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Live from the Arkansas River, Wichita State students live-stream regatta

April 20, 2023 - Wichita State’s Media Resources Center will live-stream the Plains Regional Regatta for the third year, using MRC staff and students for all aspects of the production. It takes place Sunday on the Arkansas River in downtown Wichita.

Computer learning

IDA team helps faculty adapt and improve online portions of classes

September 4, 2020 - Wichita State University’s Instructional Design and Access team, part of the Media Resource Center, worked with faculty over the summer to continue to improve hybrid learning. IDA took its one-day Academic Resources Conference and turned it into a week of training, via Zoom, in June and again in August before classes started. Another week is scheduled in January to prepare spring classes.

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Visually impaired Shocker busts through barriers to achieve STEM aspirations

Sept. 3, 2020 — Emily Schlenker was born to study STEM. However, because she was born blind, her passion for organic chemistry and biology almost went by the wayside. That's when the folks at Wichita State's Media Resource Center stepped in to help Emily achieve her dreams.

Remote learning

Planning, teamwork helped Wichita State adjust to remote learning

April 8, 2020 - The preparation and instruction completed by the Media Resource Center’s Instructional Design and Access department is the critical part of Wichita State University’s new way of working during the COVID-19 pandemic. The IDA’s work on moving faculty and students online began in late February and it prepared its first website – designed with the idea of a few illnesses disrupting classes – on Feb. 27.