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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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