Making Online Teaching Accessible E-Book

Norman Coombs

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Bildung
• Serie: Online Teaching and Learning Series (OTL)
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 221

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2010

Beschreibung

Making Online Teaching Accessible offers online teachers, instructional designers, and content developers a comprehensive resource for designing online courses and delivering course content that is accessible for all students including those with visual and audio disabilities. Grounded in the theories of learner-centered teaching and successful course design, Making Online Teaching Accessible outlines the key legislation, decisions, and guidelines that govern online learning. The book also demystifies assistive technologies and includes step-by-step guidance for creating accessible online content using popular programs like Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat, as well as multimedia tools. Including a wealth of helpful tips and suggestions for effectively communicating with disabled students, the book contains practical advice on purchasing accessible course management systems, developing solutions for inaccessibility issues, and creating training materials for faculty and staff to make online learning truly accessible. "This valuable how-to book is a critical tool for all instructional designers and faculty who teach online. Coombs' many years as a pioneer of online teaching show in his deep knowledge of the principles that can allow the reader to apply these lessons to any learning management system (LMS)." --Sally M. Johnstone, provost and vice president academic affairs, Winona State University, Minnesota; former executive director of WCET at WICHE "As more and more of our social and professional lives come to be mediated by technology, online accessibility is a fundamental right, not a luxury. This book is a must-read for anyone concerned with maximizing access to learning." --Richard N. Katz, former vice president and founding director, EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research "This valuable book reflects Coombs' unique experience and commitment to the best teaching, learning, and accessibility options for all kinds of students and teachers." --Steven W. Gilbert, founder and president, The TLT Group-Teaching, Learning, and Technology Group

Leseprobe

Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Figures

PREFACE

WHAT DOES “ACCESSIBILITY” MEAN?

FOR WHOM IS THIS BOOK INTENDED?

WHAT WILL YOU FIND IN THIS BOOK?

WHY DOES ACCESSIBILITY MATTER?

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

chapter ONE - Creating a Level Learning Space

HOW PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES USE COMPUTERS

UNIVERSAL DESIGN AND ONLINE LEARNING

LEGISLATION, DECISIONS, AND GUIDELINES GOVERNING ONLINE LEARNING

DECISIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION’S OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

REVIEW OF OCR DECISIONS AND ONLINE LEARNING

TAKE-AWAYS FROM THIS CHAPTER

chapter TWO - Online Learning and Students with Disabilities

ACCESSIBILITY OF THE ONLINE LEARNING INFRASTRUCTURE

CREATING ACCESSIBLE ONLINE COURSE CONTENT

THE STUDENTS’ PART OF THE EQUATION

TAKE-AWAYS FROM THIS CHAPTER

chapter THREE - Creating Accessible Content in Word and Excel

AN INTRODUCTION TO STRUCTURING DOCUMENTS IN WORD

CREATING WELL-STRUCTURED DOCUMENTS

SELECTING STYLE ATTRIBUTES TO ENHANCE ACCESSIBILITY

CREATING A TABLE OF CONTENTS

MAKING IMAGES IN WORD ACCESSIBLE

CREATING WORD TABLES AND EXCEL SPREADSHEETS

TAKE-AWAYS FROM THIS CHAPTER

chapter FOUR - Creating Accessible Presentations with PowerPoint

POWERPOINT AND UNIVERSAL DESIGN

DESIGNING ACCESSIBLE POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS

CREATING NARRATED SLIDE SHOWS

TAKE-AWAYS FROM THIS CHAPTER

chapter FIVE - Delivering Accessible Content

A WORD ABOUT FILE TYPES

DISTRIBUTING ACCESSIBLE WORD DOCUMENTS

PDF DOCUMENTS

DISTRIBUTING EXCEL SPREADSHEETS

DISTRIBUTING ACCESSIBLE POWERPOINT CONTENT

ONLINE ACCESSIBILITY CHECKERS

TAKE-AWAYS FROM THIS CHAPTER

chapter SIX - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

HISTORICAL ISSUES WITH MATH ACCESSIBILITY

AUTHORING ACCESSIBLE ELECTRONIC MATH DOCUMENTS

ISSUES WITH TECHNICAL GRAPHICS

PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE GRAPHICS

TAKE-AWAYS FROM THIS CHAPTER

chapter SEVEN - Making Multimedia Accessible

THE ROLE OF MULTIMEDIA IN ONLINE LEARNING

CREATING A TRANSCRIPT

ADDING SYNCHRONIZED CAPTIONS TO A VIDEO

ACCESSIBILITY FOR REAL-TIME AUDIO OR VIDEO

TAKE-AWAYS FROM THIS CHAPTER

chapter EIGHT - Supporting Accessible Online Learning

THE NEED FOR INSTITUTION-WIDE SUPPORT

THE ROLE OF STUDENT DISABILITY SERVICES

AWARENESS AND SKILLS TRAINING

ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT FOR ONLINE LEARNING

TAKE-AWAYS FROM THIS BOOK

APPENDIX A: SECTION 508 WEB STANDARDS

APPENDIX B: WEBAIM SUMMARY OF W3C WAI WCAG 2

APPENDIX C: AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND’S DISTANCE LEARNING SURVEY

REFERENCES

RESOURCES

INDEX

Table of Figures

Figure 2.1 The Opening Screen in the Blackboard CourseSites® System.

Figure 3.1 How Three Different Header Levels Look Onscreen.

Figure 3.2 The Same Text Formatted with a Style and Manually.

Figure 3.3 The Same Document Formatted with Two Different Templates.

Figure 3.4 The Word 2007 Styles Ribbon.

Figure 3.5 Modifying the Heading 1 Style.

Figure 3.6 Creating a New Style.

Figure 3.7 Adding a Style to Quick Styles.

Figure 3.8 The Styles List with a New Style Added.

Figure 3.9 Creating a Table of Contents.

Figure 3.10 Configuring Your Table of Contents.

Figure 3.11 Adding an Alt Text Label.

Figure 3.12 Inserting a Table.

Figure 3.13 Tagging Headings in Excel.

Figure 4.1 PowerPoint’s Built-in Layout Options.

Figure 4.2 Title Slide Layout.

Figure 4.3 Title and Content Slide Layout.

Figure 4.4 A Slide with Poor Contrast.

Figure 4.5 Choosing Narration Settings.

Figure 4.6 Saving the Narration.

Figure 5.1 Word 2007 File Format Choices.

Figure 5.2 Publishing Options for PowerPoint Presentations.

Figure 5.3 Slide Tray Showing an Error.

Figure 5.4 Text Entry Field for Adding a Missing Image Description.

Figure 5.5 The Accessible Wizard’s Field for Fixing Errors.

Figure 5.6 WAVE Checker’s Access Page.

Figure 5.7 The Achecker Accessibility Evaluation Tool.

Figure 6.1 Publishing Accessible Output with MathType.

Figure 6.2 Displaying Equations in MathML Format.

Figure 7.1 Captioning Interface in MAGpie.

Figure 7.2 Camtasia’s Opening Interface.

Figure 7.3 Camtasia’s Open Captions Task Page.

Figure 7.4 Camtasia’s Output Choices.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Coombs, Norman, 1932-Making online teaching accessible : inclusive course design for students with disabilities / Norman

Coombs.

p. cm. - (Jossey-bass guides to online teaching and learning ; 17)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-470-49904-7 (pbk.)

1. Students with disabilities-Computer-assisted instruction. 2. Computers and people with disabilities. 3. Inclusive education. I. Title.

LC4024.C66 2010

371.9’04334-dc22

2010026647

PB Printing

PREFACE

The explosion of online learning is one of the results of recent developments in information technology. Another is that, with the access provided by assistive applications, people with disabilities now have an exciting world of previously unavailable information at their fingertips. This specialized software and (sometimes) hardware, generally referred to as assistive or adaptive technologies, includes software that magnifies the onscreen image, reads aloud text from the computer or Internet, recognizes spoken commands and dictation, or provides an onscreen alternative to a physical keyboard.

People who were formerly labeled “print disabled” can now transcend that designation because today’s digitized content is display-independent: it can be presented in multiple modes, in whatever way works best for the particular user. As a result, online learning has the potential to provide a learning space that is fully accessible to the formerly print disabled without compromising its quality.