Making Online Teaching Accessible

Download or read book Making Online Teaching Accessible written by Norman Coombs and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-12-30 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As educational institutions rapidly expand into online and hybrid formats, designing with accessibility in mind becomes essential. This book helps online teachers, instructional designers, and content developers avoid inadvertently creating barriers for students with disabilities and comply with government mandated ADA standards. Grounded in the theories of learner centered teaching and successful course design, the book explains how to design course content and delivery to be both attractive and accessible to all students, creating better conditions for student learning, success, and satisfaction, and better preparing students to compete in the competitive workplace.