EASI's Online Course for March: Barrier-free E-learning

Barrier-free E-learning is a month-long course provided by EASI and taught 
by Professor Norman Coombs. It is one of seven courses provided by EASI 
and, for those taking five of these courses, they may earn fifteen CEUs 
from the University of Southern Maine and the EASI Certificate in 
Accessible Information technology. The syllabi, schedule and online 
registration are available at
http://easi.cc/workshop.htm

The information in Barrier-free E-learning will be useful for:
•administrators,
•instructional technology staff,
•instructional design staff
•faculty,
•staff from the disability support office.

Lesson 1: Introduction to Online Learning
Lesson 2: Online Learning and Students with Disabilities
Lesson 3: Creating Accessible Content With MS Office
Lesson 4: Creating Accessible Content With PowerPoint
Lesson 5: Accessible Content for Science Technology and Math
Lesson 6: Creating Accessible Content Using Multimedia
Lesson 7: Putting Content Online and Checking Its Accessibility
Lesson 8: Supporting and Managing Online Accessibility

Registration is $350 with a discount for EASI Annual Members, students and 
overseas participants. The Dick Banks Memorial Scholarship is also available:
http://easi.cc/scholarship.htm




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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