EASI Announces 2 Webinars in September
1: Four-part Series: Accessibility of Angel, Sakai, Desire2Learn and
Moodle
2: EASI Free Webinar: the growing presence of digital
learning materials in K-12 settings and the challenges to access
1: EASI fee-based 4-part Webinar series on LMS Accessibility
Tuesdays September 18, 25, October 2 and 9
time: 11 AM Pacific, Noon Mountain, 1 PM Central and 2 PM eastern
EASI provides new payment options
Besides the option of registering for the entire 4 Webinars, there
is an option for registering for a single Webinar
(As usual, EASI Annual Webinar Members register at no cost)
Week 1: Angel Tuesday September 18
Presenter Robert Beach, Kansas City
Week 2: Sakai Tuesday September 25
Presenter Mary Stores, Alternate Format and Web Accessibility
Specialist UITS Adaptive Technology and Accessibility Centers
Indiana University, Indianapolis and Bloomington
Week 3 Desire2Learn Tuesday October 2
presenters: Janna Cameron and Sandra Earl,Usability Specialists
Desire2Learn Incorporated
Week 4: Moodle Tuesday October 9
presenter Greg Kraus North Carolina State University
Note registrants for this series will also have access to a previous
EASI Webinar that was Provided on Blackboard accessibility
You can read about this Webinar and register at:
http://easi.cc/clinic.htm/#september
2: EASI Free Webinar: the growing presence of digital learning
materials in K-12 settings and the challenges to access
Presenter: Skip Stahl, Co-Director on the Center on Online Learning
and Students with Disabilities
Thur. September 20
11 AM Pacific, Noon Mountain, 1 PM Central and 2 PM Eastern
Digital materials and delivery systems are becoming commonplace
in elementary and secondary classrooms. Initial findings from The
Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities have
identified a number of significant concerns related to this shift. This
session will present an overview of these challenges in the areas of
policy, accessibility, monitoring and accountability and teacher
preparedness within the context of Universal Design for Learning,
and the steps required to assure that the inherent promise of
digital learning is realized for students K-12 students with sensory,
physical and learning disabilities.
Register for this free Webinar at
http://easi.cc/clinic.htm/#september
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It's never too late to become what you might have been. George Eliot
Once you choose hope, anything's possible. Christopher Reeve
Norman Coombs [log in to unmask]
Making Online Teaching Accessible: Inclusive Course Design for Students
with Disabilities by Norman Coombs published by Jossey-Bass Oct 10,2010
http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470499044.html
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