicity.
Date: Thursday, 11/18/21
Time: 3:30 pm ET
Panelist:
Roslyn Ali, Business and Curriculum Expert
Kat Thoreson, Graphic Designer and Accessibility Expert
Moderator: Jennifer Dunn, CEO, Bunifu Learning for Life