Introduction to Distance Education How to Navigate Your Course

Learning Objective: Students will develop an understanding for the layout, navigation and content strategies used for your Introduction to Distance Education course. Contents of this module... Introduction How to Navigate Your Online Course Viewing the Course Map
Date:
2014
Primary Material Type:
Online Course Module
Other Material Types:
Presentation, Quiz/Test, Simulation, Tutorial
Institution:
Kenai Peninsula College/ University of Alaska
Project Name:
Beyond Anchorage: Expanding Developmental and Workforce Education
Funding Source:
TAACCCT Round 1
Subjects:
Distance learning, navigation, course map

Industry / Occupation

Industry Partner:
Architectural Design firms USKH; Harvey H. Hightower, Architect; DOWL HKM; and UMIAQ
Industry Sector:
Developmental Education
Occupation:
All Occupations (00-0000)

Education / Instructional Information

Educational Use:
Enable students to gain an understanding of the distance education course environment and practice using the skills required to be successful.
Time Required:
30 minutes
Language:
en_US
Interactivity Type:
Active - requires user to respond to prompts, questions, etc.
Quality Note:
This module was subjected to four formal reviews: two by non-course related instructional design professionals, one by a non-author grant personnel and one by a single reviewer external to the grant.
Course Note:
Introduction to Distance Education

Accessibility

Accessibility Features:
  • Text Access - Text to Speech
  • Text Adjust - Compatible
  • Text Adjustment - Adjust Font and Colors
  • Reading Layout - Reflow the Text
  • Reading Layout - Page numbers match printed material
  • Reading Layout - Reflow the Text
  • Reading Order - Digital resource layout
  • Structural Markup - Navigation Text
  • Structural Markup - Lists
  • Table Markup
  • Hyperlinks Rendered As Active
  • Colors Compatible With Assistive Technology
  • Contrast Ratio of at Least 4.5:1.
  • Language - Markup
  • Language - Passage Markup
  • Non-Decorative Images Have Alt Text
  • Decorative Images Marked With Null Alt Text
  • Complex Images, Charts, and Graphs Have Text Descriptions
  • Synchronized Text Track
  • Transcript Provided With Audio Content
  • Audio/Video Delivered Via Media Player
  • Non Flickering Content
  • STEM Content (e.g. Mathematics, Chemistry) Markup
  • STEM - Notation markup
  • Interactive - Keyboard
  • Interactive - Markup
  • Interactive - Text prompts

Copyright / Licensing