EASI Online Course: Barrier-free E-learning Month-long, online, asynchronis course based on the book: ‘Making Online Teaching Accessible’ (Sory for duplicate postings) Learning management systems are being used more and more both for distance learners and to support courses taught on campus. These systems are becoming accessible and, at the same time, provide help for faculty providers to create their content in an accessible format. The course will assist colleges in making a level learning space for all students. Course outline: Lesson 1 Introduction to Online Learning and to Learning Management Systems Part 1: Creating a Level Learning Space: Accessibility and Usability Part 2: Universal Design Part 3: Issues Common to Most Learning Management Systems Lesson 2: creating accessible content with MS office (word, PowerPoint and Excel) Part 1: Structured documents part 2: Understanding and modifying the style feature in Word Part 3 Creating a Table of Contents and Providing Alternate Text for Images Part 4: Designing accessible PowerPoint presentations Part 5:PowerPoint Features to Use and Avoid Part 6: Excel Lesson 3: Creating Accessible content for STEM and for Multimedia Part 1: Problems and Solutions in Creating Accessible STEM Electronic ContenT Part 2: Problems representing scientific and technical diagrams Part 3 Providing Synchronized Captions for an Accessible Video Part 4 Providing synchronized Audio Description for an Accessible Video Lesson 4: Supporting and Managing Online Accessibility Part 1: Create an interdepartmental team to support online students with disabilities Part 2: Develop written policies and procedures on Accessibility that include accountability Part 3: Provide on-going training for faculty and staff Part 4: The Role of the Administration Read about EASI’s 5 online courses and register at: http://easi.cc/workshop.htm A limited number of scholarships are also available: http://easi./scholarship.htm Norm Coombs **************************** You received this email because you are subscribed to the Liberation Throough IT Accessibility (an EASI member list) (AXSLIB-L) mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe from this list, simply send an email to [log in to unmask] No subject or message is necessary in the email. For any questions or problems, contact the list administrator at [log in to unmask]