Everybody Wins with Universal Design for Learning
Self-paced
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Full course description
Course Introduction
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) established a framework for designers that should be considered while creating your online courses. UDL is a proactive approach to ensure all users can access, use, and benefit from via equal or nearly equal methods--regardless of socioeconomic status, temporary or permanent disability, or ethnicity. UDL ensures learners are provided with the means to have a successful learning experience. In an online course, especially a self-paced course, that means we must take extra care to provide not only successful and engaging learning opportunities, but also a course that is easy to navigate, easy to view and hear, and easy to use.
Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Describe a minimum of three types of disabilities that benefit from Universal Design
- Identify five essential accessibility requirements
- List the seven steps to create an accessible course
- Identify additional digital accessibility resources
Module Topics
The modules in this course include:
- What is Universal Design for Learning?
- Accessibility Guidelines
- Clean up course navigation
- Be Inclusive
- Include Accessible Documents and Presentations
- Include Fallback Options for Media
- Tag Images with Alt Text
- Take your course on a mobile test drive
- Final Thoughts and Resources
Meet the Instructor
Jessica Gordon, PhD
Curriculum Consultant, Canvas Administrator
University of Missouri Extension
103E Whitten Hall | Columbia, MO 65211
(573) 884-3177 | gordonjes@missouri.edu