Happenings

Accessibility for All K-12 Students in Remote Learning

I had announced this webinar was happening before it took place, but then never posted the actual event.  You can watch the webinar.

It was fun to present with Mary Rice again.

Here's the direct link: https://youtu.be/5q1ondOKuUI

How to Become an Instructional Designer: 13 Experts Give Their 3 Key Tips

A colleague asked me to be part of this blog post.  I have had an interesting relationship with instructional designers, especially when it comes to online courses.  In the early years of virtual education my complaint with IDs was a lack of awareness about online pedagogy.

 I have seen the work of some instructional designers who were most interested in making their product "pretty".  And that seemed to be the focus of their ID preparation.  It has taken the ID preparation programs some time to understand that pretty doesn't always mean effective instruction.  It is also now expected, at least by me, that IDs know about and can implement fully accessible online courses.

Instructional designers have recently been seen as essential as higher education has been forced to present instruction remotely.  Institutions that had instructional designers to help with online course development were suddenly the critical element in supporting or creating remote and online instruction for every educational element of the institution.

I think Scott selected the photo of me with a koala to make me look more cuddly.

 https://myelearningworld.com/how-to-become-an-instructional-designer-tips/