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10 steps for making your online courses accessible for all students

eSchool News

According to a new report, incorporating Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in online courses not only benefits students with disabilities, but can have significant benefits for all students, ultimately increasing retention and improving learning outcomes. New report highlights 10-step plan to applying Universal Design for Learning online.

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Back to School with Choice Boards – SULS0121

Shake Up Learning

A choice board will give students what UDL requires through multiple means of engagement, representation, and actions or expressions of their learning. Optimize access to tools and assistive technology. . However it’s presented the basic concepts are the same. . Foster collaboration and community.

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Technology Removes Obstructed Writers’ Barriers to Learning

Ask a Tech Teacher

High school senior at Newton North High School in Newton, MA, Yishai Barth, feels strongly about the importance of Universal Design Language (UDL). It enables me to capture everything, from my own speech, to recordings of a teacher’s presentation, to audiobook excerpts, directly onto my laptop as an audio file.

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ASHA 2013 Update- from a Techie Point of View!

SpeechTechie

In one segment, they presented a unit that might be encountered in an 8th grade Health class (I''ve seen it, though not as intense as in this example) in which students needed to engage in tasks such as documenting a nutrition diary. The app also offers a more visual and engaging approach to the learning goals of the unit.

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5 Steps For Addressing Equitable Learning Using Technology

edWeb.net

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast This edLeader Panel is presented by CoSN and AASA. Step 2: Develop and communicate a school systemwide policy for accessibility including guidelines for purchasing Equity policies are great, but they don’t often talk about the role of assistive technology.

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Free Webinar: Options for eText: Facilitating Access and Comprehension Through Electronic Text

SpeechTechie

Options for eText: Facilitating Access and Comprehension Through Electronic Text Presented by Sean Sweeney, Speech-Language Pathologist/Instructional Tech Specialist Sponsored by MES Publishing Watch the Webinar Recording If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate , join the Everyone CAN!