MOOCA partner University of the Aegean is leading a workshop at the Universal Design 2016 conference in York, UK in late August 2016 with the title :
Learning about Universal Design by means of a Massive Open Online Course on Accessibility.
The focus of this workshop is learning about Universal Design (UD) by means of a MOOC. It is addressed to educators and students of Universal Design, as well as to design professionals. This is because there is ‘something for everyone’ in this workshop and its topic, since with a MOOC:
- educators can explore new models of UD learning and understand how they might adapt them for their teaching needs,
- students can enrol on free courses to supplement their UD lectures and coursework materials,
- design professionals can update their existing UD knowledge or further expand their UD skills without leaving the workplace for traditional training.
Using as a basis the European Erasmus+ funded project MOOCA, this workshop will introduce participants to current thinking about research and practice into new ways of learning, as well give them the chance to sample some of the MOOCA materials. In group sessions, participants work on some selected issues in order to exchange opinions and experiences on what works, what helps, what needs care.
For registration, see more details at http://ud2016.uk/registration/.