Last updated on May 24th, 2023 at 06:27 pm
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Exciting news! I am thrilled to announce my new course, “Building an Inclusive Quality Assurance Rubric,” which begins on March 27 in the Eduflow Academy! If you’ve followed me for even a short while, you know that I actively advocate for a move beyond compliance-based accessibility in favor of inclusive accessibility.
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Inclusive Accessibility
Inclusive accessibility is a concept I created out of frustration and, I’ll be honest, anger. I noticed that while content and spaces were “accessible”, this only was true in the sense that compliance, however that looks for each space, was met. It left me feeling as though the efforts to create these spaces was only due to obligation – not a desire to be inclusive and compassionate.
#Inclusion doesn't exist if #accessibility is lacking. You can't be #inclusive if you're leaving out #disabled folks.
— Bela Gaytan (she/her) (@belagaytan) March 8, 2023
Quality Assurance for Inclusion and Accessibility
In today’s world, it is more important than ever to ensure that your organization is inclusive and accessible to all participants in the learning experience. One of the most best ways to achieve this goal is through quality assurance (QA). QA provides a framework and process for consistency in evaluating assets. Without a proper QA system in place, it can be challenging to track and measure the effectiveness of your organization’s efforts to promote accessibility and inclusion.
Course Overview
This course is specifically for decision-makers and instructional designers who want to improve their organization’s inclusion and accessibility efforts. By the end of the course, you’ll have your own custom QA framework in place to help drive progress and maximize inclusion for all your participants in the learning experience.
Platform
Building an Inclusive Quality Assurance Rubric is being housed on the Eduflow platform in their Eduflow Academy. Eduflow is a learning management system (LMS) with an ultra-clean interface and intuitive drag-and-drop features. As an organization, the folks at Eduflow put a lot of energy and focus on instructional designers, offering courses in their Academy and frequent webinars.
Course Format
One of the most exciting features of this course is that it is cohort-based, which means that you will have the opportunity to connect with and learn from like-minded peers! This community-driven aspect of the course is a great way to stay motivated, make friends, and grow your network.
The course is also project-based, which means that you will be building your own custom quality assurance framework throughout the course and walking away with an actionable tool to integrate into your organization’s processes. Additionally, Eduflow’s unique peer feedback activity will give you the opportunity to learn from others and give advice as you give anonymous feedback.
Finally, there will be optional live sessions every week with me to help you get the most out of the course.
Register for the Course
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to upgrade your processes and create a more inclusive and accessible environment for all your participants. Enroll in Building an Inclusive Quality Assurance Rubric today and take the first step towards building an inclusive quality assurance rubric.
Enter to Win!
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I’m delighted to announce a special contest I’m sponsoring to give away 10 free seats to the course and 25 discount codes for 50% off the course!
How to Enter
To enter for a chance to win a free seat or discount code, please complete the contest form I’ve created. That’s it!
I will randomly select 10 winners to receive a free seat in the course and 25 winners to receive a discount code for 50% off the course fee. The contest will run until March 15 at 11 PM Eastern US Time, at which point I will no longer accept responses for the form. I will announce the winners on March 16.
Don’t miss out on this chance to win a free seat or a discount code for the course!
Enter for a chance to win a free seat or a 50% discount code for my new course on @eduflow - Building an Inclusive Quality Assurance Rubric! Class starts March 20! 💙 https://t.co/kr07pwvxLn#InclusiveAccessibility #A11y #Inclusion #accessibility pic.twitter.com/ZXCK8nTzaJ
— Bela Gaytan (she/her) (@belagaytan) March 9, 2023
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