[Pibe-division] One-time, Online Course: Unified English Braille for Teachers

[Amanda Gough]

There is also a UEB online course for sighted learners that is available
free of charge through RIDBC Renwick Centre in Australia.  It has 30 lessons
and covers the full UEB code including formatting and work with numbers.
Braille input is through the qwerty keyboard using 6 key input (much like
Perky Duck).

 

I took this course myself last year, and was very impressed with it.
Feedback is immediate, as it won't let you move on if you have made errors.

 

If you want to get the two certificates (one after lesson 15 and one at the
end), they charge AU$50 each.  Otherwise there is no charge.

 

Whilst I took this as a seasoned 'old' braille reader, I have colleagues who
have come in as beginning braille readers, and they too are finding it to be
a worthwhile course.

 

To get to the course, visit www.uebonline.org.

 

I'd be very interested to know what Americans think of it. (I am in New
Zealand).

 

Kind regards

 

Amanda 

 

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From: Olson, Paul H. [mailto:polson at nd.gov] 
Sent: Friday, September 04, 2015 2:58 PM
To: Oien, Kristin (MDE)
Subject: One-time, Online Course: Unified English Braille for Teachers
 
Hello Kristin,
UND is offering a course in UEB.  Julie Anderson (Fargo TVI) is the
instructor. I am taking it myself and I like the format.  Would you share
this with the MN BVI listserv?    
 
UEB (Unified English Braille) for Teachers of Students with Visual
Impairments is a one-time offering this fall, which provides 2 PD credits,
to help you learn and use the new braille code.  This course will prepare
you for the UEB certification test once it is implemented across the United
States. The work at your own pace course is offered completely online and
runs August 24 - December 11. Teachers may register to take the course
anytime between August 24 and September 25, 2015, but the sooner you
register the more time you'll have to complete the course by December 11.
The course fee is $300, and you will be responsible for ordering and paying
for the required book (which is $98.50).  ND Teachers will be given the
first opportunity to sign up for the course so there will limited enrollment
for out-of-state teachers. 
We're very excited to offer this one-time only class, and we hope that your
schedules will allow you the time to participate. There's still plenty of
time to sign up.
Learn more about the course, or register online here
<http://educators.und.edu/workshop/?id=TL.UEB.NONND> . Only qualified
Teachers of the Visually Impaired and those who create materials in braille
are receiving this email invitation to enroll in this course.  
 
 
Paul H. Olson, COMS, CVLT
Superintendent
North Dakota Vision Services/School for the Blind
polson at nd.gov 
 

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