There is growing interest in creating HTML content for mathematics to help meet legal accessibility requirements and provide flexible display options. It also allows the integration of new functionality such as quizzes and interactive graphics which bring valuable pedagogical opportunities.
This hybrid workshop consists of demonstrations and hands-on sessions for software tools whichproduce mathematical content in HTML, chosen for their technological maturity, accessibility features, and level of adoption. These include BookML, Chirun, Desmos, Quarto and STACK. Participants will get supported hands-on time with the software and the opportunity to talk to others interested in improving digital provision for mathematics and its implementation across the higher education sector.
This is the third workshop in the IMA/LMS/RSS funded Higher Education Teaching and Learning Workshop Series for 2025/26.
Current confired speakers include:
Dr. David Hodge, University of Glasgow
Laura Midgley, Newcastle University
Steve Clower, Desmos
Dr. Sam Fearn, University of Durham
Dr. Vincenzo Mantova, University of Leeds
09:30 – 10:00: Welcome & registration
10:00 – 10:30: David Hodge (Quarto) - in-person
10:30 – 11:00: Vincenzo Mantova (BookML) - online
11:00 – 11:30: Break
11:30 – 12:00: Laura Midgley (Chirun) - in-person
12:00 – 12:20: Sam Fearn (Stack) - in-person
12:20 – 12:40: Steve Clower (Desmos) - online
12:40 – 13:30: Lunch
13:30 – 14:15: 5 min showcases of HTML course materials.
Embedding interactive elements in Quarto - Tom Coleman [in-person]
RMarkdown notebooks to generate accessible HTML – Safa Elsheikh [online]
Markdown for accessible HTML slides – Qingqi Wang [online]
Case studies: exams and problem/solution sheets in Quarto – Josh Fogg [in-person]
PreTeXt – Heather Yorston [online]
HTML and MathJax from basics – Calvin Smith [online]
Automatic deployment with BookML – Yannick Ulrich [online]
Mathpix – Lilian Joy [in-person]
14:15 – 14:30: Break
14:30 – 15:15: Practical/hands-on session for attendees to work on their own materials, supported by:
David Hodge (Quarto)
Sam Fearn (Stack)
Charlotte Desvages + Robert Barham (BookML)
Laura Midgley (Chirun)
Steve Clower (Desmos)
15:30 – 16:30: Discussion/Q&A and wrap up
Please fill out the registration form in order to attend.
Registration for in-person attendence will close on the 27th May 2026 at 5pm (UK time)
The workshop will be located in Room 3.35 of the Edinburgh Futures Institute at the University of Edinburgh.
This can be found at 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9EF.