[CTCAccess] FW: Free MOOC on "Inclusive Design for Online Education."

[Jess Thompson]

This looks like a great course on accessibility. It’s $49 to take the graded version, but you can enroll for free and get access to the lessons.

Jess

Jess Thompson
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Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
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Dear Colleagues,

Last year I invited you to test out a MOOC developed by a couple of colleagues and myself: "Inclusive Design for Online Education." (Courera URL: https://www.coursera.org/learn/inclusive-design)

The MOOC was officially launched this week. Please feel free to pass along this invite to colleagues who may be interested in taking this no-charge course.

Here is a course description and other info:

About this course: This course provides instruction and strategies to support you in developing a course that is inclusive to students with a wide range of abilities, including students with disabilities. We cover effective practices to increase inclusion and avoid some of the common accessibility issues that can arise in an online course. In particular, Basics of Inclusive Design Online covers course organization, the accessibility of Microsoft Office and PDF documents, making course instruction pages accessible, captioning of videos, making images accessible, and designing for learning differences. We also discuss how inclusive course materials can help all students, including students without disabilities. This course will appeal to those who want both a broad overview of the range of accessibility considerations and also a step-by-step guide of how to check documents for accessibility, caption a video, or prepare course content for non-visual users.

Who is this class for: Anyone interested in making their courses more accessible, from faculty designing their own courses to course designers, should find this class helpful. No specific prerequisites are needed although some knowledge of Learning Management Systems and Microsoft Office products will help you get the most out of this course.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you,
Howard


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