[Vpaaetal] The Key to Successful Online Instruction: Universal Design Online Seminar

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Good Morning!

 

We have registered for the seminar outlined below. We will be in EDS 101.
Please join us!

 

Thank you,

Charlotte


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Many factors are impacting education enrollment, resulting in a shift in the
learning environment, where the traditional student is no longer "typical."
Educators are faced with an increasingly diverse student body. Technology
changes and access have also changed students' habits, resulting in a need
for how resources and instruction are offered. How can your institution
better serve all students?

With the attractiveness of and need for online learning, understanding the
way people learn is critical. Join presenters, Alice Anderson and Blaire
Bundy in "The <http://www.magnapubs.com/calendar/104.html?s=bsh&p=e1>  Key
to Successful Online Instruction: Universal Design." A 90-minute online
seminar that will provide an understanding of universal design, how
universal design can be applied to education, and examples addressing
accessibility/usability of products, services, and environments for
everyone. Young people and old, people with disabilities and without -
making education more convenient for time-pressed students, more comfortable
for people from diverse backgrounds, and more flexible for persons having
different learning styles. 

December 6, 2006
12:00 Noon - 1:30 PM (Central Standard Time)



By participating in this online seminar, you'll:  

*  Gain an understanding of Universal Design Principles compared with
Accessibility/Disability Accommodations (including laws and
policies/guidelines regarding web accessibility). 

*  Discuss the issues students are facing as the web evolves to be the
primary means of information and education. 

*  Learn examples of how people with disabilities access the web as well as
the wide range of technologies used. 

*  Identify the advantages of creating and using universally designed Web
resources and instruction. 

*  Explore Web accessibility design guidelines and tools used for measuring
compliance. 

*  Examine examples of Web resources and instruction that illustrate
Universal Design Principles. 

*  Evaluate and discuss what to consider when converting a traditional
course into a web course with media. 

The 90-minute program includes

*	A video presentation by a leading expert in the field 
*	PowerPoint slides
*	A lively, interactive, real-time question-and-answer session
*	Downloadable program handouts
*	Ability to review the presentation for the remainder of the day 

 

 

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