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Building a Strategic

Plan for OnlineCourse Accessibility

A Simple Template to Get You to Compliance



Cathy HolsingCollege of the Liberal Arts

Tim LengelPenn State Harrisburg

Gary ChinnCollege of Arts & Architecture



Working Together: Why?

46k enrollments from 16k students.

80 degree & certificate programs across 12 colleges.

Based on AY 11/12 Report to Faculty Senate




Differences in staffing, organization, expertise.

Differences in platforms & tools.

Differences in course design, media, enrollments.



Working Together: How?Find Common NeedsTemplate-driven process for efficiency and comprehensive

evaluation, while customizable to meet disparate resources

Split it Up

Big job so ask your friends for help

Test and Refine

Iterative group process to get to parsimonious utility



Working Together: What?College-Level Need: StrategyThree-year plan to reach accessibility compliance with extant

courses & establish plan for all new courses

eLearning Unit-Level Need: Triage

When deciding where to start, what first? What “counts” & howmuch?

Course-Level Need: Essential RequirementsConcise list of necessary accessibility features



Strategic Plan TemplateCreate plan for approach (timelines & resources)

Portfolio Audit

Scan across existing courses

Course Checklist

Evaluate for necessary elements

Working Together: What?



o Audit of courses nearly completed (catching up with

recently developed courses)o Courses have been prioritized

o Plan has been created to make all courses accessible

Issue: Lack of resources for implementation



o 4.5 staff supporting 62 online courses

o Close to completing the Online Course Portfolio Audit

o Worked through the Course Checklist for recently

developed courses



o 9 staff supporting 45 courses

o Checklist for new course development

o Portfolio audit extended to course revision process



o 9 staff and 100 courses

o Reviewing new courses with course checklist

o Portfolio audit not yet complete

Issues: Time and resources given size of portfolio



Additional Contributors:

Wendy MahanCollege of Health and Human Development

Carol McQuigganPenn State Harrisburg

Jennifer BabbCollege of Earth and Mineral Science

Michael Brooks and Sonya WoodsPenn State World Campus



Question:

How is accessibility for online courses handled at your

campus?

a) by a centralized disability services unit

b) by a centralized teaching/learning group

c) by a centralized technology group

d) by individual faculty

e) not sure

f) no one is handling it!



Question:Now that you have seen these materials, what

challenges could you see in using them at your

institution?

a) lack of resources to implement their use

b) turf/political issues

c) lack of expertise on how to fix issues uncovered

d) administrative apathye) other

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