Requirements
- Helpful prerequisite: Have had experience in developing one or two online courses.
- Helpful prerequisite: Have knowledge of using Learning Management System found on Udemy or edX Studio.
- Helpful prerequisite: Have authored content using software and technology (text, image, audio, video, basic web development).
Description
Hello!
From the first time I learned about the Open Educational Resources movement, I knew I wanted to share ways to make online courses more accessible and more approachable for students and online course developers. I also want to advocate more and shape this new technology and strategy for education, marketing and lifelong learning for the common good. This course is a volunteer effort on my part and I hope to updated it with feedback (particularly with real world how to videos). Please be patient on the updates and improvements with this FREE course.
Please use the Q&A section so we can share best practices. Also, I am interested in what your experiences in taking online are. If you have suggestions on how to improve the accessibility for this course, or if you find a particular aspect of the course or activity problematic from an accessibility perspective, then please let me know at via the Question and Answer (Q&A) feature of this course.
A bit about me: I have been taking online courses since 2013 on edX, FutureLearn, Coursera, Udemy and TeamTreehouse for web design and coding. Also, I assisted a nonprofit to create three online courses used around the world. Finally, I also developed Confident Dyslexic App that uses Android accessibility settings. It has over 5,000 Android downloads around the world. I like helping people and making digital education more open.
I look forward to starting this journey with you and please let me know what you think of this course.
-Blake
Who this course is for:
- Online course developers who want a introduction accessibility and Universal Design Learning.
- Small online course developer teams that are developing courses.
- Freelance course creators who want to make online course, but have to fulfill many roles to have a better product.
Instructor
- 4.2 Instructor Rating
- 53 Reviews
- 3,089 Students
- 1 Course
Hello online learner!
My name is Blake and I am very excited to share with you a bit about myself and my goals for my online course.
I want to open a world of ways you can make online courses more accessible and more student oriented. That is why this is why I developed a FREE course, Building Accessible Online Courses, that will help online educators and students to advocate more and shape this new technology and strategy for education. I hope you will become an accessibility advocate as well.
-I have been taking online courses since 2013 on edx(dot)org as well as FutureLearn, Coursera and Udemy. I have also taken courses on TeamTreehouse for web design and coding.
-I stay up to date via online education meetups, ed-tech conferences and twitter #a11y.
-I developed Confident Dyslexic App in 2014 that speaks dyslexic empowerment phrases. It has over 5,000 Android downloads around the world.
-AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer who served as a consultant to train nonprofit tech administrators to utilize the latest cloud technology.
It is my hope that they can advocate more for themselves in this new educational medium.
Please let me know how I can improve this course. Feel free to get in touch with me on which online courses you have been interested in and have found success with.
-Blake