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Accessibility in Online Course Development

Accessibility in Online Course Development. Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada. Kar -On Lee, Learning Technology Specialist. Email: cal2@sfu.ca. Current Issues Universal Design for Learning Concepts LMS Comparison Course Design & Accessibility Moving Forward with Faculty.

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Accessibility in Online Course Development

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  1. Accessibility in Online Course Development Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada Kar-On Lee, Learning Technology Specialist Email: cal2@sfu.ca

  2. Current Issues • Universal Design for Learning Concepts • LMS Comparison • Course Design & Accessibility • Moving Forward with Faculty

  3. Visually Impaired • Deaf & Hard of Hearing • Physical & Developmental Disabilities • Learning Disabilities • Mental Health Disabilities Who does Disability Services Support?

  4. Accessibility of online documents • Navigation of LMS • Access to visual & aural content • Access to live voice/lecture chat Current Student Experiences

  5. Current Solutions & Support • One off processing of course materials (ie captioning/OCR scanning) • Hiring access aides to do the work or accompany students as needed

  6. The basic idea of creating educational goals, materials and materials that is inclusive for everyone -- regardless of skill level, learning/physical or mental disabilities, language barriers or any other barriers Universal Design for Learning

  7. Why Universal Design • Unique individuals with specialized needs • Equal and uninhibited access to the same level of education and life goals as everyone else

  8. Based on www.w3.org guidelines • Alternate content • Colour and layout • Effective use of markup language • Use of Plain Language elements • Assistive Technology compatibility • Meaningful labeling Universal Design Guidelines

  9. LMS Comparison: Moodle vs Canvas • Comparison of Moodle and Canvas based on the most common elements • Discussion Boards • Document Repository • Assignments • Communications • Multimedia

  10. Moodle

  11. Current Issues

  12. Canvas

  13. Issues in Canvas • Incompatible Web Technologies • JAWS reading unnecessary information • Constant repetition of information • Full URL links • Inaccessible multimedia

  14. Course Design Tips & Tricks • Plain Language • Limit pop-up windows • Provide ALT text, Captioning etc • Alternate site when necessary • Descriptive naming conventions • Templates  page consistency

  15. Course Design Tips & Tricks • Files area: create structure • Avoid mandatory synchronous tools • Discussion: • add headers in replies that match topic • If possible avoid using threaded discussion

  16. Promoting and Designing for Accessibility • Educate faculty and create awareness • Showcase examples of courses • Work with publishers to create awareness of materials • Accessibility rather than accommodations

  17. Accessibility in Learning Management Systems What is your experience with Accessibility? Questions?

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