Participants will examine best practices in online course design, with a focus on how to embed content into Canvas pages that are accessible, thereby creating an inclusive learning environment. We will go over embedding reading (including OER resources), images, videos, and PowerPoint files; and how to provide clear instructions on how students should interact with the content. Additionally, we will cover how to “chunk” pages with properly formatted headings, add appropriate alt text to images, and properly format lists and links.

Presenter Bio

Heather Kokorowski is an Associate Professor of Earth Science at Los Angeles Pierce College where she also serves as the local Peer Online Course Review (POCR) Lead. She has over a decade of online teaching experience and loves working with faculty on effective online course design and accessibility. Her passion for instructional design took a leap in 2018 when she put her online oceanography classes through the CVC Course Design Academy, the precursor to local POCR. She was so excited to share what she learned that she started the local POCR program at Pierce, which is now thriving. She has a strong background in universal design and accessibility, HTML coding, humanizing online learning, authentic assessments, and more. Outside academia, she enjoys hiking, gardening, traveling, and watching her teen boys play soccer. She looks forward to sharing her expertise with you!

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