Get it Done, Keep it Done Stipend

Faculty Common Navigation & Accessibility Stipend

Purpose 

The purpose of this stipend is to certify online/flexible courses that have already been peer quality reviewed through the CFLC review process as diagrammed below (QR = quality review; IST = Instructional Support Technologist in OTL). This is a limited time proposal and uses HEERF funding to advance UVU’s goal to improve the quality of online/flexible courses. 

Flowchart: CFLC Quality Review Certification (Summer Quality Review Revisions) > Apply revisions based on what the reviewers commented and scored > Notify CFLC Chairs upon completion of revisions > CFLC determines approval > CFLC notifies OTL of approval > Assigned IST works with you to improve Common Navigation and Accessibility > When the course is built and has completed the process, it is Certified on a dashboard and a copy is kept on file

Criteria 

  • Courses must have completed a peer quality review during the current review cycle and have received CFLC approval to continue to the Common Navigation (CN) and Accessibility Compliance steps of the Course Certification Process. 
  • $1000 stipend for faculty completing the full common navigation and accessibility compliance to finish the Course Certification Process. 
  • Stipend deadline – July 1 of following year from Quality Review

Process 

  • Faculty complete the required course edits from their quality review and receive CFLC approval to move forward with common navigation and accessibility compliance. 
  • Faculty complete the Accessibility Lunch & Learn Series: How to Change the Red Dials to Green: Making your Canvas Course Accessible (Live, or video, 3 - 30 min sessions)  
  • Faculty complete the Lunch and Learn Series: Creating a Consistent Canvas Experience with Common Navigation (Live, or video 3 - 30 min sessions) 
  • The IST and faculty meet for initial consultation to assess the CN and accessibility needs of the course. 
  • IST will set up the department branded CN template into an IST development shell for faculty to use to apply the template and complete accessibility compliance. 
  • Faculty complete all requirements for Checkpoint 1 on the checklist and meet with the IST to review progress. 
  • Faculty complete all requirements for Checkpoint 2 and meet with the IST to finalize and authorize payment. 
  • IST will contact faculty when PDF files have been remediated and arrange for importing them into completed course. 
  • IST will notify UFLC Project Manager that the course is ready for certification. 

Recommended Checklist for an Accessible Canvas Course

Complete 3 hours of Accessibility and Common Navigation training

Accessibility Lunch & Learn Series: How to Change the Red Dials to Green: Making your Canvas Course Accessible 

    • Making MS Word Files Accessible (30 min) 
    • Making MS PowerPoint Files Accessible (30 min) 
    • Making your Canvas Course Accessible (30 min) 

Lunch and Learn Series: Creating a Consistent Canvas Experience with Common Navigation 

    • Setting up Modules, Overview Pages & Activity Item Styles (30 min) 
    • Formatting Content Pages using Design Tools (30 min) 
    • Configuring the Syllabus, Instructor Information & Course Schedule (30 min) 

IST Checkpoint 1

Common Navigation Template

Module Structure

Overview Pages

Content Pages

Assessment Activities – Assignments, Quizzes, Discussions, etc. 

Accessibility

LINKS - All links provide context as to where the link will take the reader.

IMAGES - All images provide alternative text to describe the content and function of the image and includes any text that is part of the image. 

STRUCTURE - All pages have proper reading order using built-in styles to create headings, lists and columns. 

TABLES - All tables have column and/or row headers and are only used for data and not for layout purposes. 

FONTS - Only Sans-serif fonts are used.  Standard Canvas font is best.

COLORS - Sufficient contrast is used between background and foreground colors.  Font color is not the sole indicator of meaning in text.

IST Checkpoint 2

Common Navigation Template

Optional Homepage 

Course Orientation Module – Syllabus, Schedule, Instructor page, etc. 

Left Navigation – Include only those items that will be used in the course. 

Accessibility

MEDIA - Captioning (either machine or human) provided for all videos and transcripts provided for audio. 

FILES - Clear out all unused files using TidyUp. 

REMEDIATE 1 - Make all MS word and PowerPoint files accessible to >90%. 

REMEDIATE 2 - Submit any PDF files to an Instructional Support Technologist for professional remediation. PDF files must meet the quality requirements as outlined in the Accessible PDF Documents guide. 

Instructional Support Technologists

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