The learning environment of the online classroom in the learning management system should strive to include all types of learners regardless of prerequisite abilities and understanding of the learning topics.

Standard B8: Content in multiple ways

Description

There are multiple ways for participants to learn content topics by including text, video, audio, images, and interactives.

This standard is related to the UDL principle: Provide multiple means of Representation. We strive to include alternatives for auditory and visual information that may be contained in videos, diagrams, and podcasts. Alternatives may not be an exact replica but provide equivalent information needed to understand the content being presented.

DEI Application

Multiple content types will serve neuro-diverse learners, and sight- or hearing-impaired learners. For learners who are not fluent in English, the images may provide further understanding.

Examples

In the Child Development: Brain Building course, there is a mix of video, text, and visual content, including interactives.

From the Learning Leaders course, content is provided in different formats through tabs.

Standard B9: Accessible video and audio

Description

Video and audio components should provide captions or transcripts and explain how to enable captions for closed caption services.

DEI Application

Learners who struggle to hear the audio or are learning English language will benefit from having the captions available, especially with unfamiliar terms. Text transcripts also allow learners to search for keywords within a video or podcast.

Example

Transcript instructions at the bottom of a video in Child Development: Brain Building