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<H1>Universal Design for Online Learning</H1>
<P>Universal design seeks to make online learning equitable, flexible, and
accessible for all types of learners. In this course you will discover how
principles of Universal Design can help you create course content that can be
accessed and used by anyone, including people with disabilities. By the end of
this course, you will have a good understanding of universal design principles
for online learning, potential accessibility/usability issues that need to be
considered in course design, and how to create more accessible/usable course
content. As the focus will be on web accessibility, familiarity with HTML is
desired but not required. Participants should also have familiarity with
Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Adobe PDF programs. This is an ION (Illinois
Online Network) course delivered asynchronously through <A
href="http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/courses/aboutmvcr/"
target=_blank>MVCR.org</A>, a Moodle environment (<A
href="http://www.moodle.org/" target=_blank>www.moodle.org</A>). </P>
<H2>Course Objectives</H2>
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<LI>Develop an understanding of universal design principles for online
learning.</LI>
<LI>Understand how people with disabilities access the web and other
formats.</LI>
<LI>Understand potential accessibility/usability issues that need to be
considered in course design and instruction.</LI>
<LI>Understand accessibility issues with multimedia content and potential
solutions for them.</LI>
<LI>Create more accessible/usable HTML-based course content.</LI>
<LI>Create more accessible/usable Microsoft Word documents.</LI>
<LI>Create more accessible/usable Microsoft PowerPoint presentations.</LI>
<LI>Create more accessible/usable Adobe PDF documents.</LI></UL>
<H2>Course Information </H2>
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<LI>Instructor: Hadi Rangin</LI>
<LI>Co-instructor: Marc Thompson</LI>
<LI>Credit hours: 2 (if taken for credit through UIS as CSC 410)</LI>
<LI>Length: 8 weeks (From March 19 to May 12)</LI>
<LI>Cost: see <A href="http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/courses/students/cost.asp"
target=_blank>http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/courses/students/cost.asp</A> for
details</LI>
<LI>For more information contact: Illinois Online Network 877-775-8345 phone,
email <A href="mailto:ion-mail@uillinois.edu">ion-mail@uillinois.edu</A>, or
see the <A
href="http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/courses/catalog/C-CourseDetail.asp?course=47"
target=_blank>course catalog description</A>.</LI>
<LI>To register for this course visit <A
href="http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/myion/index.asp"
target=_blank>http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/myion/index.asp</A></LI></UL></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>