Accessibility of eLearning: Online Course from OpenLearn

It is part of a teaching professional's skills to understand the needs of a diverse population of students. This free course, Accessibility of eLearning, introduces the challenges for disabled ...

Syllabus

- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Introducing accessibility and disability
- 1 Introducing accessibility and disability
- 1.1 Why is accessibility important?
- 1.2 Considering disabled people
- 1.2.1 The social and medical models of disability
- 1.3 The ethical and legal imperative for accessibility
- 1.4 Usability and accessibility
- 1.5 Special resources or universal design?
- 1.6 Activity 1: Anticipating needs
- 1.7 References
- 2 A brief overview of assistive technology
- 2 A brief overview of assistive technology
- 2.1 Communication aids
- 2.2 Screen readers
- 2.3 Text to speech
- 2.4 Keyboard and mouse alternatives
- 2.5 Free and Open Source (FOSS) Assistive Technologies
- 2.6 Other assistive technologies
- 2.7 References
- 3 Creating accessible eLearning content
- 3 Creating accessible eLearning content
- 3.1 Alternative content
- 3.2 Starting with learning outcomes
- 3.3 Thinking about modes of access
- 3.4 Accessible text
- 3.5 Accessible ‘slides’
- 3.6 Accessible images
- 3.7 Accessible audio
- 3.8 Accessible video
- 3.9 Quick ways to improve accessibility
- 3.10 A process for creating accessible materials
- 3.11 Activity 2: Creating a plan of action
- 3.12 References
- 4 Evaluation of accessible eLearning
- 4 Evaluation of accessible eLearning
- 4.1 Design guidelines and their limitations
- 4.2 Evaluating accessibility
- 4.3 Conducting an accessibility evaluation
- 4.4 Activity 3: Working through a scenario
- 4.5 References
- Conclusion
- Keep on learning
- Acknowledgements

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