Webinar: Making Computer-Supported Learning Accessible to Students with Disabilities
DESCRIPTION
International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) is happy to announce that they were able to get another prominent researcher as an expert in the NAPLeS webinar series. The next webinar will be:
Making Computer-Supported Learning Accessible to Students with Disabilities
by Sheryl Burgstahler (UW)
Abstract: Explore issues related to designing online learning that is accessible to students with a broad range of disabilities that affect sight, hearing, mobility, and learning. Learn about accessible/universal design strategies and resources for further learning.
The webinar will be on Thursday, January 26th (12:00 pm EST (e.g. New York/Toronto) / 11:00 am CST (e.g. Chicago/Madison) / 9:00 am PST (e.g. Los Angeles)
As basic preparation it is recommended that the participants should read the following article/s:
- Burgstahler, Sheryl (2015). Universal Design of Instruction (UDI): Definition, Principles, Guidelines, and Examples. [online]
- Burgstahler, Sheryl (2015). 20 Tips for Teaching an Accessible Online Course. [online]
The webinar is open to all NAPLeS members and interested persons in the Learning Sciences. You can participate as individual or as a group (e.g. during a class in a Learning Sciences program).
If you are interested to participate, all you have to do is send a short email to naples@psy.lmu.de We will then send your further information with instructions for participating in the webinar.
Please forward this to interested persons at your institution.