Full course description
Start Date
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Price
$249.00
Credential
Improving the Accessibility Of Your Course
Digital Badge
Length
6 Weeks
Commitment
3-5 Hours Weekly
Format
Asynchronous
Improve the Student Experience by Creating Accessible and Usable Courses
Course Description
This course equips learners with the knowledge and skills to create an accessible Canvas site, ensuring that all students can experience the course content effectively. Participants will learn about the critical criteria for accessibility, why each step matters, and how to test their efforts. This course is designed to help answer questions, such as: Why is creating accessible Canvas sites critical? What areas should I consider when it comes to Canvas accessibility? What steps should I take to make my Canvas course accessible? How do I test if my Canvas site is accessible? In this course, participants will learn answers to all of these questions-and more. By the end of this course, participants will be able to create an inclusive learning environment where all students can fully engage with the course materials.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the importance of making an accessible Canvas course.
- Identify accessibility issues in your Canvas course.
- Create usable and accessible navigation within a Canvas course.
- Check for and fix accessibility and usability issues in a Canvas course [pages, multimedia, etc.].
- Check for and fix accessibility and usability issues in uploaded files [Word, PowerPoint, PDF].
Target Learner
This course is designed for higher education instructors who want to create inclusive and accessible online learning environments.
Course Topics
- Creating Accessible Courses
- Canvas LMS
- Universal Design
Meet the Course Developers
Cassie Mallette
Program Manager for the AI Learning Lab and Senior Instructional Designer
Policies
This non-credit course is offered online using the Canvas LMS, over a 6-week period. It is asynchronous, but not self-paced. You will have a total of 56 days to complete the course. The 56 days to complete begins on the day of enrollment and under no circumstances will extensions be given. The course is approximately 30 hours. You should plan to spend about 3-5 hours per week on the course. You will be assessed throughout the course to demonstrate proficiency on the subject matter. You must pass all assessments before receiving the course badge.