Media & Accessibility

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1. Media & Accessibility Universal Design Benefits You & Your Students
2. Objectives Describe the benefits of universal design for learning. List best practices for the accessibility of links, images, audio, and video. Create your own instructional video using best practices.
3. What is universal design for learning?
4. Universal Design (built environment) UDL (learning environment)
5. Removing Barriers
6. Accessibility Best Practice #1: Alt Tags
7. Alt Tags What: written description of what a sighted user would see looking at an image. Why: interprets image content for sight- impaired users utilizing screenreading software
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9. Accessibility Best Practice #2: Linked Words
10. Linked Words What: linked, written description of link content, replacing http://... Why: tells screenreader users where link will lead them, prevents letter-by-letter reading
11. Accessibility Best Practice #3: Mind Your Colors
12. Mind Your Colors What: do not organize information by color only, avoid low-contrast color combos Why: accommodates users with color blindness, sight issues
13. Color Combination CONTRAST matter!
14. Accessibility Best Practice #4: Audio & Visual Equivalents
15. Audio & Visual Equivalents What: transcripts/closed captions for audio or video with audio, written equivalent for in- video text. Why: provides equivalent information to users with visual or hearing impairments
16. Accessibility Best Practice #5: OCR + Alt Tags in Documents
17. OCR + Alt Tags in Documents What: documents that can be read in their entirety by a screenreader Why: provides equivalent information to users with visual or hearing impairments
18. Tips for Compliance
19. if copying, look for OCR setting avoid copying add alt tags to .docx, .pptx images
20. Shifting gears…
21. Creating Quality Instructional Videos
22. Have you had a negative experience with an instructional video?
24. INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO BASIC TECHNIQUES PEDAGOGY CREATION
25. WHY VIDEO? pause, rewind, repeat | skip ahead no worries about wasting your time avoid embarrassment | “do you understand?”
26. INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO ENGAGEMENT COGNITIVE LOAD ACTIVE LEARNING
27. Watch and critique…
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29. SEGMENTING chunking SIGNALING key words WEEDING eliminate the extraneous ACTIVE LEARNING MATCHING MODALITY like Khan
30. ENGAGEMENT Keep it short. Use conversational style. Speak enthusiastically and relatively quickly. Make it feel like it’s for these students in this class.
31. ACTIVE LEARNING Use guided questions. Integrate questions.
32. ACTIVE LEARNING WEBCAM & MIC (most mics built in) TOOLS TRIPOD (maybe) PHONE (tablets OK)
33. PLACEMENT/ENVIRONMENT “Small stuff” matters. Online classroom environment is important! Think about background and lighting. Sound, too! Background sound matters.
34. clean and sleek simple and uncluttered warm, welcome, and personable BACKGROUND
35. daylight = best avoid being backlit blinds and curtains can help control light LIGHTING
36. control your background noise stay close to the device check your levels and test SOUND
37. be you, be natural sit up straight mind your hands…naturally YOU
38. CHUNK IT 10-12 min max OUTLINE write it down PERSONALITY infuse it ACTIVE LEARNING FACE vs. SCREENCAST
39. TIPS #1 If using a phone, turn sideways. Think about volume and sound. Ask for feedback!
40. TIPS #2 Protect against plosives. Find a unique place for a backdrop. Watch your video!
41. PLOSIVES P, B, T, D, G, and K all produce noise.
42. PLOSIVES PRIMER P, B, T, D, G, K Better technique promotes proper pronunciation.
43. Meet Screencast-o-Matic
44. DO IT! log in | record one-minute intro | push to YouTube record two-minutes of instruction | push to YouTube don’t let perfect be the enemy of good!
45. Grab a pen and paper…
46. Wrapping Up Write three things you learned today. Write two ways what you learned matters to your course development. Write one question you still have.
47. Thank You! See you soon!