[nfbmi-talk] Fw: Webinar series focused on Universal Design for Education

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From: Robin Jones 
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Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 10:48 PM
Subject: Webinar series focused on Universal Design for Education


The Great Lakes ADA Center and the Illinois Board of Higher Education are pleased to announce a free webinar series titled "Implementing Universal Design for Education in Illinois"    This series was developed as a result of information collected via a survey conducted by the Illinois Web Accessibility Consortium in early 2011.    The survey collected information regarding the technologies being employed around the State of Illinois to create and deliver instructional materials, how individuals at educational institutions learn about these technologies and their interest in learning more about accessible techniques and universal design.   Individuals outside of Illinois are invited to participate in one or all of the sessions.

 

This series will run monthly from October 2011 through May 2012 and focus on Universal Design for Education.   Universal Design for Education (UDE) is the incorporation of principles from both universal design for learning and universal design for instruction.  Universal Design for Learning (UDL) employs learning guidelines for multiple means of representation, expression, and engagement for the student.  Universal Design for Instruction (UDI) applies the same seven principles as universal design for architecture with two additional principles related to education. 

 

The webinar series will provide insights into how to begin to implement these principles into classroom instruction to provide a more inclusive learning environment for a diverse student population, including those with disabilities.   The sessions will focus on key concepts, strategies and instructional technology that may be used to develop course materials that are universally designed.  Universally designed course materials often provide benefits on multiple levels, including accessibility, content retention, varied learning styles, as well as platform and device independent delivery.

 

All sessions are 60 minutes in length and will be held from 2:00-3:00pm Central Time

 

The program will be delivered via the ElluminateLive! Webinar platform and will be real-time captioned.     The sessions will be recorded and archived for future viewing.

 

Topics to be covered include: 

 

October 20, 2011  -          Introduction to Universal Design for Education

November 17, 2011 -      Introduction to the Illinois Information Accessibility Act (IITAA)

December 15, 2011 -       Utilizing LecShare for Delivering Instructional Content

January 19, 2012 -            Microsoft Office 2010 Accessibility

February 16, 2012 -          Implementing Accessible Math on the Web

March 15, 2012 -               Quick Checks for PDF Accessibility

April 15, 2012 -                   Engaging E-learning with SoftChalk LessonBuilder

May 17, 2012 -                   Creating Accessible Presentations with Adobe Captivate

 

For more information about each session, presenters and to register please visit http://www.adaconferences.org/IBHE/  

 

To join or learn more about the Illinois Web Accessibility Consortium visit http://ibhe.cita.illinois.edu/

 

Great Lakes ADA Center 

ADAConferences Team

877-232-1990 (V/TTY)

adaconferences at adagreatlakes.org