As our Convocation keynote speaker, Dr. Ramón Pastrano reminded us, too often we mistake a failure of our systems to meet students where they are for a deficiency in students themselves. That should make designing accessible courses a vital part of faculty work. But where to start?
There is a great resource in Wiley’s new self-paced course for program administrators and faculty entitled, “Designing for Accessibility in Online Education”. By the conclusion of the course, participants should be able to:
- Explain the laws and standards that relate to accessible design
- Identify ways that specific disabilities may affect the user experience in the online environment
- Describe the application of Universal Design for Learning in an online course environment
- Review a variety of common file types for accessibility-related concerns and then correct them appropriately
The course is 3-4 hours in length and entirely self-paced. Faculty can enroll themselves whenever they like through Wiley’s Academic Engagement Portal using their .edu email address. You can get more details about it in this flyer for the course.
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