Mastering Online Course Accessibility

Name: Mastering Online Course Accessibility
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How to make your course accessible for all students

Created byMarie Foerste

Last updated 8/2024

English

What you'll learn

Learn what online course accessibility is.
Develop an awareness of why online course accessibility is so important.
Realize what challenges students with impairments face.
Learn how you can adjust the design of your online course materials for students with impairments.
Learn different methods for testing your online course accessibility.
Find out about upcoming online course accessibility trends.

Course content

6 sections • 21 lectures • 1h 22m total length

Introduction to this course & Training Manual3:02
This is an introduction into this online course in which I am giving you a brief overview of what you can expect to learn in this course. Please find attached the corresponding online course manual that will give you additional information for each of the modules.
About the Course Instructor2:38
In this video the course creator, Marie, is revealing a bit about herself and what has motivated her to create an online course about online course accessibility.
User Advice for People with Impairments0:26
This is an article where you can find important advise for students with impairments taking this online course.

Module 1: Introduction to Online Course Accessibility1:25
This video is a brief introduction into module 1. It gives an overview of what you can learn and take away from this module.
Lesson 1: What is Online Course Accessibility?2:56
In this lesson, we are going to have a look at what online course accessibility really means and why it is so important for ethical, legal and business reasons.
Lesson 2: Challenges of Students with Impairments14:34
In this lesson, we'll take a look at the challenges faced by students with disabilities to help you better understand why online course accessibility is so important.

Einleitung Module 2: Accessible Online Course Design2:10
This video is a brief introduction into module 2. It gives an overview of what you can learn and take away from this module.
Lesson 1: What is an accessible course design?2:24
In this lesson, I am explaining what accessible online course design is and why it is so important from an ethical, legal and business perspective.
Lesson 2: Accessible Course Design for Students With Visual Impairments14:34
In this lesson, I am giving you lots of practical tips and advise of how you can adjust your online course content to make it more accessible to students with visual impairments.
Lesson 3: Accessible Course Design for Students With Auditory Impairments4:06
In this lesson, I am giving you lots of practical tips and advise of how you can adjust your online course content to make it more accessible to students with auditory impairments.
Lesson 4: Accessible Course Design for Students With Motor Impairments3:52
In this lesson, I am giving you lots of practical tips and advise of how you can adjust your online course content to make it more accessible to students with motor impairments.
Lesson 5: Accessible Course Design for Students With Cognitive Impairments4:30
In this lesson, I am giving you lots of practical tips and advise of how you can adjust your online course content to make it more accessible to students with cognitive and neurological learning impairments.

Introduction to Module 3: Online Course Accessibility Testing1:57
This video is a brief introduction into module 3. It gives an overview of what you can learn and take away from this module.
Lesson 1: What is Online Course Accessibility Testing?2:19
In this lesson, we are defining accessibility testing for online courses and what types of tests you can do.
Lesson 2: Automated Accessibility Testing4:35
In this lesson, we are looking at automated accessibility testing, its advantages and disadvantages.
Lesson 3: Manual Accessibility Testing4:57
In this lesson, we are looking at manual accessibility testing, its advantages and disadvantages.
Lesson 4: Accessibility Testing Through Student Feedback4:07
In this lesson, we are looking at accessibility through student feedback, its advantages and disadvantages.

Requirements

You don't need anything special for attending this online course. If you already have an online course or are in the process of developing one you can directly work on your course material during the course.

Description

Welcome to this online course about mastering your online course accessibility.

This course was made for online course creators in order to make them more aware of the importance of considering online course accessibility and to help them create or improve the accessibility of their online courses in order to include a broader audience.

In this online course you will learn about:

The importance and advantages of making your online course more accessible to a wider audience including people with disabilities.
The different types of challenges students with disabilities face
Methods to address these challenges.
The importance of constantly testing and improving your accessibility features and how you can to them.
The upcoming accessibility trends that we can expect in the near future.

The course comes with a comprehensive training manual that will give you further information about each topic and lots of additional resources that you can download and use. All video lessons contain captions and are available as audio files.

After this course, you will know everything about how you can generate an online course that is accessible to a broad audience that includes all students, no matter whether they have impairments or not. If you already have an online course running, this course will help you to significantly improve the accessibility and hence the performance of your existing online course.

Who this course is for:

This course is for anyone who is planning to create an online course that is accessible for all.
It is also for anyone who already has an online course in place and wants to improve its accessibility and performance.

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 6min

Module 1: Introduction to Online Course Accessibility3 lectures • 19min

Modul 2: Accessible Course Design6 lectures • 32min

Modul 3: Online Course Accessibility Testing5 lectures • 18min

Module 4: Accessibility Trends2 lectures • 5min

Conclusion2 lectures • 3min

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