Free Online Learning Experiences for College Faculty & Staff
- Converting your Onsite Course to Online This is a fully online workshop geared for faculty who wish to convert their onsite courses to one of three levels of webness (web enhanced, hybrid or fully online).
- Teaching All Students, Reaching All Learners, including Students with Disabilities as Diverse Learners Professional Development Training Program Increasing understanding of 1) Universal Design for Learning (UDL); 2) Assistive Technology (AT); 3) Knowledge about students with hidden, or invisible disabilities; and 4) Rights and responsibilities related to students in postsecondary education, will enhance education for all students. The four training curricula are intended both to facilitate acquiring this knowledge and to evaluate an understanding of it.
- @ONE Self-Paced Learning Courses Are you interested in learning more about instructional technology, but find it hard to make set training times? @ONE’s online self-paced courses and streaming videos enable you to pick up just the information you need or to explore a whole topic on your own schedule. Not only will you be able to make better use of technology, you can also polish up your resume with new skills – on demand. Simply browse the courses, register and will receive an email with login information for immediate access
- Access E-Learning tutorial Access E-Learning is a free, online tutorial comprised of 10 modules that offer information, instructional techniques, and practice labs on how to make the most common needs in distance education accessible for individuals with disabilities, and enhance the usability of online materials for all students.
- CAST UDL two modules Two online modules introduce the theory, principles and application of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to teachers. They provide higher education faculty with a multimedia, interactive online-learning environment that can be embedded in instructional methods courses. They are designed to be flexible enough to be used as part of an online, hybrid or face-to-face course.
- The ASD Project (Accommodating Students with Disabilities)The ASD Project: Accommodating Students with Disabilities This online course covers fundamentals of: disability law, the accommodation process, working with students who have disabilities, universal design
- Art of ALT A series of online lessons about building accessibility into Web-based humanities content. These lessons provide information to help build Web sites whose content is available to those with disabilities.
- Best Practices in Developing and Disseminating Documents Electronically webinar Webinar on the Best Practices in Developing and Disseminating Documents Electronically – March 10, 2010
- Tips and Tricks for Efficient, Accessible Web Design Tips and Tricks for Efficient, Accessible Web Design webinar – November 18, 2009 – Presenter: Fred Gonzalez
- 508 Universe Training Courses Designing Accessible Web Sites; Building and Buying Accessible Software; Buying Accessible Computers; and more…
- 21st Century Information Fluency – Accessibility Awareness: Section 508 & ADA Cynthia D. Waddell, an expert on accessibility issues has called section 508, the ADA of CyberSpace. Section 508 seeks to create a market-place incentive to design for accessibility. In fact, a vendor may protest the award of a contract to another vendor if they believe their product or service is more accessible. A growing number are adopting Section 508 polices or legislation, since they also want their products and services to reach the widest possible audience.
- How Students Use Assistive Technology webinar More than 10% of the students attending college are using Assistive Technologies to read and interact with instructional materials required to pass classes and graduate.
- Accessibility of 4 LMS Systems webinars This EASI 4-part Webinar Series on LMS Accessibility covers Moodle, Sakai, Desire2Learn and Blackboard. The archives are available now for all 4 Webinars. Each Webinar is available as slides only, transcript only and as a recording of the live Webinar.
- 2010 Universal Design Virtual Conference Presentations
Fee-based Professional Development
- Accessibility and Universal Design Workshops Designing Universally Accessible Web Resources; Designing Accessible Web Forms
- @ONE Online Courses Building Online Community with Social Media, Creating Accessible Online Courses, Designing Effective Online Assessments, Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning, Delivering Audio & Video in Online Courses, Enhanced Podcasting for Teaching – $110/each outside CA
- A Look at Productive Tutoring Techniques A Look at Productive Tutoring Techniques is designed to be used in this cycle of modeling, practice, reflection, and discussion. This training videotape series consists of eight modules and over 90 minutes of actual tutoring footage. Prompts are included to remind viewers to pause and discuss what they have seen. A User’s Guide is also available.
- Accessibility: Course Contents In this course, you’ll learn how to make websites that can be used by people of all abilities and disabilities. Learn Accessibility from the basics through to advanced level using our Accessibility video tutorial library.
- In Their Shoes This 15-20 minute interactive, web-based program utilizes Flash technology to provide an understanding of the responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and provides a glimpse of what it may be like to walk in the shoes of an individual with a disability. You will meet students with disabilities, learn about their experiences, find out how to help them meet their academic goals, and see the world from their perspective.
Free Online Learning Experiences for College Students
- Online Notetaker Training Online training of student notetakers is comprehensive, interactive and free! Three modules take about 90 minutes to complete. Any and all students can learn effective notetaking strategies!
- A Guide to Time Management A Guide to Time Management is an award-winning Web-based workshop which covers a range of time management topics, including concentration. It’s a comprehensive compendium of information, strategies, suggestions, and advice designed to resolve the persistent or recurring time management issues commonly faced by experienced undergraduate and graduate university students. Learning Time is currently open and free to all visitors.
Disability Related PowerPoint Presentations and Publications
- The Changing Face of College Students with Disabilities
- Learning to Achieve: A Professional’s Guide to Educating Adults with Learning Disabilities This companion guide to the training is a stand-alone resource for professionals who work with adults with LD and haven’t taken the Learning to Achieve training. The six chapters reinforce and extend the content of the training modules. The chapters cover relevant characteristics of adults with learning disabilities matched with descriptions and examples of practical intervention strategies. A major theme in research and practice is that effective interventions for this heterogeneous group are appropriate for all individuals who struggle with learning.
- Making the Grade: What Advisors and Administrators Need
to Know to Better Assist Students with Disabilities Webinar Handout - Accommodating College Students with Learning Disabilities: ADD, ADHD, and Dyslexia