Designing for Online Accessibility

07/01/2021 - 09/30/2022

Admission

Free

Location

Online

Description

Virtual Learning Opportunity for Wisconsin Educators!

This micro-course will help you ensure that each of your students gets the maximum benefit from the digital resources you use to teach your online courses. Many accessibility challenges are the same in physical and online learning environments; however, they are addressed differently. As you work your way through this micro-course, keep each of your students in mind, particularly those with specific disabilities. One of the most important benefits of designing for online accessibility is that adjustments made to meet the needs of individual students will ultimately benefit all students.

Course Attributes: Online Asynchronous Self-paced Rolling enrollment through August 31, 2022 Course must be completed by September 30, 2022 Addresses NSQOL Standards - A, B, D, F, H	Learning Targets: Create your own checklist for online accessibility and use it to identify opportunities for improving equitable access. Create one document and one video that meet accessibility guidelines.


	Micro-courses allow learning in small steps and are designed to both teach and model competencies and skills related to high-quality instruction. Our micro-courses are typically a combination of online coursework and practical application. Each micro-course may take up to 15 hours to complete. Enrollment is rolling due to the self-paced nature of the course. Districts also have the option of creating their own cohort of participants. This micro-course is part of a statewide initiative to build capacity for, and expand access to, high quality online instructional resources and provide training for Wisconsin educators in the provision of online and remote instruction. It is being offered at no cost* by the Institute for Personalized Learning, a division of CESA #1, to Wisconsin educators only.


Questions? Course content: Dria Setter / dsetter@institute4pl.org / 262-787-9500 ext. 9538 Registration: Monica Sepic / msepic@institute4pl.org / 262-787-9500 ext. 9572


*This project is supported by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Program to serve all Wisconsin public, tribal, charter, and private schools serving students in grades 4K-12 and Institutes of Higher Education and licensing centers for pre-service educators.