Accessibility the Easy Way: Enhancing Your Course's Accessibility Without Breaking A Sweat

$345.00
Price: $345.00
Event Date: 
October 12, 2011 - October 21, 2011
Level: 
Intermediate - Level 2
certificate specialization: 
Design and Delivery
certificate specialization: 
Tools and Techniques
Key Online Workshop Information
Minimum Estimated Time Commitment: 
~ 5 - 10 hours/week
Resources Provided in Workshop: 
Presentations, readings, web links, discussion threads and other materials, viewable online through October 12, 2012
Half-Hour Workshop Orientation - Learn about moodle and Elluminate LIVE! Navigate the workshop space
1-Hour Live Panel Discussion - Participation in Live Q&A
Viewing of Live Sessions available through October 12, 2012
Event Summary: 
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If you have a disability, use assistive technology, or may need accommodation to fully access a workshop, please email us at workshop@sloanconsortium.org.  You will be contacted by someone from our workshop staff as quickly as possible to discuss your needs.
 

Complete Workshop Description
Online Workshop Description: 
This workshop will explore some basic techniques for enhancing your course’s accessibility to diverse learners. We will discuss how to create documents in accessible formats, explore some productivity tools you can add to your course to promote learner engagement, and discuss how learners with disabilities use assistive technology to navigate on-line learning environments. We will also work with some Universal Course Design best practices and try out a new assessment tool for evaluating the accessibility of on-line classes developed by Macquarie University. You will also be provided with a resource list of open source and freeware applications you can use to build greater access into on-line environments.
Schedule: 
Workshop Opens - October 12th. Please introduce yourself and begin reviewing materials
Workshop Orientation - Wednesday, October 12th at 4pm EST
Workshop Officially Closes - October 21st. All workshop materials will be available through October 12, 2012
Sloan-C Certificate Program Eligibility: 

This online workshop can be counted toward the Sloan-C Certificate.

Pricing Information: 
Price: $345 Each Sloan-C Member price: $195 w/coupon code* (you will enter the coupon code on the payment page of your shopping cart process) College Pass Member Pricing: No Cost w/coupon code* (you will enter the coupon code on the payment page of your shopping cart process) *Individual Members receive 2 discounts with membership, Institutional and Premium Members receive 20 discounts, and College Pass Members receive 100 (50 or 25) "free" seats in the entire 2011 Sloan-C Workshop series.
Cancellation Policy: 

If you register and pay for a Sloan-C workshop/seminar and are unable to attend, we will be happy to apply your payment to another Sloan-C workshop/seminar at your request. However, no refunds will be given. This offer is good for one year.

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