Valerie, I assume you saw this.  I thought it might be worth
your while.  What do you think?  Julie

----- Original Message -----
From: "Prof Norm Coombs" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 6:21 PM
Subject: Train the Trainer Online Course


> This new EASI course is aimed to help people who have to
provide training
> on adaptive computer technologies like screen readers,
screen
> magnification, operating systems, web browsers and much
more.  Many people,
> especially librarians and Disabled Studenter Service
staff, have the
> responsibility for such training but have limited training
themselves and
> even less time to
> train themselves.
>
>
>                 EASI is proud to announce a new workshop,
Train the
> Trainer, beginning on
> March 4th.
> This is one of the eight courses offered in our
certificate program and can
> be taken towards the certificate or as a stand-alone
course.
>
>     Train the Trainer
>
> Many organizations are providing limited training on
adaptive technology to
> their customers, students or staff in a variety of
different software
> packages. They do not plan to provide depth training, and
they only expect
> to provide training on a specific application
periodically. They are
> concerned with how to prepare some staff person to provide
this basic
> training on many applications and only at infrequent
intervals. Train the
> Trainer is intended to provide basic know-how on several
adaptive
> technologies, provide tools to help the trainer refresh
their memories
> quickly as well as giving teaching tools and hand-outs for
the end learner.
> It is ideal for institutions which provide adaptive
technology to a constant
> stream of new users such as a school or library. The
institution's trainer
> has training as only one part of his/her responsibilities
and needs concrete
> support to assist with this added responsibility. The
course will cover
> operating system basics, adaptive technology basics for
screen readers,
> screen magnification, voice recognition and more. It will
give tips for
> teaching to people with disabilities.
>
> Registration and syllabus are available from the main
course page
> http://easi.cc/workshop.htm
>
> Also offered on March 4th is the Barrier-free E-learning
course and the
> Barrier-free Beginner's Web design.  All of the workshops
and their syllabus
> can be found at the main course page listed above.
>
> EASI - Equal Access to Software & Information
> P.O. Box 818
> Lake Forest, CA 92609
> www.rit.edu/~easi
> Phone: (949) 916-2837
>
> *** Note AHEAD members can qualify for a 20% discount.
Write me
> [log in to unmask] re this discount.
> Norman Coombs, Ph.D.
> Cell (949) 922-5992
> Professor Emeritus, Rochester Institute of Technology
> http://www.rit.edu/~nrcgsh
> CEO, EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information)
>         http://www.rit.edu/~easi
>
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> Norman Coombs, Ph.D.
> Cell (949) 922-5992
> Professor Emeritus, Rochester Institute of Technology
> http://www.rit.edu/~nrcgsh
> CEO, EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information)
>         http://www.rit.edu/~easi
>
>