A-B Tech’s Distance Learning Support:
- Designing courses with the tools set up in Moodle and Panopto have some built-in design concepts such as closed captioning & some accessibility tool tracking.
- For further technical support & accessibility auditing, Distance Learning is available to assist by submitting a request through Track-it.
A-B Tech’s Professional Development Support:
- Just in Time Faculty Resources (SharePoint/Professional Development/Faculty Development Resources) offers the presentation:
- Universal Design for Learning
- A Face-to-Face Course Series: Making Materials Inclusive with Universal Design, when scheduled with Darrin Evans, VLC Director PD Center, & may include:
- Course ID: SKU-000975; Course Audits
- Course ID: SKU-000974; Math Materials
- Course ID: SKU-000972; PDFS
- Course ID: SKU-000973; Word and PowerPoint
NOTE: Darrin Evans makes himself available for faculty consult and may be reached by email at daevans3@waketech.edu or by phone (919) 866-5636.
- LearnerWeb has the following training available at any time for staff/faculty:
- Foundational Information:
- Course ID: GEN-000087/Webinar: A Framework For Creating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility Initiatives Using Universal Design (note: an excellent overview with resources)
- Course ID: AIC00012/On-Line Course: Teaching Techniques - Making Accessible Learning (note: more relative to K-12 systems, but some good general info)
- Use of Technology/Equipment:
- Course ID: AIC000276/On-Line Course: Creating Accessible Documents in Microsoft Word
- Course ID: AIC000277/On-Line Course: Creating Accessible PDF (note: not recommended – too complicated & lengthy)
- Foundational Information:
A-B Tech’s Support Services Recommended Resources:
- NC Community College System’s The Virtual Learning Community (VLC) references and tools page.
- The US Dept of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) video series covers a variety of topics on digital access in education. Visit the ADA National Network site to view all videos in the OCR series.
- DO-IT’s Center for Universal Design in Education at the University of Washington provides resources and training that may be used for private study and group instruction on universal design in education.