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Welcome to Online Course Accessibility Champions Program

Join us in creating a culture of access and inclusion by becoming an Online Course Accessibility Champion. This annual program aims to maximize online course accessibility and provide faculty with training, support, and incentives. Grow your own accessibility champions today!

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Welcome to Online Course Accessibility Champions Program

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  1. Welcome toOnline Course Accessibility Champions Program Please be respectful of your colleagues by silencing your phone. If you need to answer a call, please go to the hallway.

  2. Conference Inclusion Statement We ask you to join us in creating a culture that reflects… Access and Inclusion and Civility and Respect …this week and in all aspects of our organization.

  3. Columbus State UniversityCenter of Online Learning (COOL)Columbus, Georgia Jennifer Knott, Ed.D., Columbus State University Ann Newland, Ed.S., Columbus State University

  4. Grow our own accessibility champions Online Course Accessibility Champions Program • Annual program, ten faculty members • Maximize the number of online courses in conformance with the CSU Online Course Accessibility Guidelines. • Facilitate redesign of online courses to ensure conformance. "Grass" by padshewscky

  5. Perks for Faculty Provides: • Catered sessions • Financial incentives • Instructional design assistance • Technology support • Certificate of completion • Magnetic badge

  6. Program requirements • Commit to two training sessions • Commit to two work sessions • Record an instructional video and secure captioning from COOL • Revise six course files including one HTML page

  7. Review process • Submit course files and video for an accessibility review • Attend accessibility review feedback meeting • Revise course based on feedback provided

  8. Faculty advocacy responsibilities • Attend planning meeting for co-facilitation of an introductory accessibility training for their colleagues • Speak at a department meeting about their work in the accessibility champions program • Recruit at least five faculty members from their department or college to attend Supportive Inclusive Practices training

  9. Faculty training responsibilities • Co-facilitate the Supportive Inclusive Practices Workshop with Accessibility Specialist • Assist participants with evaluating course syllabus

  10. Faculty co-facilitated training

  11. Campus-wide Champions • Third year of program • 31 Champions in 11 departments • Over 150 faculty members attended an accessibility training co-facilitated by a faculty champion • Serve as departmental accessibility go-to

  12. Training Evaluation One hundred percent of champions agreed or strongly agreed that they were able to: • Describe diverse student needs for accessible course content • Identify the legal requirements for designing accessible courses • Use a variety of accessibility evaluation tools to check the accessibility of online course content

  13. Training Evaluation (2) One hundred percent of champions agreed or strongly agreed that they had acquired the skills to: • Design accessible Microsoft Office documents and presentations • Design accessible HTML pages for use in learning management system • Convert accessible documents to PDF • Create an accessible syllabus

  14. Course Design Work Session Evaluation One hundred percent of champions agreed or strongly agreed that the work sessions provided an opportunity to: • Receive answers to questions about course accessibility • Receive assistance revising their course content • Revise the accessibility of their online course content

  15. Course Accessibility Review Meeting Evaluation One hundred percent of champions agreed or strongly agreed that the course accessibility review meeting provided: • Specific feedback about course content that met CSU accessibility guidelines • Specific feedback about course content that did not met CSU accessibility guidelines • Recommendations and assistance revising course content to meet CSU accessibility guidelines

  16. Measuring champions growth in knowledge and skills, designing accessible materials

  17. Measuring champions growth in knowledge and skills, designing accessible materials (2)

  18. Champions serve as departmental voice for.. • Inclusive and accessible courses • Awareness of legal obligations of faculty • Basic accessible design support  ”I think it's really smart to involve departmental faculty in leading these workshops.”

  19. Session Evaluation Please see session moderator for paper evaluation form or complete the evaluation online. Contact information: Knott_Jennifer@columbusstate.edu Newland_Ann@columbusstate.edu

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