[Athen] Web Accessibility MOOC for Online Educators (#WAMOE)

[Samantha Johns]

Thank you :)


* <http://www.pdx.edu/oai/>*

*Samantha Johns*

*Accessibility & **Course Support Specialist *

Portland State University
1825 SW Broadway
Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209
Portland OR 97201
(503) 725-6624




On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 11:36 AM, Karen Sorensen <karen.sorensen at pcc.edu>
wrote:


> Hi Colleagues,

> I'm writing to share with you this free training opportunity in

> accessibility! Register now for the Web Accessibility MOOC for Online

> Educators (WAMOE), starting Oct. 19: http://bit.ly/1JOwkJl

> <http://t.co/fCAgEWiGEv>

> Web Accessibility MOOC for Online Educators (#WAMOE)

>

>    - Registration is open!

>    - Free 5 week course from October 19 to November 22.

>

> WAMOE!  We are excited to announce that PCC’s Distance Education

> department is partnering with D2L to offer a free *Web Accessibility MOOC

> for Online Educators* (Twitter hashtag: #WAMOE).

>

> This MOOC provides educators with practical, hands-on professional

> development on how to incorporate web accessibility into online learning.

>

> It’s free and it’s fun!  Learn tips and tricks to make content accessible

> for students with disabilities!

>

>    - Develop a personal knowledge base in web accessibility for online

>    education;

>    - Create accessible photo images, diagrams and charts for online

>    courses;

>    - Build accessible audio and video components for online courses;

>    - Create or reviewing accessible HTML content pages for online courses;

>    - Construct accessible course content in other non-HTML formats.

>

> Registration

>

> This MOOC is offered through D2L Open Courses

> <https://opencourses.desire2learn.com/cat/> and registration is open from

> September 23rd to November 13th, 2015.  Active course facilitation lasts

> for five weeks. The course begins October 19, 2015 and ends November 22nd,

> 2014.

> Completion certificate

>

> Participants have the option of receiving an electronic not-for-credit

> completion certificate from D2L at the end of the MOOC offering. As this

> MOOC is intended to be an activity-based learning opportunity, participants

> will have successfully demonstrated knowledge about the major topics prior

> to being awarded a certificate.

> Facilitators

>

> Accessibility Advocate, Karen Sorensen, is the Subject Matter Expert for

> this MOOC and joins Barry Dahl, D2L’s Senior Community Manager, as a

> co-facilitator. Register at D2L Open Courses.

> <https://opencourses.desire2learn.com/cat/course/web-accessibility-7363/>

>

> Hope to see you in the MOOC!

>

> Sincerely,

>

> Karen

> Karen M. Sorensen

> Accessibility Advocate for Online Courses

> www.pcc.edu/access

> Portland Community College

> 971-722-4720

>

>

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