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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-NZ link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>To get to the course, visit www.uebonline.org.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I’d be very interested to know what Americans think of it. (I am in New Zealand).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Amanda <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Pibe-division [mailto:pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Andrews via Pibe-division<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 9 September 2015 3:01 a.m.<br><b>To:</b> david.andrews@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> David Andrews<br><b>Subject:</b> [Pibe-division] One-time, Online Course: Unified English Braille for Teachers<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'> <br><b>From:</b> Olson, Paul H. [<a href="mailto:polson@nd.gov">mailto:polson@nd.gov</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 04, 2015 2:58 PM<br><b>To:</b> Oien, Kristin (MDE)<br><b>Subject:</b> One-time, Online Course: Unified English Braille for Teachers<br> <br>Hello Kristin,<br>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? <br><i> <br>UEB (Unified English Braille) for Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments</i> 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. <br>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.<br>Learn more about the course, or <a href="http://educators.und.edu/workshop/?id=TL.UEB.NONND">register online here</a>. Only qualified Teachers of the Visually Impaired and those who create materials in braille are receiving this email invitation to enroll in this course. <br> <br> <br>Paul H. Olson, COMS, CVLT<br>Superintendent<br>North Dakota Vision Services/School for the Blind<br><a href="mailto:polson@nd.gov">polson@nd.gov</a> <br> <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></body></html>