Designing Accessible Canvas Courses for Inclusive Teaching
Background and Problem Context
Executive Summary
This Canvas Accessibility online course is for professors at Midland State University. By the end of this course, professors will be able to create accessible pages, quizzes, and videos that meet accessibility standards. They will feel confident using tools like alt text, headings, and closed captions. Most importantly, they will learn how to identify and resolve accessibility issues before students complain.
What were the challenges you were trying to solve with this project?
A professor, Dr. Monica Rivera, at Midland State University recently had a student who filed an accessibility-related grievance. The student said that she would sue if the university didn’t make the course accessible within the month.
Dr. Rivera wants to make her course accessible to all her students, but she is unsure of how to do so. She is overwhelmed by conflicting advice and the limited time available to her.
Dr. Rivera wants a course with clear examples, checklists, and visual walkthroughs.
Solution Journey
Tools Used
Since the university only had a month to make the course accessible
Design and Development Process Used
The instructional strategy utilizes Merrill’s First Principles of Instruction. The instruction is centered around demonstrations and applications of tasks. This will allow learners to practice what they have learned.