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Revision as of 10:14, 4 August 2022
The course design reflects a commitment to accessibility and usability for all learners.
Contents
- 1 Course navigation facilitates ease of use
- 2 The course design facilitates readability
- 3 The course provides accessible text and images in files, documents, LMS pages, and web pages to meet the needs of diverse learners
- 4 The course provides alternative means of access to multimedia content in formats that meet the needs of diverse learners
- 5 Course multimedia facilitate ease of use
- 6 Vendor accessibility statements are provided for all technologies required in the course
Evidence
- The module structure of the course is consistent and ordered as laid out in LMS as described in the Course Structure page
- All longer Canvas pages use heading styles
- Syllabus pages have Next and Back to syllabus links to compensate for LMS navigation weaknesses
Suggestions for Improvement
- Perhaps the Reading links could be more clearly labeled to indicate the kind of source students will encounter when they follow the link
- Perhaps the modules could be numbered to further emphasize their order
The course design facilitates readability
Evidence
- Pages with content (syllabus and page-build instructions) are formatted using headings and paragraphs to break up any long blocks of text.
- Default LMS font is used throughout to maximize transferability among platforms.
- Grammar and spelling appear generally conventional.
Suggestions for Improvement
- Certain words in the How To Succeed In This Course page are highlighted with a colored box that makes them unreadable when viewed in Dark Mode. This formatting should likely be removed.
