Making online teaching accessible : inclusive course design for students with disabilities /
"As educational institutions rapidly expand into online and hybrid formats, designing with accessibility in mind becomes essential. This book helps online teachers, instructional designers, and content developers avoid inadvertently creating barriers for students with disabilities and comply wi...
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Jossey-Bass,
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Publisher Address: | San Francisco : |
Publication Dates: | [2010] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | First edition. |
Series: |
Jossey-Bass guides to online teaching and learning ;
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Summary: |
"As educational institutions rapidly expand into online and hybrid formats, designing with accessibility in mind becomes essential. This book helps online teachers, instructional designers, and content developers avoid inadvertently creating barriers for students with disabilities and comply with government-mandated ADA standards. Grounded in the theories of learner-centered teaching and successful course design, the book explains how to design course content and delivery to be both attractive and accessible to all students, creating better conditions for student learning, success, and satis |
Carrier Form: | xv, 169 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780470499047 (paperback) : 0470499044 (paperback) 9781119039723 (set) |
Index Number: | LC4024 |
CLC: | G434 |
Call Number: | G434/C775 |
Contents: | 1. Creating a level learning space : How people with disabilities use computers ; Universal design and online learning ; Legislation, decisions, and guidelines governing online learning ; Decisions of the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights ; Review of OCR decisions and online learning -- Take-aways from this chapter -- 2. Online learning and students with disabilities : Accessibility of the online learning infrastructure ; Creating accessible online course content ; The students' part of the equation ; Take-aways from this chapter -- 3. Creating accessible content in Word and |