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Accessibility Matters: The Fundamentals of Achieving Accessible Content

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is a modified version of Microsoft’s Inclusive Design Toolkit. Commonly used word processing applications, like Microsoft Word and Google Docs, have features to support a user in setting up the document’s structure when you use their built-in tools.

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3 Steps for Creating Online Courses Your Students Will Love and Remember

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Example: If you’re creating an “Intro To Microsoft Excel” course, it is important to first find out whether the audience is comfortable with basic keyboard and mouse navigation. Knowing your audience’s learning preferences and comfort zones is key to making sure you can deliver information in a way they can easily digest and retain.

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How Gagné’s Nine Events of Instruction Can Make Your Online Courses Better

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A 2015 study by Microsoft shows that the current average attention span of humans is only 8 seconds, compared to 12 seconds in 2000. Present New Material to Learners. That’s not much time to gain (and keep) someone’s attention, which makes teaching students something new even more complicated.